50th Australian Film Institute Awards nominees and winners
The nominees for the 50th Australian Film Institute Awards were announced in Sydney, Australia, on 29 October 2008. The nominees for Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction Film, and Best Short Animation were announced on 7 August 2008.Best Film
- The Black Balloon
- The Jammed
- The Square
- Unfinished Sky
Best Actor
- Guy Pearce - Death Defying Acts
- Rhys Wakefield - The Black Balloon
- David Roberts - The Square
- William McInnes - Unfinished Sky
Best Actress
- Emma Lung - The Jammed
- Noni Hazlehurst - Bitter & Twisted
- Monic Hendrickx - Unfinished Sky
- Veronica Sywak - The Jammed
- Luke Ford - The Black Balloon
- Eric Thompson - The Black Balloon
- Anthony Hayes - The Square
- Joel Edgerton - The Square
Non-Feature Awards
Best Documentary
- Beyond Our Ken
- Not Quite Hollywood
- The Oasisthe oasis
- Rare Chicken Rescue
Best Short Animation
- Chainsaw
- Dog With Electric Collar
- Mutt
- PaperCityArchitects
- Four
- The Ground Beneath
- Jerrycan
- My Rabbit Hoppy
Controversies and comments
AFI Website "contenders"
On the website of the Australian Film Institute, it listed 25 expected nominees for the Best Film category. The 25 contenders were: