# 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 36th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held in 1994. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of the year.

## Feature film

| Best Film | Best Direction |
| Muriel's Wedding – Lynda House, Jocelyn Moorhouse Bad Boy Bubby – Rolf de Heer, Giorgio Draskovic, Domenico Procacci The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert – Al Clark, Michael Hamlyn, Rebel Penfold-Russell The Sum of Us – Hal McElroy | Rolf de Heer – Bad Boy Bubby Alkinos Tsilimidos – Everynight ... Everynight P.J. Hogan – Muriel's Wedding Stephan Elliott – The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Nicholas Hope – Bad Boy Bubby John Hargreaves – Country Life Hugo Weaving – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Terence Stamp – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Toni Collette – Muriel's Wedding Kerry Fox – Country Life Tara Fitzgerald – Sirens Victoria Longley – Talk |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Max Cullen – Spider & Rose Bill Hunter – Muriel's Wedding John Polson – The Sum of Us Kiet Lam – Traps | Rachel Griffiths – Muriel's Wedding Jeanie Drynan – Muriel's Wedding Deborah Kennedy – The Sum of Us Jacqueline McKenzie – Traps |
| Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Rolf de Heer – Bad Boy Bubby P.J. Hogan – Muriel's Wedding Kym Goldsworthy – The Roly Poly Man Stephan Elliott – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | David Stevens – The Sum of Us Michael Blakemore – Country Life Ray Mooney, Alkinos Tsilimidos – Everynight ... Everynight Robert Carter, Pauline Chan – Traps |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Nino Gaetano Martinetti ACS – Exile Ian Jones – Bad Boy Bubby Stephen F. Windon ACS – Country Life Brian J. Breheny – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Suresh Ayyar – Bad Boy Bubby Bill Murphy – Body Melt Jill Bilcock – Muriel's Wedding Frans Vandenburg – The Sum of Us |
| Best Original Music Score | Best Sound |
| Douglas Stephen Rae – Traps Paul Grabowsky – Exile Rachel Portman – Sirens Guy Gross – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | David Lee, Glenn Newnham, Livia Ruzic, Roger Savage – Muriel's Wedding Philip Brophy, Steve Burgess, Craig Carter, Gary Wilkins – Body Melt Dean Humphries, David Lee, Susan Midgley – Sirens John Dennison, John Patterson, Leo Sullivan, Tony Vaccher – The Sum of Us |
| Best Production Design | Best Costume Design |
| Owen Paterson – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Chris Kennedy – Gino Paddy Reardon – Muriel's Wedding Michael Philips – Traps | Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Anna Borghesi – Body Melt Wendy Chuck – Country Life Terry Ryan – Muriel's Wedding |

## Additional awards

Best Foreign Film :
| Four Weddings and a Funeral – Duncan Kenworthy Like Water For Chocolate – Alfonso Arau Schindler's List – Steven Spielberg In The Name Of The Father – Jim Sheridan ||
| Raymond Longford Award | Byron Kennedy Award |
| Jack Thompson | John Hargreaves |

