The nominees for the 50th Australian Film Institute Awards were announced in Sydney, Australia, on 29 October 2008. The nominees for Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction Film, and Best Short Animation were announced on 7 August 2008.
Feature Film Awards
Best Film The Black Balloon The Jammed The Square Unfinished Sky
Best Actor Guy Pearce – Death Defying Acts Rhys Wakefield – The Black Balloon David Roberts – The Square William McInnes – Unfinished Sky
Best Actress Emma Lung – The Jammed Noni Hazlehurst – Bitter & Twisted Monic Hendrickx – Unfinished Sky Veronica Sywak – The Jammed
Best Supporting Actor Luke Ford – The Black Balloon Erik Thomson – The Black Balloon Anthony Hayes – The Square Joel Edgerton – The Square
Non-Feature Awards
Best Documentary Beyond Our KenAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees . Retrieved 1 October 2008. Not Quite Hollywood The Oasis Rare Chicken Rescue
Best Short Animation ChainsawAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees . Retrieved 1 October 2008. Dog With Electric Collar Mutt PaperCityArchitects
Best Short Fiction FourAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees . Retrieved 1 October 2008. The Ground Beneath Jerrycan My Rabbit Hoppy
Controversies and comments
AFI Website "contenders" On the website of the Australian Film Institute, it listed 25 expected nominees for the Best Film category. The 25 contenders were:
All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane Bitter and Twisted Black Water Cactus Children of the Silk Road
Death Defying Acts Five Moments of Infidelity Gabriel Green Fire Envy Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger
Men's Group Punishment Rats and Cats Salvation September
Ten Empty The Black Balloon The Independent The Jammed The Plex
The Square The Tender Hook The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark Three Blind Mice Unfinished Sky
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