Film Awards
On 22 January 2008, AFCA announced the results of its inaugural Film Awards for 2007. The awards span four categories comprising Best Australian Film, Best Overseas Film, Best Documentary and Best Unreleased Film (in Australia at the time of the awards). The winning and commended films granted AFCA film awards are:
| Year | Best Australian | Best Overseas | Best Doco | Best Unreleased | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Winner: | Noise | No Country for Old Men (USA) | Forbidden Lie$ (Australia) | The Band's Visit (Israel) |
| Commended: | The Home Song Stories | The Lives of Others (Germany) | Deep Water (UK) | - | |
| Commended: | Romulus, My Father | 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (Romania) | Sicko (USA) | - | |
| 2008 | Winner: | The Black Balloon | There Will Be Blood (USA) | Man On Wire (UK) | En La Ciudad De Sylvia (Spain) |
| Commended: | The Square | The Dark Knight (USA) | Not Quite Hollywood (Australia) | Les Amours d’Astrée et de Céladon (France/Italy/Spain) | |
| 2009 | Winner: | Balibo | Låt den rätte komma in (Let The Right One In) (Sweden) | Of Time and the City (UK) | Un Lac (A Lake) (France) |
| Commended: | Mary & Max, Samson & Delilah | Moon (UK), Wrestler (USA), Up (USA) | Encounters at the End of the World (Germany), Capitalism: A Love Story (USA) | Ai no mukidashi (Love Exposure)) (Japan) |
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