Award winners

Award winners 1998–2000: Features

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Awards won by Australian features (titles ‘A–B’) 1998–2000

Title

Event

Awards

15 Amore

Aspen Film Festival (September 1998)

Most Popular Film

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – NSW/ACT (November 1998)

Gold (shared) – John Brock, Feature Production, Cinema Section

Marcos Island Film Festival (October 2000)

Best Foreign Feature

Noosa Film Festival (September 1999)

Audience Prize for Most Popular Film

Aftershocks

Australian Film Institute Awards (November 1999)

Showtime Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama – Jeremy Sims

Awgie Awards (July 1999)

Best Telemovie Adaptation Script – Paul Brown

Amy

Asia Pacific Film Festival (October 1998)

Special Grand Jury Prize

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – Victoria/ Tasmania (October 1998)

Gold (shared) – David Parker, Feature Productions Section

Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (National) (May 1999)

Distinction – David Parker, Feature Productions Cinema Section

Brisbane International Festival (July 1998)

Most Popular Film, Audience Vote Section

Cannes Film Festival (May 1999)

Grand Prix Cannes Junior, Forum Cannes Festival Section
Prix Education Nationale, Forum Cannes Festival Section

Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski (September 2000)

Camerio Best Feature
Camerio Grand Public
Camerio Best Actress – Alana de Roma
Camerio Best Actor – Ben Mendelsohn

Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival (March 1999)

Prix de Jeunesse; Prix du Jury Graine de Cinephage.

Giffoni Children's Film Festival (July 1999)

Golden Gryphon, Best Film in 'Free to Fly’ Competition Section
Bronze Gryphon – Alana de Roma, Best Actress in "free to Fly" Competition Section

Heartland Film Festival (November 1998)

Chrystal Heart Award, Best Film Section

Laon International Film Festival For Young People (April 1999)

Best Film, Prix du Jury International Jeune Public

People's Choice Awards (November 1998)

Favourite Australian Movie

Angst

Australian Screen Sound Guild (October 2000)

Best Achievement in Sound for Feature Effects Editing – Yulia Ackerhold, Linda Murdoch

if – Independent Filmmakers Awards (November 2000)

Best Music – David Thrussell, Feature Section

better than sex

APRA Music Awards (May 2000)

Best Film Score – David Hirschfelder

Australian Guild of Screen Composers Awards (December 2000)

Best Music for a Feature Film – David Hirschfelder

Bootmen

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards – NSW/ACT (November 2000)

Gold – Steve Mason, Features – Cinema Section

Australian Film Institute Awards (November 2000)

Best Costume – Tess Schofield
Best Achievement in Cinematography – Steve Mason
Best Achievement in Sound – David Lee, Laurence Maddy, Andrew Plain, Ian McLaughlin
Best Achievement in Production Design – Murray Picknett
Best Original Music Score – Cezary Skubiszewski

Film Critics' Circle of Australia (February 2000)

Best Cinematography – Steve Mason
Best Editing – Jane Moran
Best Music Score – Cezary Skubiszewski

Boys, The

Australian Film Institute Awards (November 1998)

NewVision Films Award for Best Achievement in Direction – Rowan Woods
Orlando Trilogy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay – Stephen Sewell
Village Roadshow Pictures Award for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Toni Collette
Showtime Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – John Polson

Film Critics' Circle of Australia (February 1998)

Best Australian Film
Best Director – Rowan Woods
Best Supporting Actress – Lynette Curran
Best Adapted Screenplay – Stephen Sewell

Source: Australian Film Commission
Notes:
This list has been compiled from ongoing monitoring of awards by AFC staff and from information provided to the AFC by filmmakers. Although great effort has been made to locate information, there may be a small number of awards omitted from the list.
As the list covers only calendar years 1998–2000 it may not represent all awards won by a particular film.

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