2009 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 51st Annual Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, honouring the best in film and television acting achievements for 2009 in the cinema of Australia, took place over two nights on 5 December 2009 and 11 December 2009 at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network.^[1]

During the ceremonies, the Australian Film Institute presented Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI awards) in 40 categories, including feature films, television, animation, and documentary. The ceremony was hosted by Julia Zemiro of SBS's RocKwiz.

Nominations were announced on 28 October 2009, with Balibo receiving the most with 14 in total. A new award introduced in 2009 was for the highest grossing film, recognising box office figures exceeding $65 million in the previous 12 months.^[2][3][4]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; with nominees thereafter.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

AFI Film Awards

AFI Television Awards

AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series

AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini-Series or Short-Run Series

AFI Award for Best Direction in Television

AFI Award for Best Screenplay in Television

AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama

AFI Award for Best Children's Television Animation

AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series

AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy

AFI Award for Best Television Comedy Series

AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft

• Luke Jurevicius. Figaro Pho. For "Creative Excellence"

AFI Non-Feature Film Awards

AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

• Andrew McLeod. Water. For "Cinematography"

Additional awards

AFI International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking

• Nathan McGuinness. Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

*presented at the AFI Outstanding Achievement Dinner in August.

Individual awards

AFI Raymond Longford Award*

• Geoffrey Rush

Byron Kennedy Award

• Ray Brown

*presented at the AFI Outstanding Achievement Dinner in August.

Multiple nominations

• Fourteen: Balibo
• Thirteen: Samson and Delilah
• Ten: Beautiful Kate
• Nine: Mao's Last Dancer
• Eight: Australia

References

1. "AFI award winners announced". IF Magazine. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
2. Quinn, Karl (28 October 2009). "Balibo, Samson & Delilah top AFI nominations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
3. Collins, Antonette (28 October 2009). "Balibo scores 14 AFI nominations". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
4. "AFI awards nominations announced". IF Magazine. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
5. "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
6. Price, Alison (12 December 2009). "Samson And Delilah sweeps AFI Awards". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
7. Price, Alison (12 December 2009). "Underbelly dominates AFI TV Awards". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
8. Raschella, Adrian (11 December 2009). "Australia scoops AFI Industry Awards". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
9. "From AFI Awards to Oscars for Samson & Delilah". The Age. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.