Awards & Winners

1981 AACTA Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1981 AACTA Awards. Check awards winners of 23rd Australian Film Institute Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

23rd Australian Film Institute Awards

AACTA Award for Best Film

Patricia Lovell, Robert Stigwood

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patricia Lovell Gallipoli
Robert Stigwood Gallipoli
Matthew Carroll The Club
Richard Mason Winter of Our Dreams
Ned Lander Wrong Side of the Road
Graeme Issac Wrong Side of the Road
AACTA Award for Best Direction

Peter Weir

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Weir Gallipoli
Claude Whatham Hoodwink
Bruce Beresford The Club
John Duigan Winter of Our Dreams
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

Rory O'Donoghue, Grahame Bond

Honored for : Fatty Finn

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rory O'Donoghue Fatty Finn
Grahame Bond Fatty Finn
Bruce Smeaton Grendel Grendel Grendel
Brian May Roadgames
No Fixed Address Wrong Side of the Road
Us Mob Wrong Side of the Road
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress

Judy Davis

Honored for : Winter of Our Dreams

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judy Davis Winter of Our Dreams
Lorraine Bayly Fatty Finn
Noni Hazlehurst Fatty Finn
Jenny Agutter The Survivor
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor

Mel Gibson

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mel Gibson Gallipoli
Mark Lee Gallipoli
John Hargreaves Hoodwink
Graham Kennedy The Club
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress

Judy Davis

Honored for : Hoodwink

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judy Davis Hoodwink
Rebecca Riggs Fatty Finn
Marion Edward Roadgames
Cathy Downes Winter of Our Dreams
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor

Bill Hunter

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Hunter Gallipoli
Bill Kerr Gallipoli
Max Cullen Hoodwink
Harold Hopkins The Club
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay

David Williamson

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Williamson Gallipoli
Ken Quinnell Hoodwink
David Williamson The Club
John Duigan Winter of Our Dreams
AACTA Award for Best Sound

Peter Fenton, Greg Bell, Don Connolly

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Don Connolly Gallipoli
Greg Bell Gallipoli
Peter Fenton Gallipoli
Gary Wilkins Hoodwink
Andrew Steuart Hoodwink
Peter Fenton Hoodwink
Tim Lloyd The Survivor
Bruce Longhead The Survivor
Peter Fenton The Survivor
Lloyd Carrick Winter of Our Dreams
Andrew Steuart Winter of Our Dreams
Phil Judd Winter of Our Dreams
Phil Hayward Winter of Our Dreams
AACTA Award for Best Production Design

Herbert Pinter, Wendy Stites

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lissa Coote Fatty Finn
Herbert Pinter Gallipoli
Wendy Stites Gallipoli
Alexander Stitt Grendel Grendel Grendel
Bernard Hides The Survivor
Lee Whitmore Winter of Our Dreams
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design

Norma Moriceau

Honored for : Fatty Finn

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Nominee Nominated Work
Norma Moriceau Fatty Finn
Terry Ryan Gallipoli
Wendy Stites Gallipoli
Ross Major Hoodwink
Ruth De la Lande The Club
AACTA Award for Best Editing

William M. Anderson

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
William M. Anderson Gallipoli
Robert Gibson Fatty Finn
Nicholas Beauman Hoodwink
Edward McQueen-Mason Roadgames
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography

Russell Boyd

Honored for : Gallipoli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Russell Boyd Gallipoli
Vincent Monton Roadgames
John Seale The Survivor
Donald McAlpine The Club
Australian Film Institute Jury Prize

Ned Lander, Graeme Issac

Honored for : Wrong Side of the Road
AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film

Stephen Wallace

Honored for : Captives of Care
Australian Film Institute Award Best Documentary

Chris Noonan

Honored for : Stepping Out

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Noonan Stepping Out
Harry Bardwell Backs to the Blast: An Australian Nuclear Story
David Bradbury Public Enemy Number One
Kim McKenzie Waiting For Harry
Raymond Longford Award