Winners and Nominees
In the following table, films and screenwriters listed in bold, and in a blue background have received the special award; those listed in boldface and highlighted in gold are the winners of the competitive awards. Films and screenwriters that are not in boldface or highlighted are the nominees.
Winner of competitive award Winner of special award| Year | Film | Screenwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 |
Petersen | David Williamson |
| 1976 |
The Devil's Playground | Fred Schepisi |
| 1976 |
The Trespassers | John Duigan |
| 1976 |
Picnic at Hanging Rock | Cliff Green |
| 1976 |
Caddie | Joan Long |
| 1977 |
Don's Party | David Williamson |
| 1977 |
Storm Boy | Sonia Borg |
| 1977 |
The Fourth Wish | Michael Craig |
| 1977 |
The Picture Show Man | Joan Long |
| 1980 |
Breaker Morant | Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens and Bruce Beresford |
| 1980 |
Hard Knocks | Hilton Bonner and Don McLennan |
| 1980 |
...Maybe This Time | Ann Brooksbank and Bob Ellis |
| 1980 |
Stir | Bob Jewson |
| 1981 |
Gallipoli | David Williamson |
| 1981 |
Hoodwink | Ken Quinnell |
| 1981 |
The Club | David Williamson |
| 1981 |
Winter of Our Dreams | John Duigan |
| 1982 |
Goodbye Paradise | Bob Ellis and Denny Lawrence |
| 1982 |
Lonely Hearts | Paul Cox and John Clarke |
| 1982 |
Moving Out | Jan Sardi |
| 1982 |
We of the Never Never | Peter Schreck |
| 1990 |
The Big Steal | David Parker |
| 1990 |
Blood Oath | Denis Whitburn and Brian A. Williams |
| 1990 |
Golden Braid | Paul Cox and Barry Dickins |
| 1990 |
Struck by Lightning | Trevor Farrant |
| 1991 |
Proof | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| 1991 |
A Woman's Tale | Paul Cox and Barry Dickins |
| 1991 |
Death in Brunswick | John Ruane and Boyd Oxlade |
| 1991 |
Spotswood | Max Dann and Andrew Knight |
| 1992 |
Strictly Ballroom | Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce |
| 1992 |
Black Robe | Brian Moore |
| 1992 |
Greenkeeping | David Caesar |
| 1992 |
The Last Days of Chez Nous | Helen Garner |
| 2007 |
The Home Song Stories | Tony Ayres |
| 2007 |
Clubland | Keith Thompson |
| 2007 |
Lucky Miles | Helen Barnes and Michael James Rowland |
| 2007 |
Noise | Matthew Saville |
| 2007 |
Romulus, My Father | Nick Drake |
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—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)