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The 2006 AFI Awards will be held on December 6 & 7, 2006 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre

International Nominations

AFI International Award for Best Actor

• Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
• Eric Bana - Munich
• Hugo Weaving - V for Vendetta
• Anthony LaPaglia - Winter Solstice

AFI International Award for Best Actress

• Toni Collette - In Her Shoes
• Naomi Watts - King Kong
• Radha Mitchell - Silent Hill
• Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under

AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking

• Donald McAlpine ACS (Cinematography) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Roger Ford (Production Design) - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Dion Beebe ACS (Cinematography) - Memoirs of a Geisha
• Roger Donaldson (Producing/Direction/Screenplay) - The World's Fastest Indian

Nominations for Feature Films

Best Film

• Candy - Margaret Fink & Emile Sherman
• Jindabyne - April Films & Catherine Jarman
• Kenny - Clayton Jacobson & Rohan Timlock
• Ten Canoes - Julie Ryan & Rolf de Heer

Best Direction

• Jindabyne - Ray Lawrence
• Kenny - Clayton Jacobson
• Suburban Mayhem - Paul Goldman
• Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer & Peter Djigirr

Best Original Screenplay

• 2:37 - Murali K. Thalluri
• Kenny - Shane Jacobson & Clayton Jacobson
• Suburban Mayhem - Alice Bell
• Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Book of Revelation - Ana Kokkinos & Andrew Bovell
• Candy - Luke Davies & Neil Armfield
• Jindabyne - Beatrix Christian
• Last Train to Freo - Reg Cribb

Best Lead Actor

• Heath Ledger - Candy
• Gabriel Byrne - Jindabyne
• Shane Jacobson - Kenny
• Steve Le Marquand - Last Train to Freo

Best Lead Actress

• Teresa Palmer - 2:37
• Abbie Cornish - Candy
• Laura Linney - Jindabyne
• Emily Barclay - Suburban Mayhem

Best Supporting Actor

• Geoffrey Rush - Candy
• Ronald Jacobson - Kenny
• Tom Budge - Last Train to Freo
• Anthony Hayes - Suburban Mayhem

Best Supporting Actress

• Noni Hazlehurst - Candy
• Susie Porter- The Caterpillar Wish
• Deborra-lee Furness - Jindabyne
• Genevieve Lemon - Suburban Mayhem

Best Cinematography

• Jindabyne - David Williamson
• Macbeth - Will Gibson
• Suburban Mayhem - Robert Humphreys ACS
• Ten Canoes - Ian Jones ACS

Best Editing

• Candy - Dany Cooper ASE
• Kenny - Clayton Jacobson & Sean Lander
• Suburban Mayhem - Stephen Evans
• Ten Canoes - Tania Nehme

Best Original Music Score

• The Book of Revelation - Cezary Skubiszewski
• Jindabyne - Paul Kelly & Dan Luscombe
• Macbeth - John Clifford White
• Suburban Mayhem - Mick Harvey

Best Production Design

• Candy - Robert Cousins
• Macbeth - David McKay
• Suburban Mayhem - Nell Hanson
• Ten Canoes - Beverley Freeman

Best Costume Design

• The Book of Revelation - Anna Borghesi
• Kokoda - Phill Eagles
• Macbeth - Jane Johnston
• Suburban Mayhem - Melinda Doring

Best Sound

• Jindabyne - Andrew Plain, Peter Grace, Nada Mikis, Peter Miller, Linda Murdoc & Robert Sullivan
• Macbeth - Frank Lipson & John Wilkinson
• Suburban Mayhem - Liam Egan, Phil Judd & Steven Jackson-Vaughan
• Ten Canoes - James Currie, Tom Heuzenroeder, Michael Bakaloff & Rory McGregor

Nominations for Non-Feature Films

Best Documentary (awarded to Producer)

• Hunt Angels - Sue Maslin
• Raul the Terrible - Carlos Alperin
• Vietnam Nurses - Beth Frey & Lizzette Atkins
• Welcome 2 My Deaf World - Sally Ingleton

Best Direction in a Documentary

• Hunt Angels - Alec Morgan
• Raul the Terrible - David Bradbury
• Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Gillian Armstrong
• Vietnam Nurses - Polly Watkins

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

• He's Coming South - Steve Williams
• Hunt Angels - Jackie Farkas
• Penicillin: The Magic Bullet - Jaems Grant
• Transit - Anthony Davison

Best Editing in a Documentary

• The Archive Project - Uri Mizrahi
• The Black Road - Lawrie Silvestrin
• Raul the Terrible - Stewart Young ASE
• Vietnam Nurses - Tony Stevens

Best Sound in a Documentary

• The Archive Project - Martin Friedel, Andrew Plain, Keith Thomas & Emma Bortignon
• Rampage - Nick Meyers
• Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Annie Breslin, Gethin Creagh, Paul Finlay & Paul Grabowsky
• Vietnam Nurses - Livia Ruzic, Mark Tarpey, Keith Thomas & John Willsteed

Best Short Animation Film (awarded to Director)

