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2000 Australian Film Institute Awards

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42nd Australian Film Institute Awards
Date18 November 2000 (2000-11-18)
SiteFox Studios Australia, Sydney
Hosted byJonathan Biggins
Highlights
Most awardsFilm: Looking for Alibrandi and Bootmen (5)
TV: Grass Roots (5)
Most nominationsFilm: Chopper (10)
TV: Grass Roots (12)
Television coverage
NetworkSBS

The 42nd Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held on 18 November 2000 at the Fox Studios Australia in Sydney.[1] The ceremony was broadcast on SBS and hosted by comedian Jonathan Biggins.[2] Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 2000. AFI introduced five new television categories for the 2000 awards, including best performance for an actor or actress in a guest role and a television open craft award.[3] The awards for Best Performance By an Actor or Actress in a Television Drama were also judged over three episodes instead of one.[3] The nominations were announced on 18 October 2000. Chopper received the most nominations in the feature film category with 10, while Grass Roots received 12 nominations in the television category.[1]

Winners and nominees

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

Feature film

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Best Film Best Direction
Best Actor in a Leading Role Best 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 Cinematography Best Editing
Best Sound Best Original Music Score
Best Production Design Best Costume Design

Non-feature film

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Best Documentary Best Direction in a Documentary
  • The Diplomat – Sally Browning and Wilson da Silva
    • A Death in the Family – Terry Carlyon and Robyn Miller
    • Stolen GenerationsTom Zubrycki
    • Uncle Chatzkel – Rod Freedman and Emile Sherman
  • Tom ZubryckiThe Diplomat
    • Terry Carlyon – A Death in the Family
    • Amiel Courtin-Wilson – Chasing Buddha
    • Wain Fimeri – Pozieres
Best Short Fiction Film Best Short Animation Film
  • Confessions of a HeadhunterSally Riley
    • FlowergirlCate Shortland
    • Kulli Foot – Brendan Fletcher
    • The Extra – Darren Ashton
Best Screenplay in a Short Film Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film
  • Klaus Toft, Campbell Miller, Wade Fairley, Malcolm Ludgate – La Nina
    • David Burr – Breathe
    • Kathryn Milliss – The Letter
    • Vincent Taylor – The Nightlight
Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film
  • Andrea Lang – Thomson of Arnhem Land
    • Louis Byrne-Smith – The Extra
    • Patrick Hughes – The Director
    • Jack Rath and Phillip Crawford – Hurt
  • Mark Tarpey, Paul Pirola, Livia Ruzic – Pozieres
    • Craig Carter, Mark Street, Bryce Grunden, Emma Bortignon – La Nina
    • Paul Miskin – The Third Note
    • Liam Price – Intransit

Television

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Best Telefeature or Mini Series Best Episode in a Television Drama Series
  • Grass Roots – Series 1, Episode 8: "The Whole Year" (ABC) – John Eastway
    • Grass Roots – Series 1, Episode 7: "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm" (ABC) – John Eastway
    • Grass Roots – Series 1, Episode 2: "Late September" (ABC) – John Eastway
    • SeaChange – Series 3, Episode 3: "Hungi Jury" (ABC) – Sally Ayre-Smith
Best Episode in a Television Drama Series (Long) Best Children's Television Drama
  • All Saints – "Valley of the Shadows: Part 1" (Seven Network) – Jo Porter
    • All Saints – "Dead on Time" (Seven Network) – Jo Porter
    • Something in the Air – "Movers and Shakers" (ABC) – Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Ros Tatarka
    • Something in the Air – "We Will Remember Them" (ABC) – Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Ros Tatarka
Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Screenplay in a Television Drama
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature or Mini Series Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series

Additional awards

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Raymond Longford Award Byron Kennedy Award
  • Matt Wheeldon and Gary Doust – Founders of Popcorn Taxi
  • Stephen Jenner and David Barda – Founders of IF Magazine
Young Actors' Award Best Foreign Film
Open Craft Award Open Craft Television Award
  • Phillip Crawford (for original concept) – Hurt
    • Mike Daly (for special effects) – Intransit
    • Guy Gross (for original score) – Uncle Chatzkel
    • Magda Hughes (for acting) – The Other Days of Ruby Rae
  • Roger Ford and Sally Shepherd (for set design) – On the Beach
    • Brent Crockett (for cinematography) – Halifax f.p. – Episode: "A Person of Interest"
    • Martin McGrath (for cinematography) – On the Beach
    • Mark Wareham (for cinematography) – Beastmaster – Episode: "The Last Unicorn"

References

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  1. ^ a b Zion, Lawrie (18 October 2000). "And the winner is..." The Age. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  2. ^ Hassall, Greg (13 November 2000). "TV previews – AFI Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  3. ^ a b Tilbury, Alex (17 March 2000). "AFI Awards expand television categories". The Age. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  4. ^ "Winners & Nominees – 2000". Australian Film Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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