## Television

| Best Episode in a Television Drama Series | Best Mini-Series or Telefeature |
| Heartland - Episode 7 (ABC) – Bruce Best The Damnation of Harvey McHugh - Episode 9, 'Hey, St Jude' (ABC) – Sue Masters G.P., Series 6 - Episode 13, 'Double Bind' (ABC) – Peter Andrikidis Police Rescue, Series 3 - Episode 12, 'Double Illusion' (ABC) – Sandra Levy, John Edwards | Under the Skin - Episode 5, 'The Long Ride' (SBS) – Franco di Chiera The Battlers (Seven Network) – Gus Howard The Seventh Floor (Network Ten) – John Sexton Under the Skin - Episode 3, 'Grandma's Teeth' (SBS) – Franco di Chiera |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama |
| Aaron Blabey – The Damnation of Harvey McHugh - Episode 1, 'Spay Misty For Me' (ABC) Peter Kowitz – G.P., Series 6 - Episode 8, 'Innocent Bystander' (ABC) Bradley Byquar – Heartland - Episode 4 (ABC) Hugh Baldwin – Heartbreak High - Episode 14 (Network Ten) Ernie Dingo – Heartland - Episode 7 (ABC) | Monica Maughan – The Damnation Of Harvey McHugh - Episode 3, 'My Brilliant Chorea' (ABC) Diana Lin – Under the Skin - Episode 5, 'The Long Ride' (SBS) Sigrid Thornton – G.P., Series 6 - Episode 13, 'Double Bind' (ABC) Jacqueline McKenzie – The Battlers (Seven Network) |
| Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama | Best Screenplay in a Television Drama |
| Julian Pringle – Heartland - Episode 7 (ABC) Belinda Chayko – Under the Skin - Episode 3, 'Grandma's Teeth' (SBS) Geoffrey Nottage – The Damnation of Harvey McHugh - Episode 9, 'Hey, St Jude' (ABC) Michael Carson – Police Rescue, Series 3 - Episode 12, 'The Last To Know' (ABC) | John Misto – The Damnation of Harvey McHugh - Episode 9, 'Hey, St Jude' (ABC) Tony Ayres – Under the Skin - Episode 5, 'The Long Ride' (SBS) Kristen Dunphy – G.P., Series 6 - Episode 13, 'Double Bind' (ABC) Susan Hore – Blue Heelers, Series 1 - Episode 27, 'Nowhere To Run' (Seven Network) |
| Best Children's Television Drama | Best Television Documentary |
| Sky Trackers - Episode 1, 'Skating The Dish' (Seven Network) – Patricia Edgar, Margot McDonald Escape from Jupiter - Episode 6, 'Fitness Test' (ABC) – Terry Jennings Escape From Jupiter - Episode 4, 'Decoy' (ABC) – Terry Jennings Sky Trackers - Episode 17, 'Long Distance Call' (Seven Network) – Patricia Edgar, Margot McDonald | Help Me God – Jennifer Brockie (ABC) No Death In Brunswick – Andrew Wiseman, Jack White (SBS) Creative Spirits 2 - 'Lowering The Tone - 45 Years Of Robyn Archer' – Don Featherstone (ABC) Black Angels: A Widening Vision – Jon Davy Tristram, I. James Wilson (ABC) |
| Young Actors Award (television) |
| Zybch Trofimiuk – Sky Trackers (Seven Network) |

## Non-feature film

| Best Documentary | Best Short Fiction Film |
| 50 Years Of Silence – James Bradley, Ned Lander, Carol Ruff (director) Eternity – Lawrence Johnston (director) The Last Magician – Tracey Holloway, Liz Thompson (director) Watch The Watch – Malcolm McDonald (director) | Only The Brave – Ana Kokkinos (director) Frailejon – Joshua Yeldham (director) Rosie's Secret – Lisa Matthews (director) Simple – Polly Seddon (director) |
| Best Short Animation Film | Best Screenplay in a Short Film |
| Gorgeous – Kaz Cooke (director) Muttaburrasaurus – Grahame Binding, Norman Yeend (director) The Junky's Christmas – Nick Donkin (director) Total Recession – Durand Greig (director) | Only The Brave – Ana Kokkinos, Mira Robertson Frailejon – Joshua Yeldham Simple – Polly Seddon The Silk – Alison Lyssa |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film | Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature Film |
| Dion Beebe – Eternity Susan Thwaites – Concrete Flesh Tristan Milani – El Angelito (The Little Angel) Kriv Stenders – Motherland | Suresh Ayyar – Watch The Watch Nick Meyers – Simple Joel Pront – The Junky's Christmas Stewart Young – The Last Magician |
| Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film | Open Craft Award |
| Greg Fitzgerald, Peter Johnson, Andrew Lancaster – Universal Appliance Company Bronwyn Murphy, Ronnie Reinhard, Peter Walker – Aeroplane Dance Steve Best, Ian Sherry, Peter Sullivan – The Last Magician Craig Carter, James Currie, Gretchen Thornburn – The Sewing Room Michael Gissing, Peter Miller, Leo Sullivan – Watch The Watch | Elena Mandalis (for performance) – Only The Brave Joshua Yeldham (for innovation in form) – Frailejon Rey Carlson, Anna Grieve, James Manche (for art direction) – Pram Factory Tracey Holloway, Liz Thompson (for direction) – The Last Magician |