1989 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 31st Australian Film Institute Awards were awards held by the Australian Film Institute to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 1989. The awards ceremony was held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Wednesday 11 October 1989 and broadcast on ABC-TV.

Feature film Evil Angels — Verity LambertGhosts... of the Civil Dead — Evan English Island — Paul Cox, Santhana Naidu Dead Calm — Terry Hayes, Doug Mitchell, George Miller | valign="top" width="50%" |Fred Schepisi — Evil Angels Phillip Noyce — Dead Calm Ben Lewin — Georgia Paul Cox — IslandSam Neill — Evil Angels John Hargreaves — Emerald City Mike Bishop — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Chris Haywood — IslandMeryl Streep — Evil Angels Judy Davis — Georgia Irene Papas — Island Genevieve Lemon — SweetieChris Haywood — Emerald City Bogdan Koca — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Kim Gyngell — Heaven Tonight John Darling — SweetieVictoria Longley — Celia Maryanne Fahey — Celia Nicole Kidman — Emerald City Dorothy Barry — SweetieGerard Lee, Jane Campion — Sweetie Ben Lewin, Joanna Murray-Smith — Georgia Gene Conkie, Evan English, John Hillcoat — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead Paul Cox — IslandRobert Caswell, Fred Schepisi — Evil Angels Abe Pogos — Compo Terry Hayes — Dead Calm David Williamson — Emerald CityDead Calm — Dean Semler Emerald City — Paul Murphy Georgia — Yuri Sokol Sweetie — Sally BongersDead Calm — Richard Francis-Bruce Evil Angels — Jill Bilcock Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Stewart Young Island — John ScottDead Calm — Graeme Revell Evil Angels — Bruce Smeaton Georgia — Paul Grabowsky Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa BargeldDead Calm — Ben Osmo, Lee Smith, Roger Savage Evil Angels — Craig Carter, Terry Rodman, Peter Fenton, Martin Oswin Georgia — John Phillips, Roger Savage, Frank Lipson, Ross Porter Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Bronwyn Murphy, Rex Watts, Peter ClancyGhosts... of the Civil Dead — Chris Kennedy Dead Calm — Graham Walker Georgia — Jon Dowding Island — Neil AngwinWhat The Moon Saw — Rose Chong Georgia — Aphrodite Kondos Ghosts... of the Civil Dead — Karen Everett Sons of Steel — Gary L. Keady, Nicholas Huxley, Nicola Braithwaite

Television Police State (ABC) — Rod AllanPrejudice (Nine Network) — Pamela Williams Rescue (ABC) — John Edwards Malpractice — Tristram Miall | valign="top" width="50%" |Edens Lost (ABC) — Margaret FinkAct of Betrayal (ABC) — Ray Alchin, Nick Evans Bodysurfer (ABC) — Ross Matthews Barlow & Chambers: A Long Way From Home (Nine Network) — Matt Carroll, Steve Krantz |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Rescue (ABC) — Peter FiskMalpractice — Bill Bennett Prejudice (Nine Network) — Ian Munro Police State (ABC) — Chris Noonan | valign="top" width="50%" |Edens Lost (ABC) — Neil ArmfieldBodysurfer (ABC) — Ian Barry Act of Betrayal (ABC) — Lawrence Gordon Clark This Man, This Woman (ABC) — Paul Moloney |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Bill Hunter — Police State (ABC)Bob Baines — Malpractice Gary Sweet — Rescue (ABC) Max Phipps — Police State (ABC) | valign="top" width="50%" |Pat Thomson — Malpractice Caz Lederman — Malpractice Grace Parr — Prejudice (Nine Network) Sonia Todd — Rescue (ABC)Peter Kowitz — Bodysurfer (ABC) Patrick Bergin — Act of Betrayal (ABC) John Jarrett — Fields of Fire III (Nine Network) John Polson — Barlow & Chambers: A Long Way From Home (Nine Network)Julia Blake — Edens Lost (ABC) Victoria Longley — Edens Lost (ABC) Lisa Harrow — Act of Betrayal (ABC) Linda Cropper — Edens Lost (ABC)Police State (ABC) — Ian David, Francine Finnane Malpractice — Jenny Ainge Rescue (ABC) — Everett De Roche Prejudice (Nine Network) — Pamela WilliamsBodysurfer (ABC) — Suzanne Hawley, Christopher Lee, Denis Whitburn Edens Lost (ABC) — Michael Gow Act of Betrayal (ABC) — Nick Evans, Michael Chaplin Barlow & Chambers: A Long Way From Home (Nine Network) — Bill Kerby

References

External links Official AACTA website