- 49th Australian Film Institute Award nominees and winners
The nominees for the
49th Australian Film Institute Awards were announced onOctober 24 ,2007 , byAustralia n actors,Deborra-Lee Furness ,Sibylla Budd ,Marny Kennedy , andAustralian Film Institute PresidentJames Hewison inSydney . The winners were announced onDecember 4 toDecember 5 ,2008 , at a two ceremonies at theMelbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre inMelbourne .Films that won multiple
Australian Film Institute Awards include: "The Home Song Stories " (7) and "Romulus, My Father" (4), which were the two films on the night who performed well.Film awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
= Best Film =*"Romulus, My Father"
**"Noise"
**"Lucky Miles "
**"The Home Song Stories "
= Best Direction =*
Tony Ayres - "The Home Song Stories "
**Cherie Nowlan - "Clubland"
**Matthew Saville - "Noise"
**Richard Roxburgh - "Romulus, My Father"
= Best Actor in a Leading Role =*
Eric Bana - "Romulus, My Father"
**Brendan Cowell - "Noise"
**Qi Yuwu - "The Home Song Stories "
**Kodi Smit-McPhee - "Romulus, My Father"
= Best Actress in a Leading Role =*
Joan Chen - "The Home Song Stories "
**Kerry Armstrong - ""
**Brenda Blethyn - "Clubland"
**Franka Potente - "Romulus, My Father"
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