Year
|
Film
|
Subject
|
1960s
|
1967
|
Cardin in Australia
|
N/A
|
1968
|
The Change at Groote
|
Stefan Sargent
|
1969
|
And Then There Was Glass
|
Peter Tammer
|
1970s
|
1970
|
Big Island
|
Rod Adamson
|
1971/2
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1973
|
One Hundred a Day
|
David Stiven
|
1974/5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
1976
|
End Play
|
Edward McQueen-Mason
|
Caddie
|
Tim Wellburn
|
The Devil's Playground
|
Brian Kavanagh
|
Promised Woman
|
David Stiven
|
1977
|
Don's Party
|
William M. Anderson
|
Deathcheaters
|
Ron Williams
|
The Fourth Wish
|
Gerard Turney-Smith
|
Oz
|
Les Luxford
|
1978
|
Newsfront
|
John Scott
|
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
|
Brian Kavanagh
|
The Last Wave
|
Max Lemon
|
Patrick
|
Edward McQueen-Mason
|
1979
|
Mad Max
|
Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson
|
Money Movers
|
William M. Anderson
|
My Brilliant Career
|
Nicholas Beauman
|
The Odd Angry Shot
|
Brian Kavanagh
|
1980s
|
1980
|
Breaker Morant
|
William M. Anderson
|
The Chain Reaction
|
Tim Wellburn
|
Harlequin
|
Adrian Carr
|
Stir
|
Henry Dangar
|
1981
|
Gallipoli
|
William M. Anderson
|
Fatty Finn
|
Robert Gibson
|
Hoodwink
|
Nicholas Beauman
|
Roadgames
|
Edward McQueen-Mason
|
1982
|
Mad Max 2
|
Michael Balson, George Miller, Christopher Plowright, David Stiven, Tim Wellburn
|
Heatwave
|
John Scott
|
Monkey Grip
|
David Huggett
|
Next of Kin
|
Max Lemon
|
1983
|
Phar Lap
|
Tony Paterson
|
Careful, He Might Hear You
|
Richard Francis-Bruce
|
Undercover
|
Tim Wellburn
|
The Year of Living Dangerously
|
William M. Anderson
|
1984
|
Razorback
|
William M. Anderson
|
BMX Bandits
|
Alan Lake
|
My First Wife
|
Tim Lewis
|
Strikebound
|
Jill Bilcock
|
1985
|
Frog Dreaming
|
Brian Kavanagh
|
Bliss
|
Wayne LeClos
|
The Coca-Cola Kid
|
John Scott
|
Rebel
|
Michael Honey
|
1986
|
Malcolm
|
Ken Sallows
|
The Fringe Dwellers
|
Tim Wellburn
|
Playing Beatie Bow
|
Andrew Prowse
|
Short Changed
|
Richard Francis-Bruce
|
1987
|
Ground Zero
|
David Pulbrook
|
Bullseye
|
Richard Francis-Bruce
|
The Umbrella Woman
|
John Scott
|
The Year My Voice Broke
|
Neil Thumpston
|
1988
|
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
|
John Scott
|
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
|
Philip Reid
|
The Dreaming
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
Grievous Bodily Harm
|
Marc van Buuren
|
1989
|
Dead Calm
|
Richard Francis-Bruce
|
Evil Angels
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Ghosts… of the Civil Dead
|
Stewart Young
|
Island
|
John Scott
|
1990s
|
1990
|
Flirting
|
Robert Gibson
|
The Crossing
|
Henry Dangar
|
Golden Braid
|
Russell Hurley
|
Two Brothers Running
|
Robert Gibson
|
1991
|
Proof
|
Ken Sallows
|
Dingo
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
Spotswood
|
Nicholas Beauman
|
Waiting
|
Michael Honey
|
1992
|
Strictly Ballroom
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Black Robe
|
Tim Wellburn
|
The Last Days of Chez Nous
|
Nicholas Beauman
|
Romper Stomper
|
Bill Murphy
|
1993
|
The Piano
|
Veronika Jenet
|
The Custodian
|
Michael Honey
|
Map of the Human Heart
|
John Scott, George Akers
|
Resistance
|
Stewart Young
|
1994
|
Bad Boy Bubby
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
Body Melt
|
Bill Murphy
|
Muriel's Wedding
|
Jill Bilcock
|
The Sum of Us
|
Frans Vandenburg
|
1995
|
Angel Baby
|
Dany Cooper
|
Hotel Sorrento
|
David Pulbrook
|
Mushrooms
|
Henry Dangar
|
Vacant Possession
|
Veronika Jenet
|
1996
|
Shine
|
Pip Karmel
|
Cosi
|
Nicholas Beauman
|
Life
|
Bill Murphy
|
Love and Other Catastrophes
|
Ken Sallows
|
1997
|
Kiss or Kill
|
Henry Dangar
|
Idiot Box
|
Mark Perry
|
Thank God He Met Lizzie
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
The Well
|
Dany Cooper
|
1998
|
Head On
|
Jill Bilcock
|
The Boys
|
Nick Meyers
|
The Interview
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
Radiance
|
James Bradley
|
1999
|
Two Hands
|
Lee Smith
|
Fresh Air
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
Praise
|
Alexandre de Franceschi
|
Siam Sunset
|
Nicholas Beauman
|
2000s
|
2000
|
Looking for Alibrandi
|
Martin Connor
|
Bootmen
|
Jane Moran
|
Chopper
|
Ken Sallows
|
Me Myself I
|
Denise Haratzis
|
2001
|
Moulin Rouge!
