1984 Australian Film Institute Awards Explained

Number:	26
Award:	Australian Film Institute Awards
Site:	State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre
Best Film:	'
Last:	1983
Next:	1985

The 26th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Victorian Arts Centre on 5 October 1984.^{[1] [2]} Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1984.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

Best Film	Best Achievement in Direction
Annie's Coming Out – Don Murray My First Wife – Jane Ballantyne, Paul Cox Silver City – Joan Long Strikebound – Miranda Bain, Timothy White	Paul Cox – My First Wife Gilbert J. Brealey – Annie's Coming Out Ken Cameron – Fast Talking Sophia Turkiewicz – Silver City
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
John Hargreaves – My First Wife Drew Forsythe – Annie's Coming Out Ivar Kants – Silver City Chris Haywood – Strikebound	Angela Punch-McGregor – Annie's Coming Out Wendy Hughes – My First Wife Gosia Dobrowolska – Silver City Carol Burns – Strikebound
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Steve Bisley – Silver City David Argue – BMX Bandits Steve Bisley – Fast Talking Peter Hehir – Fast Talking	Anna Jemison-Monticelli – Silver City Monica Maughan – Annie's Coming Out Sandy Gore – Street Hero Peta Toppano – Street Hero
Best Original Screenplay	Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
Paul Cox, Bob Ellis – My First Wife Ken Cameron – Fast Talking Sophia Turkiewicz, Thomas Keneally – Silver City Jan Sardi – Street Hero	John Patterson, Chris Borthwick – Annie's Coming Out Patrick Edgeworth – BMX Bandits Everett De Roche – Razorback Richard Lowenstein – Strikebound
Best Achievement in Cinematography	Best Achievement in Editing
Dean Semler – Razorback Yuri Sokol – My First Wife John Seale – Silver City Andrew de Groot – Strikebound	William Anderson – Razorback Alan Lake – BMX Bandits Tim Lewis – My First Wife Jill Bilcock – Strikebound
Best Achievement in Sound	Best Original Music Score
Best Achievement in Production Design	Best Achievement in Costume Design

Non-feature film

Best Documentary Film	Best Sponsored Documentary
Kemira: Diary of a Strike – Tom Zubrycki (producer / director) Antarctic Man: 'This Is Not A Place For Humans – ABC Natural History Unit (production company), David Parer (producer / director) Celso and Cora – Gary Kildea (producer / director) For Love or Money – Margot Oliver, Megan McMurchy, Jeni Thornley (producer), Megan McMurchy, Jeni Thornley (director), Margot Nash (editor)
Best Short Fiction Film	Best Animated Film
Getting Wet – Australian Film & Television School (production company), P.J. Hogan (director) A Girl's Own Story – Australian Film & Television School (production Company), Jane Campion (director) Every Day, Every Night – Swinburne Film & Television School (production company), Kathy Mueller (director) Skipping Class – Chris Warner (producer / director)
Best Experimental Film	Best Achievement in Direction
Best Screenplay	Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing	Best Achievement in Sound

Additional awards

Bryon Kennedy Award
Roger Savage
Raymond Longford Award
David Willams (Exhibitor / Distributor)

External links

• The Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website

Notes and References

1. News: 'Annie's Coming Out' acclaimed best film . . 59 . 17,905 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 6 October 1984 . 30 July 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Australian Film Institute presentations Four Alms dominate this year's award nominations . . 59 . 17,902 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 3 October 1984 . 30 July 2023 . 26 . National Library of Australia.