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.
During the ceremonies, the Australian Film Institute presented Australian Film Institute 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.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; with nominees thereafter.

AFI Television Awards

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[AACTA Award for Outstanding Achievement in [Television Screen Craft|AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft]]

Luke Jurevicius. Figaro Pho. For "Creative Excellence"

AFI Non-Feature Film Awards

[AACTA Award for Outstanding Achievement in [Short Film Screen Craft|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]*

Byron Kennedy Award

Ray Brown
*presented at the AFI Outstanding Achievement Dinner in August.

Multiple nominations