1996 Australian Film Institute Awards Explained

1996 AFI Awards
Date:	15 November 1996
Location:	Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Award1 Type:	Best Film
Award2 Type:	Best Drama Series
Award3 Type:	Best Comedy Series
Network List:	ABC-TV
Previous:	1995 AFI Awards
Main:	AACTA Awards
Next:	1997 AFI Awards

The 1996 Australian Film Institute Awards were awards held by the Australian Film Institute to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 1996. The awards ceremony was held at Melbourne Town Hall on Friday 15 November 1996 and broadcast on ABC-TV.^[1]

Feature film

Shine — Jane Scott Children of the Revolution — Tristram Miall Love & Other Catastrophes — Stavros Efthymiou Mr Reliable — Jim McElroy, Terry Hayes, Michael Hamlyn	Scott Hicks — Shine Peter Duncan — Children of the Revolution Clara Law — Floating Life Paul Cox — Lust and Revenge
Geoffrey Rush — Shine John Brumpton — Life Aden Young — River Street Noah Taylor — Shine	Judy Davis — Children of the Revolution Gia Carides — Brilliant Lies Claudia Karvan — Dating the Enemy Frances O'Connor — Love & Other Catastrophes
Armin Mueller-Stahl — Shine Ray Barrett — Brilliant Lies Barry Otto — Cosi Robert Morgan — Life	Toni Colette — Lilian's Story Zoe Carides — Brilliant Lies Annette Shun-Wah — Floating Life Alice Garner — Love & Other Catastrophes
Jan Sardi — Shine Peter Duncan — Children of the Revolution Eddie L. C. Fong, Clara Law — Floating Life Yael Bergman, Emma-Kate Croghan, Helen Bandis — Love & Other Catastrophes	Louis Nowra — Cosi Nick Parsons — Dead Heart Lawrence Johnston, John Brumpton — Life John Scott — What I Have Written
Geoffrey Simpson — Shine Martin McGrath — Children of the Revolution David Parker — Mr Reliable Dion Beebe — What I Have Written	Pip Karmel — Shine Nicholas Beauman — Cosi Bill Murphy — Life Ken Sallows — Love & Other Catastrophes
David Hirschfelder — Shine Nigel Westlake — Children of the Revolution Stephen Rae — Dead Heart Cezary Skubiszewski — Lillian's Story	Toivo Lember, Roger Savage, Livia Ruzic, Gareth Vanderhope — Shine Guntis Sics, Andrew Plain, Gethin Creagh — Children of the Revolution Ian McLoughlin, Tim Jordan, John Penders, Phil Tipene — Dead Heart Dean Gawen, Rex Watts, Paul Huntingford, Steven Vaughan — To Have and to Hold
Roger Ford — Children of the Revolution Steven Jones-Evans — Love Serenade Vicki Niehus — Shine Chris Kennedy — To Have and to Hold	Terry Ryan — Children of the Revolution Anna Borghesi — Love Serenade Tess Schofield — Mr Reliable Louise Wakefield — Shine

Television

Frontline - Season 2, Episode 7: 'Keeping Up Appearances' (ABC) — Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner G.P. - Series 8, Episode 8: 'Ceremony Of Innocence' (ABC) — Peter Andrikidis G.P. - Series 8, Episode 22: 'Sing Me A Lullaby' (ABC) — Peter Andrikidis Police Rescue - Series 5, Episode 8: 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (ABC) — John Edwards, Sandra Levy	Blue Murder (ABC) — Rod Allan Halifax f.p - Series 2: 'Cradle And All' (Nine Network) — Roger Simpson, Roger Le Mesurier Naked - Episode 2: 'The Fisherman's Wake' (ABC) — Jan Chapman State Coroner (Network Ten) — David Taft, John Kearney
	Spellbinder I - Episode 11: 'The Centre Of Power' (Nine Network) — Noel Price Mirror, Mirror (Network Ten) — Andrew Blaxland, Dave Gibson The Genie from Down Under - Series 1, Episode 1: ' (ABC) — Patricia Edgar, Phil Jones The Silver Brumby - Episode 11: 'Fire' (Network Ten) — Colin J. South, John Tatoulis
The Hillmen: A Soccer Fable (SBS) — Tony Wright Demons at Drivetime (SBS) — Kerry Brewster First Day — Patricia Edgar, Gordon Glenn The Young One (SBS) — Emma Calver, Margie Bryant	Michael Jenkins — Blue Murder (ABC) Peter Andrikidis — G.P. - Series 8, Episode 22: 'Sing Me A Lullaby' (ABC) Paul Moloney — Halifax f.p. - Series 2: 'Cradle And All' (Nine Network) Tony Tilse — Police Rescue - Series 5, Episode 8: 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (ABC)
Richard Roxburgh — Blue Murder (ABC) Tony Martin — Blue Murder (ABC) Marton Csokas — G.P. - Series 8, Episode 8: 'Ceremony Of Innocence' (ABC) Steve Bastoni — Police Rescue - Series 5, Episode 8: 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (ABC)	Claudia Karvan — G.P. - Series 8, Episode 22: 'Sing Me A Lullaby' (ABC) Sonia Todd — Police Rescue - Series 5, Episode 9: 'The Only Constant' (ABC) Catherine McClements — Water Rats - Series 1, Episode 10: 'Goldstein And Son' (Nine Network)
Ian David — Blue Murder (ABC) Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner — Frontline - Season 2, Episode 7: 'Keeping Up Appearances' (ABC) Katherine Thomson — G.P. - Series 8, Episode 8: 'Ceremony Of Innocence' (ABC)

External links

• Official AACTA website

Notes and References

1. News: Australia's top films awarded . . 92 . 10 . South Australia . 15 November 1996 . 13 November 2021 . 15 . National Library of Australia.