1981 Australian Film Institute Awards
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The 23rd Australian Film Institute Awards[1] (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Regent Theatre, in Sydney, New South Wales on 16 September 1981.[2] Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1981. The ceremony was televised in Australia on ABC for the third year running,[3] with John Bluthal presiding over the event.[4]
1981 Australian Film Institute Awards | |
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Date | Wednesday, 16 September 1981 |
Site | Regent Theatre Sydney, New South Wales |
Hosted by | John Bluthal |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Gallipoli |
Television coverage | |
Network | ABC |
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Gallipoli won nine of the twelve awards it was nominated for, including Best Film. Other films with multiple nominations were Hoodwink with eight, Winter of Our Dreams, The Club and Fatty Finn with seven, The Survivor and Roadgames with four, Wrong Side of the Road with three, and Grendel Grendel Grendel with two. Phillip Adams was the recipient of the Raymond Longford Award