1992 Australian Film Institute Awards

34th Australian Film Institute Awards
Date 16 October 1992
Site World Congress Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Highlights
Best Film Strictly Ballroom
Most awards Film: Strictly Ballroom (8)
TV: Brides of Christ (4)
Most nominations Film: Strictly Ballroom (13)
TV: Phoenix (8)

The 34th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne on 16 October 1992. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1992.

Feature film Strictly Ballroom received eight awards including Best Film. Romper Stomper won three and The Last Days of Chez Nous and Black Robe each won a single award. Miniseries Brides of Christ won four awards for television including Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature. Director and producer Lee Robinson received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[1][2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

Best Film Best Achievement in Direction
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Screenplay Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound
Best Original Music Score Best Achievement in Production Design
Best Achievement in Costume Design

Non-feature film

Best Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • Black Harvest – Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly (director)
    • God's Girls: Stories From An Australian Convent – Cherie Nowlan (director)
    • Mr Neal Is Entitled To Be An Agitator – Daryl Dellora (director)
    • The Serpent And The Cross – Chris Hilton (director)
  • Road To Alice – Stavros Efthymiou (director)
    • My Tiger's Eyes – Teck Tan (director)
    • See You Next Weekend – John Irwin (director)
    • The Art Of Drowning – Jaems Grant (director)
Best Short Animation Outstanding Achievement in a Non-Feature Film
  • Shelf Life – Andrew Horne (director)
    • Secrets Of The City – Cathy Linsley (director)
    • The Amphibian – Sina Azad, Anthony Lucas (director)
    • The Descent – Andrew Schult (director)
  • Skye Wansey (acting) – He & She
    • Jackie Farkas (cinematography and direction) – Amelia Rose Towers

Additional awards

Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award
Best Foreign Film Young Actors Award

Television

Best Episode in a Television Drama Series or Serial Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature
  • Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 13, 'Hard Ball' (ABC) – Bill Hughes
    • Police Rescue, Season 2 - Episode 2, 'Off The Track' (ABC) – Sandra Levy, John Edwards
    • Embassy, Season 3 - Episode 10, 'Crisis Of Confidence' (ABC) – Mark Callan
    • Phoenix, Season 1 - Episode 8, 'Fond Memories' (ABC) – Bill Hughes
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Screenplay in a Television Drama
Best Children’s Television Drama Best Television Documentary
  • Cop It Sweet (ABC) – Jennifer Brockie
    • Admission Impossible (ABC) – Chris Oliver
    • Driving With Richard (SBS) – Andrew Wiseman
    • Riding The Tiger - Episode 3, 'The New Order' (ABC) – Christine Olsen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Ballroom' takes eight of 13 prizes.". The Canberra Times (ACT: 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 17 October 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "AFI Past Winners - 1992 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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