37th Australian Film Institute Awards
Date10 November 1995 (1995-11-10)
SiteMelbourne, Australia
Hosted byMagda Szubanski
Highlights
Best FilmAngel Baby
Most awardsFilm: Angel Baby (7)
TV: Halifax f.p. (4)
Most nominationsFilm: Hotel Sorrento (10)
TV: Halifax f.p. (15)
Television coverage
NetworkABC

The 37th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held on 10 November 1995 in Melbourne.[1] Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1995. The ceremony was broadcast live on ABC and hosted by comedian Magda Szubanski.[2] The nominations were announced on 9 August 1995.[3] Hotel Sorrento received the most nominations in the feature film category with ten,[3] while Halifax f.p. received fifteen nominations in the television category.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]

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 Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Best Original Music Score
  • Frank Lipson, David Lee, Steve Burgess, Peter Burgess, Glenn Newnham – Metal Skin
    • Roger Savage, Gareth Van Der Hope, Glenn Newnham, James Harvey, Lloyd Carrick – Hotel Sorrento
    • John Dennison, Tony Vaccher, John Patterson, David Lee – Mushrooms
    • Tony Vaccher, John Dennison, Bronwyn Murphy, John Patterson – Vacant Possession
Best Music Score Featuring Adapted Music Best Achievement in Production Design
Best Achievement in Costume Design

Non-feature film

Best Documentary Best Short Fiction Film
  • The Good Looker – Claire Jager
    • Pat & Eddy's Greyhound Racing Family – Brian McKenzie
    • Raskols – Sally Browning, Anou Borrey
    • Witness – Michael Buckley
Best Short Animation Best Screenplay in a Non-Feature Film
  • Small Treasures – Sarah Watt
    • Great Moments In Science: Falling Cats – Andrew Horne
    • The Story of Rosie Dock – Jeannie Baker
    • Writer's Block – Leon Cmielewski
Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature Film
  • Jun Li – Twelve Moons
    • Roman Baska – Raskols
    • Mark Pugh – Speak Softly Please To Mrs Babajaga
    • Jaems Grant – The Needy and The Greedy
  • Belinda Hall – Code Blue
    • Nick Meyers – Lucinda, 31
    • Ray Argall – Pat and Eddy's Greyhound Racing Family
Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film

Television

Best Television Mini-Series or Telefeature Best Episode in a Television Drama Series
  • Halifax f.p. – Series 1, "The Feeding" (Nine Network) – Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson
    • Cody – "A Family Affair" (Seven Network) – Sandra Levy, John Edwards
    • Halifax f.p. – Series 1, "Hard Corps" (Nine Network) – Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson
    • Halifax f.p. – Series 1, "Lies of the Mind" (Nine Network) – Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson
  • Frontline – Season 1, Episode 5, "The Siege" (ABC) – Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner
    • Frontline – Season 1, Episode 8, "The Art of Gentle Persuasion" (ABC) – Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner
    • Janus – Series 1, Episode 3, "Not on the Merits" (ABC) – Bill Hughes
    • Janus – Series 1, Episode 7, "Without Consent" (ABC) – Bill Hughes
Best Episode in a Television Drama Serial Best Children's Television Drama
  • The Ferals – Series 2, Episode 11, "Ratty Ratty Bang Bang!" (ABC) – Wendy Gray
    • Lift Off 2 – Episodes 77/78, "From Where I Stand" (ABC) – Patricia Edgar, Susie Campbell, Sandra Alexander
    • Lift Off 2 – Episodes 67/68, "Out of This World" (ABC) – Patricia Edgar, Susie Campbell, Sandra Alexander
    • Ocean Girl 2 – Episode 13, "The Return" (Network Ten) – Jonathan M. Shiff
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 Television Documentary

Additional awards

Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award
Young Actors' Award Best Foreign Film
Open Craft Award
  • Paul Grabowsky (for music score) – The Good Looker
    • Josko Petkovic (for innovation in form) – Letter To Eros
    • Luigi Pittorino (for visual design) – Square One
    • Joel McIlroy (for lead actor) – The Beat Manifesto

References

  1. ^ "Angel Baby scops AFI pool". The Canberra Times. 11 November 1995. Retrieved 16 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Jen (13 November 1995). "'Frontline takes a bite of AFI glory'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b "Hotel Sorrento gets 10 AFI nominations". The Canberra Times. 10 August 1995. Retrieved 16 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Winners & Nominees – 1995". Australian Film Institute. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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