1989 Australian Film Institute Awards

Australian film and television award ceremony

31st Australian Film Institute Awards

Date| 11 October 1989
Location| Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
Television/radio coverage
Networks|

ABC-TV

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The 31st Australian Film Institute Awards were awards held by the Australian Film Institute to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 1989. The awards ceremony was held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Wednesday 11 October 1989 and broadcast on ABC-TV.[1][2]

## Feature film

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Best Film

* Evil Angels — Verity Lambert
* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Evan English
* Island — Paul Cox, Santhana Naidu
* Dead Calm — Terry Hayes, Doug Mitchell, George Miller

Best Direction

* Fred Schepisi — Evil Angels
* Phillip Noyce — Dead Calm
* Ben Lewin — Georgia
* Paul Cox — Island

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Best Lead Actor

* Sam Neill — Evil Angels
* John Hargreaves — Emerald City
* Mike Bishop — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
* Chris Haywood — Island

Best Lead Actress

* Meryl Streep — Evil Angels
* Judy Davis — Georgia
* Irene Papas — Island
* Genevieve Lemon — Sweetie

Best Supporting Actor

* Chris Haywood — Emerald City
* Bogdan Koca — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
* Kim Gyngell — Heaven Tonight
* John Darling — Sweetie

Best Supporting Actress

* Victoria Longley — Celia
* Maryanne Fahey — Celia
* Nicole Kidman — Emerald City
* Dorothy Barry — Sweetie

Best Original Screenplay

* Gerard Lee, Jane Campion — Sweetie
* Ben Lewin, Joanna Murray-Smith — Georgia
* Gene Conkie, Evan English, John Hillcoat — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
* Paul Cox — Island

Best Adapted Screenplay

* Robert Caswell, Fred Schepisi — Evil Angels
* Abe Pogos — Compo
* Terry Hayes — Dead Calm
* David Williamson — Emerald City

Best Cinematography

* Dead Calm — Dean Semler
* Emerald City — Paul Murphy
* Georgia — Yuri Sokol
* Sweetie — Sally Bongers

Best Editing

* Dead Calm — Richard Francis-Bruce
* Evil Angels — Jill Bilcock
* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Stewart Young
* Island — John Scott

Best Original Music Score

* Dead Calm — Graeme Revell
* Evil Angels — Bruce Smeaton
* Georgia — Paul Grabowsky
* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld

Best Sound

* Dead Calm — Ben Osmo, Lee Smith, Roger Savage
* Evil Angels — Craig Carter, Terry Rodman, Peter Fenton, Martin Oswin
* Georgia — John Phillips, Roger Savage, Frank Lipson, Ross Porter
* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Bronwyn Murphy, Rex Watts, Peter Clancy

Best Production Design

* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Chris Kennedy
* Dead Calm — Graham Walker
* Georgia — Jon Dowding
* Island — Neil Angwin

Best Costume Design

* What The Moon Saw — Rose Chong
* Georgia — Aphrodite Kondos
* Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Karen Everett
* Sons of Steel — Gary L. Keady, Nicholas Huxley, Nicola Braithwaite

## Television

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Best Telefeature

* Police State (ABC) — Rod Allan
* Prejudice (Nine Network) — Pamela Williams
* Rescue (ABC) — John Edwards
* Malpractice — Tristram Miall

Best Mini Series

* Edens Lost (ABC) — Margaret Fink
* Act of Betrayal (ABC) — Ray Alchin, Nick Evans
* Bodysurfer (ABC) — Ross Matthews
* Barlow & Chambers: A Long Way From Home (Nine Network) — Matt Carroll, Steve Krantz

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Best Achievement in Direction in a Telefeature

* Rescue (ABC) — Peter Fisk
* Malpractice — Bill Bennett
* Prejudice (Nine Network) — Ian Munro
* Police State (ABC) — Chris Noonan

Best Achievement in Direction in a Mini Series

* Edens Lost (ABC) — Neil Armfield
* Bodysurfer (ABC) — Ian Barry
* Act of Betrayal (ABC) — Lawrence Gordon Clark
* This Man, This Woman (ABC) — Paul Moloney

Best Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature

* Bill Hunter — Police State (ABC)
* Bob Baines — Malpractice
* Gary Sweet — Rescue (ABC)
* Max Phipps — Police State (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature

* Pat Thomson — Malpractice
* Caz Lederman — Malpractice
* Grace Parr — Prejudice (Nine Network)
* Sonia Todd — Rescue (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini Series

* Peter Kowitz — Bodysurfer (ABC)
* Patrick Bergin — Act of Betrayal (ABC)
* John Jarrett — Fields of Fire III (Nine Network)
* John Polson — Barlow & Chambers: A Long Way From Home (Nine Network)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series

* Julia Blake — Edens Lost (ABC)
* Victoria Longley — Edens Lost (ABC)
* Lisa Harrow — Act of Betrayal (ABC)
* Linda Cropper — Edens Lost (ABC)

Best Screenplay in a Telefeature

* Police State (ABC) — Ian David, Francine Finnane
* Malpractice — Jenny Ainge
* Rescue (ABC) — Everett De Roche
* Prejudice (Nine Network) — Pamela Williams

Best Screenplay in a Mini Series

* Bodysurfer (ABC) — Suzanne Hawley, Christopher Lee, Denis Whitburn
* Edens Lost (ABC) — Michael Gow
* Act of Betrayal (ABC) — Nick Evans, Michael Chaplin
* Barlow & Chambers: A Long Way From Home (Nine Network) — Bill Kerby

## References

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1. ^ "Streep, Davis vying for AFI awards". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 19, 226. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ "'Evil Angels' wins five AFI awards". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 19, 727. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 October 1989. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

## External links

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Australian
Feature film|

* Best Film
* Best Indie Film
* Best Direction
* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Cinematography
* Best Costume Design
* Best Editing
* Best Original Score
* Best Production Design
* Best Sound
* Best Casting in Film

International
Feature film|

* Best Film – International
* Best Actor – International
* Best Actress – International
* Best Supporting Actor – International
* Best Supporting Actress – International
* Best Direction – International
* Best Screenplay – International

Television|

* Best Comedy Series
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* Best Children's Series
* Best Children's Animation
* Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
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* Best Sound – Documentary

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* Byron Kennedy Award
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* Best Hair and Makeup

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* Best Experimental Film
* Best Foreign Film
* Global Achievement Award
* International Best Actor
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* International Award Excellence in Filmmaking
* Jury Prize
* Best Screenplay
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* Best Sponsored Documentary
* Best Television Documentary
* Best Young Actor
* Screen Content Innovation Award
* Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft
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