AACTA Award for Best Direction

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.

Previous winners

• 1971 – Homesdale (Peter Weir)
• 1972 – Stork (Tim Burstall)
• 1973 – Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon (Eric Porter)
• 1974/5 – Billy and Percy (John Power)
• 1976 – The Devil's Playground (Fred Schepisi)
• 1977 – Don's Party (Bruce Beresford)
• 1978 – Newsfront (Phillip Noyce)
• 1979 – My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong)
• 1980 – Breaker Morant (Bruce Beresford)
• 1981 – Gallipoli (Peter Weir)
• 1982 – Mad Max 2 (George Miller)
• 1983 – Careful, He Might Hear You (Carl Schultz)
• 1984 – My First Wife (Paul Cox)
• 1985 – Bliss (Ray Lawrence)
• 1986 – Malcolm (Nadia Tass)
• 1987 – The Year My Voice Broke (John Duigan)
• 1988 – The Navigator (Vincent Ward)
• 1989 – Evil Angels (Fred Schepisi)
• 1990 – Return Home (Ray Argall)
• 1991 – Proof (Jocelyn Moorhouse)
• 1992 – Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann)
• 1993 – The Piano (Jane Campion)
• 1994 – Bad Boy Bubby (Rolf de Heer)
• 1995 – Angel Baby (Michael Rymer)
• 1996 – Shine (Scott Hicks)
• 1997 – Kiss or Kill (Bill Bennett)
• 1998 – The Boys (Rowan Woods)
• 1999 – Two Hands (Gregor Jordan)
• 2000 – Chopper (Andrew Dominik)
• 2001 – Lantana (Ray Lawrence)
• 2002 – Beneath Clouds (Ivan Sen)
• 2003 – Japanese Story (Sue Brooks)
• 2004 – Somersault (Cate Shortland)
• 2005 – Look Both Ways (Sarah Watt)
• 2006 – Ten Canoes – (Rolf de Heer & Peter Djigirr)
• 2007 – The Home Song Stories – (Tony Ayres)
• 2008 – The Black Balloon – (Elissa Down)
• 2009 – Samson & Delilah – (Warwick Thornton)
• 2010 – Animal Kingdom – (David Michôd)

References

• Afi.org.au – Winners