• The Astronomer - Kate McCartney
• Carnivore Reflux - Eddie White & James Calvert
• Gargoyle - Michael Cusack
• The Safe House - Lee Whitmore

Best Short Fiction Film (awarded to Director)

• The 9:13 - Matthew Phipps
• The Desert - Glendyn Ivin
• Small Boxes - Rene Hernandez
• Stranded - Stuart McDonald

Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film

• ANatural Talent - Louise Fox
• Paper and Sand - Matt Rubinstein & Ian Kennedy Williams
• The Safe House - Lee Whitmore
• Stranded - Kathleen O'Brien

Outstanding Achievement in Short Fiction Film Screen Craft

• Adam Arkapaw (Cinematography) - End of Town
• JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick & Greg Sweeney (Production Design) - Gargoyle
• Skye Wansey (Acting) - A Natural Talent
• Emma Lung (Acting) - Stranded

Nominations for Television Drama

Best Television Drama Series

• All Saints - MaryAnne Carroll (Seven Network)
• Blue Heelers - Gus Howard & David Clarke (Seven Network)
• Love My Way - John Edwards, Claudia Karvan & Jacquelin Perske (Foxtel Austar)
• McLeod's Daughters - Karl Zwicky & Posie Graeme-Evans (Nine Network)

Best Telefeature Or Mini-Series

• Answered by Fire - Roger Le Mesurier & Andrew Walker (ABC)
• RAN - Penny Chapman (SBS)
• The Silence - Jan Chapman (ABC)
• The Surgeon - John Edwards & Judy McCrossin (Network Ten)

Best Television Comedy Series

• The Chaser's War on Everything - Mark FitzGerald, Julian Morrow & Andy Nehl (ABC)
• Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift - David McDonald (Nine Network)
• Supernova - David Maher, David Taylor, Beryl Vertue & Sue Vertue (UK TV)

Best Light Entertainment Television Series

• Enough Rope with Andrew Denton - Anita Jacoby & Andrew Denton (ABC)
• The Glass House - Ted Robinson (ABC)
• Spicks and Specks - Bruce Kane & Anthony Watt (ABC)
• RocKwiz - Brian Nankervis, Ken Connor, Peter Bain-Hogg & Joe Connor (SBS)

Best Children’s Television Drama

• Blue Water High - Noel Price & Dennis Kiely (ABC)
• Deadly - Suzanne Ryan (Nine Network)
• Mortified - Phillip Bowman & Bernadette O'Mahony (Nine Network)
• The Upside Down Show - Michael Bouchier (Nick Jr.)

Best Direction In Television

• Answered by Fire - Jessica Hobbs (ABC)
• Comedy Inc - The Late Shift, Ep. 7 - David McDonald (Nine Network)
• Love My Way, Ep. 11- Shirley Barrett (Foxtel Austar)
• Mortified, Ep. 1 - Pino Amenta (Nine Network)

Best Screenplay In Television

• The Chaser's War on Everything, Ep.8 - The Chaser Team (ABC)
• Love My Way, Ep. 11 - Jacquelin Perske (Foxtel Austar)
• Mortified, Ep. 1 - Angela Webber (Nine Network)
• RAN, Ep. 5 - Sue Smith (SBS)

Best Lead Actor in Television Drama

• David Wenham - Answered by Fire (ABC)
• Dan Wyllie - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
• Charles Passi - RAN (SBS)
• Richard Roxburgh - The Silence (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in Television Drama

• Claudia Karvan - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
• Asher Keddie - Love My Way (Foxtel Austar)
• Susie Porter - RAN (SBS)
• Justine Clarke - The Surgeon (ABC)

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama

• John Waters - All Saints (Seven Network)
• Marcus Graham - Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
• Luke Carroll - RAN (SBS)
• Aaron Fa'aoso - RAN (SBS)

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama

• Saskia Burmeister - Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
• Margaret Harvey - RAN (SBS)
• Merwez Whaleboat - RAN (SBS)
• Emily Barclay - The Silence (ABC)

Best Performance in Television Comedy

• Andrew Hansen - The Chaser's War on Everything (ABC)
• Paul McCarthy - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
• Genevieve Morris - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
• Kris McQuade - Supernova (UK TV)

Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

• Rob Meyer (Cinematography) - Comedy Inc. - The Late Shift (Nine Network)
• Joe Pickering (Cinematography) - The Forest (ABC)
• Ian Jones ACS (Cinematography) - RAN (SBS)
• Tim Millikan, Michael Letho & Stephen Witherow (Sound) - RocKwiz (SBS)

AFI Young Actor Award

• Frank Sweet - 2:37
• Marny Kennedy - Mortified
• Christian Byers - Opal Dream
• Mia Wasikowska - Suburban Mayhem

Visual Effects Award

• Hunt Angels - Rose Draper & Mike Seymour
• Kokoda - Phil Stuart-Jones
• Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - Simon Rippingale, Tim Richter & Nina Gibbs
• Wicked Science Series 2, Ep. 1 - Barry Lanfranchi, James Maclachlan & Vanessa Magyan (Network Ten)

Byron Kennedy Award

• Rolf de Heer

AFI Longford Life Achievement Award

• Ian Jones