1982 Australian Film Institute Awards

24th Australian Film Institute Awards
Date27 October 1982
SiteCapitol Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
Highlights
Best FilmLonely Hearts
Most awardsMad Max 2 (5)
Most nominationsMad Max 2 (7)

The 24th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 27 October 1982. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1982.

Thirty feature films were entered, then a record number.[1] Lonely Hearts received the award for Best Film. Although Mad Max 2 received the most nominations and awards including for Best Achievement in Direction, it was not nominated for Best Film. Animator Eric Porter received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[2][3]

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 Music Score Best Achievement in Production Design
Best Achievement in Costume Design

Jury awards

Best Documentary Film Best Short Fiction Film
  • A Most Attractive Man – Gillian Coote (producer)
    • Greetings From Wollongong – Nina Saunders (producer)
    • The Revenant – Nigel Abbott (producer)
    • To Florinda – Australian Film and Television School (production company), Louise Meek (director)
Best Animated Film Best Experimental Film
  • Flank Breeder – Bruce Currie (producer)
    • Dudu And The Line – Steve French (producer)
    • The Great Wave – Tony Gooley (producer)
  • The Bridge – Mark Foster (producer)
    • Rendezvous – Norman Neeson (producer)
    • Strange Residues – AFTS (production company), Alexander Proyas (director)
Special Award Cinematography Jury Prize
  • Louis Irving – Greetings From Wollongong
Raymond Longford Award

References

  1. ^ "Record 30 films seek awards". The Canberra Times. 8 May 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "'Lonely Hearts' best film". The Canberra Times. 28 October 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1982 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 31 December 2015.