The 24th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 27 October 1982. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1982.
Thirty feature films were entered, then a record number.[1]Lonely Hearts received the award for Best Film. Although Mad Max 2 received the most nominations and awards including for Best Achievement in Direction, it was not nominated for Best Film. Animator Eric Porter received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.[2][3]
^"Record 30 films seek awards". The Canberra Times. 8 May 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"'Lonely Hearts' best film". The Canberra Times. 28 October 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"AFI Past Winners - 1982 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
and 26 Related for: 1982 Australian Film Institute Awards information
public and the Australianfilm industry. It is responsible for producing Australia's premier annual film and television awards, the AACTA Awards (previously...
AustralianFilmInstituteAward for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual AustralianFilmInstituteAwards. It has been awarded annually...
The 25th AustralianFilmInstituteAwards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 24 September 1983. Presented...
in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The top ten 1982 released...
1982 in Australia1982 in Australian television Al Clark, ed. (1983). The Film Year Book. "Official Selection 1982 : Un Certain Regard – Festival de Cannes...
films, as well also on stage and in feature films since the early 1970s. Hazlehurst has been honoured with numerous awards including AustralianFilm Institute...
The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the board of directors of the American FilmInstitute on February 26, 1973, to honor a single individual...
directly." She won additional AustralianFilmInstituteAwards for both roles, and a National Society of Film Critics award for High Tide's brief American...
drama Gallipoli (1981), which earned Gibson a Best Actor Award from the AustralianFilmInstitute. In 1985, Gibson was named as People magazine's first Sexiest...
The awards were first instituted by the AustralianFilmInstitute in 1958 (as the AustralianFilmAwards) as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival...
cinema of Australia began with the 1906 production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have...
The AustralianFilmInstituteAward for Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) was an award presented intermittently by the AustralianFilmInstitute (AFI)...
The 23rd AustralianFilmInstituteAwards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Regent Theatre, in Sydney, New South Wales on 16 September...
popular Australianfilms of the 1930s The mid-1900s had a slow start for Australianfilm, although the first Academy Award was won for an Australianfilm, Kokoda...
Academy Awards (1982) 1987 AustralianFilmInstituteAwards (1987) 62nd Academy Awards (1990) 1990 MTV Video Music Awards (1990) 48th Golden Globe Awards (1991)...
Rock (1975), Caddie (1976), Squizzy Taylor (1982), and a number of television films, miniseries, and Australian productions of plays such as Death of a Salesman...
The AustralianInstitute of Architects, officially the Royal AustralianInstitute of Architects (abbreviated as RAIA), is Australia's professional body...
Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. In film, Cornish is known for her roles as Heidi in Somersault (2004), Fanny Brawne in Bright...
1957) is an Australian actress and voice artist. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an AustralianFilmInstituteaward in 1980 for...
Packed to the Rafters. Thomson won an AustralianFilmInstituteAward for his performance in the Australian feature film Somersault. Erik Thomson was born...
Global Information