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The 21st Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honored the best Australian feature films of 1979.

1979 Australian Film Institute Awards
DateWednesday, 18 September 1979
SiteRegent Theatre
Sydney, New South Wales
Hosted byGraham Kennedy
Television coverage
NetworkABC
  • AACTA Film Awards
  • 1980 →

    • Winners and nominees[edit]

    Winners are listed first and marked in a separate colour, in boldface.

    Category Winners
    Best Film My Brilliant Career  – Margaret Fink
    Cathy's Child  – Tom Oliver, Errol Sullivan
    In Search of Anna  – Esben Storm
    Mad Max  – Byron Kennedy
    Best Actor Mel Gibson – Tim
    Alan Cassell – Cathy's Child
    Richard Moir – In Search of Anna
    Michael Preston – The Last of the Knucklemen
    Best Actress Michelle Fawdon – Cathy's Child
    Judy Davis – My Brilliant Career
    Sigrid Thornton – Snapshot
    Ruth Cracknell – The Night the Prowler
    Best Supporting Actor Alwyn Kurts – Tim
    Hugh Keays-Byrne – Mad Max
    Robert Grubb – My Brilliant Career
    Michael Duffield – The Last of the Knucklemen
    Best Supporting Actress Patricia Evison – Tim
    Aileen Britton – My Brilliant Career
    Patricia Kennedy – My Brilliant Career
    Wendy Hughes – My Brilliant Career
    Best Original Screenplay In Search of Anna – Esben Storm
    Kostas – Linda Aronson
    Mad Max – James McClausand, George Miller
    Palm Beach – Albie Thoms
    Best Screenplay Adapted From Other Material My Brilliant Career – Eleanor Witcombe
    Cathy's Child – Ken Quinnell
    The Last of the Knucklemen – Tim Burstall
    Money Movers – Bruce Beresford
    Best Cinematography My Brilliant Career – Donald McAlpine
    Mad Max – David Eggby
    In Search of Anna – Michael Edols
    Snapshot – Vincent Monton
    Best Editing Mad Max – Tony Paterson, Clifford Hayes
    Money Movers – William M. Anderson
    My Brilliant Career – Nicholas Beauman
    The Odd Angry Shot – Brian Kavanagh
    Best Original Music Score Mad Max – Brian May
    The Night the Prowler – Cameron Allen
    In Search of Anna – John Martyn
    The Last of the Knucklemen – Bruce Smeaton
    Best Costume Design My Brilliant Career – Anna Senior
    Mad Max – Clare Griffin
    The Night the Prowler – Luciana Arrighi
    The Last of the Knucklemen – Kevin Regan

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    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Winners & Nominees". Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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