2007 Australian Film Institute Awards


The 49th Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film for 2007, was broadcast from the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia on the Nine Network. Geoffrey Rush hosted the show, for the second time. He previously presided over the 48th Australian Film Institute Awards the previous year.
The nominees were announced on 24 October 2007. Deborra-Lee Furness, Sibylla Budd, Marny Kennedy, and AFI President James Hewison made the announcements. Romulus, My Father got the highest nominations with a total of sixteen with The Home Song Stories with the second highest number of fourteen. Clubland came third with eleven nominations.
The award winners were announced at two ceremonies; one on the 5 December and the other on 6 December, 2007. Films that won multiple Australian Film Institute Awards include: The Home Song Stories and Romulus, My Father. The Home Song Stories performed exceptionally well, taking out a total 7 of its 14 nominations. The wins included, Best Direction, Best Actress in a Lead Role, Best Screenplay, Achievement in Cinematogoraphy, Achievement in Editing, Best Original Score, Best Achievement in Production Design and the award for Achievement in Costume Design for Cappi Ireland.

Winners of major awards

Films

Feature films


  • Romulus, My Father
  • * Noise
  • * Lucky Miles
  • * The Home Song Stories
  • Tony Ayres for The Home Song Stories
  • * Cherie Nowlan - Clubland
  • * Matthew Saville - Noise
  • * Richard Roxburgh - Romulus, My Father
    • Best Screenplay -
  • Tony Ayres for The Home Song Stories
    		• -
    Best Lead ActorBest Lead Actress
  • Eric Bana for Romulus, My Father
  • * Brendan Cowell - Noise
  • * Qi Yuwu - The Home Song Stories
  • * Kodi Smit-McPhee - Romulus, My Father
  • Joan Chen for The Home Song Stories
  • * Kerry Armstrong - '
  • * Brenda Blethyn - Clubland
  • * Franka Potente - Romulus, My Father
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Marton Csokas for Romulus, My Father
  • *Frankie J. Holden for Clubland
  • *Richard Wilson for Clubland
  • *Russell Dykstra for Romulus, My Father
  • Emma Booth for Clubland
  • *Esme Melville for Romulus, My Father
  • *Sibylla Budd for The Bet
  • *Irene Chen for The Home Song Stories
    • Best CinematographyBest Editing
    Best Original Music ScoreBest Sound
  • Antony Partos for The Home Song Stories
  • *Byrony Marks for Noise
  • *Roger Mason, Green Dragon for '
  • *Basil Hogios for Romulus, My Father
    • Best Production DesignBest Costume Design
  • Melinda Doring for The Home Song Stories
  • *Nell Hanson for Clubland
  • *Paddy Reardon for Noise
  • *Robert Cousins for Romulus, My Father
    • AwardWinnerProducer
    Best DocumentaryForbidden Lie$'''Sally Regan, Anna Broinowski

    Special honors

    Television

    Multiple nominations

    Multiple film nominations

    The following films received multiple nominations.