The AFI Awards are the Australian Film and Television Industry's longest running and most prestigious awards ceremony. Now in their 47th year, the AFI Awards offered a night of glamour and style, while focusing both industry and public attention on the best in Australian film and television productions.

Recognised internationally, the AFI Awards are the premier event of Australian film culture, acknowledging excellence in a broad range of categories that cover Feature Film, Television, Documentary, Short Fiction and Short Animation.

The highly acclaimed film had strong competition on the night and it is an accomplishment to all involved that they won the following awards:
Best Film Bridget Ikin
Best Direction Sarah Watt
Best Supporting Actor Anthony Hayes
Best Original Screenplay Sarah Watt

The AFI awards add to the film’s success at the Film Critics Circle of Australia awards, where the team were awarded Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Editing, together with the three recent IF awards given for Best Direction, Best Script and Best Editing.
Look Both Ways was funded by the Film Finance Corporation, the South Australian
Film Corporation, the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and private investors.
It also screened as Opening Night Film at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival where it won the audience award for ‘Best Feature Film’.
“The AFI Awards are the most prestigious awards in the country. It is fitting recognition for the entire Look Both Ways team for their hard work and dedication which has produced such an extraordinary film” said Cheryl Bart, Chairman of the South Australian Film Corporation and the Adelaide Film Festival.
“To achieve such results is a demonstration of the strength and quality of local screen industry and a testament to what can be achieved working right here in Adelaide.”
Look Both Ways has been nominated for the Prix Screen International for Non-European Film at the European Film Academy awards to be announced in Berlin on December 3.
Past winners have included world famous directors such as David Lynch and Wong Kar-Wai.

Ful Listing of AFI AWARDS:

AFI AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Look Both Ways, Bridget Ikin

FILM FINANCE CORPORATION AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Hugo Weaving, Little Fish

JAN LOGAN AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Little Fish

EMPIRE MAGAZINE AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt

STELLA ARTOIS AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt

MOVIE EXTRA CHANNEL AFI AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Three Dollars, Robert Connolly, Elliot Perlman

GRAND HYATT MELBOURNE AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Noni Hazlehurst, Little Fish

PALACE CINEMAS AFI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Anthony Hayes, Look Both Ways

COMPLETE POST AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
Little Fish, Alexandre de Franceschi ASE, John Scott ASE

NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE AFI AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
The Proposition, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

BYTECRAFT AFI AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Proposition, Chris Kennedy

AFI AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Proposition, Margot Wilson

JANDS PRODUCTION SERVICES AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
Little Fish, Sam Petty, Peter Grace, Robert Sullivan, Yulia Akerholt

ATLAB AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Proposition, Benoît Delhomme

FILM VICTORIA AFI AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION DRAMA
Holly's Heroes, Ann Darrouzet, Dave Gibson, Jenni Tosi (Nine Network)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY SERIES
John Safran vs God, Selin Yaman, John Safran (SBS)

THE WESTIN MELBOURNE AFI AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SERIES
The Glass House, Ted Robinson (ABC)

HOLDING REDLICH AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
Love My Way, John Edwards, Claudia Karvan (FOXTEL)

CITY OF MELBOURNE AFI AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, Andrew Benson, Greg Haddrick (Network Ten)

WATERFRONT CITY AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION
Jessica Hobbs, Love My Way (Ep 8)(FOXTEL)

MELBOURNE CENTRAL CITY STUDIOS AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
Jacquelin Perske, Love My Way (Ep 9) (FOXTEL)

KPMG AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN TELEVISION
Shane Bourne, MDA (ABC)

ROSEMOUNT ESTATE AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN TELEVISION
Claudia Karvan, Love My Way (FOXTEL)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN TELEVISION
Max Cullen, Love My Way (Ep 8) (FOXTEL)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN TELEVISION
Anita Hegh, MDA (Ep 6) (ABC)

DIGITAL PICTURES AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CRAFT IN TELEVISION
John Safran, Original Concept, John Safran vs God (SBS)

AFI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Land Mines - a love story Dennis O'Rourke

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Jewboy Tony Krawitz

DIGITAL PICTURES AFI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Anthony Lucas

DOCKLANDS SERVICED APARTMENTS AFI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
Jabe Babe: A Heightened Life, Janet Merewether

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
Jewboy, Tony Krawitz

SHOWTECH AFI AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A NON-FEATURE FILM
Jewboy, Greig Fraser

AFI AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A NON-FEATURE FILM
Vietnam Symphony, Leo Sullivan, Tony Vaccher, Danny Longhurst

AFI AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A NON-FEATURE FILM
Mr Patterns, James Bradley

GLOBAL TELEVISION AFI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CRAFT IN A NON-FEATURE FILM
Anthony Lucas, Production Design, Anthony Lucas, Production Design, The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man

QANTAS AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Emily Browning, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING
Roger Savage, The House of Flying Daggers

BYRON KENNEDY AWARD
Chris Kennedy

AFI LONGFORD LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ray Barrett

NEWS LIMITED READERS' CHOICE AWARD
Cate Blanchett

ROADSHOW FILMS AFI YOUNG ACTOR AWARD
Sophie Luck, Blue Water High