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1 Winners and nominees  



1.1  Feature Film  





1.2  Television  





1.3  Non-feature film  





1.4  Additional Awards  





1.5  Individual Awards  







2 Multiple nominations  





3 See also  





4 References  





5 External links  














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2004 Australian Film Institute Awards
Date29 October 2004
SiteRegent Theatre, Melbourne
Highlights
Best FilmSomersault
Best DirectionCate Shortland
Somersault
Best ActorSam Worthington
Somersault
Best ActressAbbie Cornish
Somersault
Supporting ActorErik Thomson
Somersault
Supporting ActressLynette Curran
Somersault
Most awardsFeature film: Somersault (13)
Most nominationsFeature film: Somersault (15)
Television: Marking Time (10)
Television coverage
NetworkABC
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  • The 46th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as AFI Awards), were a series of awards presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2004. The event was held at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne, on 29 October 2004 and a highlights program televised on ABC two days later on Sunday evening.[1][2]

    Winners and nominees[edit]

    The nominations were announced on 1 October 2004. Leading the feature film nominees was Somersault with 15 nominations in 13 categories. Marking Time, a miniseries inspired by the real-life experiences of Afghan refugees and their hosts in a rural town gained the most television nominations with 10, followed by sitcom Kath & Kim with 7 nominations.[2][3][4][5]

    Cate Shortland's debut feature Somersault, about a teenage girl learning some hard lessons about love in Jindabyne took 13 awards, winning in every category, including best film and beating the previous record of eight wins shared by Lantana in 2001 and Newsfront in 1978. In the television category the ABC miniseries Marking Time won seven awards out of its 10 nominations, including best miniseries, best direction, best screenplay, and best leading and supporting actor and actress.[6][7]

    Feature Film[edit]

    Best Film Best Direction
    Best Original Screenplay
    Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
    Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
    Best Cinematography Best Editing
    Best Original Music Score Best Sound
    Best Production Design Best Costume Design

    Television[edit]

    Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
    Best Telefeature or Mini Series Best Light Entertainment Series
    Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
    Best Guest or Supporting Actor Best Guest or Supporting Actress
    Best Direction Best Screenplay
    Best Children's Television Drama Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

    Non-feature film[edit]

    Best Documentary Best Direction in a Documentary
    • The President Versus David Hicks – Curtis Levy
      • Helen’s War: Portrait of a Dissident – Sonja Armstrong and Anne Pick
      • Lonely Boy Richard – Denise Haslem and Rose Hesp
      • The Men Who Would Conquer China – Nick Torrens
    Best Short Fiction Film Best Short Animation
    • Lennie Cahill Shoots Through – Paul Oliver
    • Birthday Boy – Sejong Park
      • Footnote – Pia Borg
      • It’s Like That – Southern Ladies Animation Group (S.L.A.G.)
      • Lucky For Some – Robert Stephenson
    Best Screenplay in a Short Film Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film
    • Ian Batt – Inside Australia
      • Kim Batterham – Floodhouse
      • Tim Hudson – My Sister
      • David ParerPlatypus: World’s Strangest Animal
    Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film
    • Jane St Vincent-Welch – The Men Who Would Conquer China
      • Janet Merewether – Palermo: 'History' Standing Still
      • Denise Haratzis – So Close To Home
      • David Cole – Truckies Don’t Eat Quiche

    Additional Awards[edit]

    Young Actor's Award Best Foreign Film

    Individual Awards[edit]

    Award Winner
    Byron Kennedy Award John Clarke
    Raymond Longford Award Patricia Lovell
    Global Achievement Award Naomi Watts

    Multiple nominations[edit]

    The following films received multiple nominations.

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Boland, Michaela (29 October 2004). "'Somersault' cast and crew head over heels". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ a b "Somersault dominates AFI nominations". The Age. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ "Somersault set for clean sweep of AFIs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ George, Sandy (1 October 2004). "Somersault smashes AFI nominations record". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ "AFI flips over 'Somersault'". ABC News. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ "AFI falls for Somersault". The Age. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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