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Lantana
|
Karl Sodersten
|
La Spagnola
|
Alexandre De Franceshi
|
Yolngu Boy
|
Ken Sallows
|
2002
|
Walking on Water
|
Reva Childs
|
Dirty Deeds
|
Mark Perry
|
Rabbit-Proof Fence
|
Veronika Jenet, John Scott
|
The Tracker
|
Tania Nehme
|
2003
|
Japanese Story
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Alexandra's Project
|
Tania Nehme
|
Gettin' Square
|
Ken Sallows
|
Ned Kelly
|
Jon Gregory
|
2004
|
Somersault
|
Scott Gray
|
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
|
Tania Nehme
|
One Perfect Day
|
Gary Woodyard
|
Tom White
|
Ken Sallows
|
2005 (47th)
|
Little Fish
|
Alexandre de Franceschi, John Scott
|
Look Both Ways
|
Denise Haratzis
|
The Proposition
|
Jon Gregory
|
Wolf Creek
|
Jason Ballantine
|
2006 (48th)
|
Ten Canoes
|
Tania Nehme
|
Candy
|
Dany Cooper
|
Kenny
|
Clayton Jacobson, Sean Lander
|
Suburban Mayhem
|
Stephen Evans
|
2007 (49th)
|
The Home Song Stories
|
Denise Haratzis
|
Clubland
|
Scott Gray
|
Noise
|
Geoff Hitchins
|
Romulus, My Father
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
2008 (50th)
|
The Black Balloon
|
Veronika Jenet
|
Black Water
|
Rodrigo Balart
|
The Jammed
|
Anne Carter, Maryjeanne Watt
|
Unfinished Sky
|
Suresh Ayyar
|
2009 (51st)
|
Balibo
|
Nick Meyers
|
Blessed
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Mao's Last Dancer
|
Mark Warner
|
Samson and Delilah
|
Roland Gallois
|
2010s
|
2010 (52nd)
|
Animal Kingdom
|
Luke Doolan
|
Beneath Hill 60
|
Dany Cooper
|
Bright Star
|
Alexandre de Franceschi
|
Tomorrow, When the War Began
|
Marcus D'Arcy
|
AACTA Awards
|
2011 (1st)
|
Snowtown
|
Veronika Jenet
|
Oranges and Sunshine
|
Dany Cooper
|
Red Dog
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Wasted on the Young
|
Leanne Cole
|
2012 (2nd)
|
The Sapphires
|
Dany Cooper
|
Burning Man
|
Martin Connor
|
Wish You Were Here
|
Jason Ballantine
|
X: Night of Vengeance
|
Cindy Clarkson
|
2013 (3rd)
|
The Great Gatsby
|
Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond
|
Mystery Road
|
Ivan Sen
|
The Rocket
|
Nick Meyers
|
The Turning
|
The Turning Ensemble
|
2014 (4th)
|
Predestination
|
Matt Villa
|
52 Tuesdays
|
Bryan Mason
|
The Babadook
|
Simon Njoo
|
The Water Diviner
|
Matt Villa
|
2015 (5th)
|
Mad Max: Fury Road
|
Margaret Sixel
|
Cut Snake
|
Andy Canny
|
The Dressmaker
|
Jill Bilcock
|
Holding the Man
|
Dany Cooper
|
2016 (6th)
|
Hacksaw Ridge
|
John Gilbert
|
The Daughter
|
Veronika Jenet
|
Girl Asleep
|
Karryn de Cinque
|
Goldstone
|
Ivan Sen
|
2017 (7th)
|
Lion
|
Alexandre de Franceschi
|
Australia Day
|
Nick Meyers
|
Berlin Syndrome
|
Jack Hutchings
|
Hounds of Love
|
Merlin Eden
|
2018 (8th)
|
Sweet Country
|
Nick Meyers
|
Breath
|
Dany Cooper
|
Ladies in Black
|
Mark Warner
|
Upgrade
|
Andy Canny
|
2019 (9th)
|
Hotel Mumbai
|
Peter McNulty, Anthony Maras
|
Judy and Punch
|
Dany Cooper
|
The King
|
Peter Sciberras
|
The Nightingale
|
Simon Njoo
|
2020s
|
2020 (10th)
|
The Invisible Man
|
Andy Canny
|
Babyteeth
|
Steve Evans
|
I Am Woman
|
Dany Cooper
|
True History of the Kelly Gang
|
Nick Fenton
|
Undertow
|
Julie-Anne De Ruvo, Nick Meyers
|
2021 (11th)
|
Nitram
|
Nick Fento
|
The Dry
|
Alexandre de Franceschi, Nick Meyers
|
Friends and Strangers
|
James Vaughan
|
High Ground
|
Jill Bilcock, Karryn de Cinque, Hayley Miro Browne
|
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
|
Matt Villa
|