In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year. The films and screenwriters in bold and in yellow background have won are the winners. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning screenplay first and then the other nominees.[3]
| Year |
Film |
Screenwriter(s) |
Based on |
| AFI Awards |
1978
(20th) |
The Getting of Wisdom |
Eleanor Witcombe |
The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson |
1978
(20th |
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith |
Fred Schepisi |
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally |
1978
(20th |
The Mango Tree |
Michael Pate |
The Mango Tree by Ronald McKie |
1978
(20th) |
Weekend of Shadows |
Peter Yeldham |
Weekend of Shadows by Hugh Atkinson |
1979
(21st) |
My Brilliant Career |
Eleanor Witcombe |
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin |
1979
(21st) |
Money Movers |
Bruce Beresford |
Money Movers by Devon Minchin |
1979
(21st) |
The Last of the Knucklemen |
Tim Burstall |
The Last of the Knucklemen by John Power |
1979
(21st) |
Cathy's Child |
Ken Quinnell |
Cathy's Child by Dick Wordley |
1983
(25th) |
Careful, He Might Hear You |
Michael Jenkins |
Careful, He Might Hear You by Sumner Locke Elliott |
1983
(25th) |
Now and Forever |
Richard Cassidy |
Now and Forever by Danielle Steel |
1983
(25th) |
The Wild Duck |
Tutte Lemkow, Dido Merwin, Henri Safran and Peter Smalley |
The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen |
1983
(25th) |
The Year of Living Dangerously |
C.J. Koch, Peter Weir and David Williamson |
The Year of Living Dangerously by Christopher Koch |
1984
(26th) |
Annie's Coming Out |
John Patterson and Chris Borthwick |
Annie's Coming Out by Rosemary Crossley and Anne McDonald |
1984
(26th) |
BMX Bandits |
Patrick Edgeworth |
|
1984
(26th) |
Razorback |
Everett De Roche |
Razorback by Peter Brennan |
1984
(26th) |
Strikebound |
Richard Lowenstein |
Dead Men Don't Dig Coal by Wendy Lowenstein |
1985
(27th) |
Bliss |
Peter Carey and Ray Lawrence |
Bliss by Peter Carey |
1985
(27th) |
An Indecent Obsession |
Denise Morgan |
An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough |
1985
(27th) |
Rebel |
Michael Jenkins |
No Names . . . No Packdrill by Bob Herbert |
1985
(27th) |
The Coca-Cola Kid |
Frank Moorhouse |
The Americans, Baby and The Electrical Experience by Frank Moorhouse |
1986
(28th) |
The Fringe Dwellers |
Bruce Beresford and Rhoisin Beresford |
The Fringe Dwellers by Nene Gare |
1986
(28th) |
For Love Alone |
Stephen Wallace |
For Love Alone by Christina Stead |
1986
(28th) |
Kangaroo |
Evan Jones |
Kangaroo by D. H. Lawrence |
1986
(28th) |
Playing Beatie Bow |
Peter Gawler |
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park |
1987
(29th) |
Travelling North |
David Williamson |
Travelling North by David Williamson |
1987
(29th) |
Slate, Wyn & Me |
Don McLennan |
Slate, Wyn & Me by Georgia Savage |
1987
(29th) |
The Place at the Coast |
Hilary Furlong |
The Place at the Coast by Jane Hyde |
1987
(29th) |
Vincent |
Paul Cox |
The Letters of Vincent van Gogh |
1989
(31st) |
Evil Angels |
Robert Caswell and Fred Schepisi |
Evil Angels by John Bryson |
1989
(31st) |
Campo |
Abe Pogos |
|
1989
(31st) |
Dead Calm |
Terry Hayes |
Dead Calm by Charles Williams |
1989
(31st) |
Emerald City |
David Williamson |
Emerald City by David Williamson |
1993
(35th) |
Blackfellas |
James Ricketson |
Blackfellas by Archie Weller |
1993
(35th) |
Black River |
Kevin Lucas |
Black River by Andrew Schultz and Julianne Schultz |
1993
(35th) |
Now Worries |
David Holman |
No Worries by David Holaman |
1993
(35th) |
The Silver Brumby |
John Tatoulis and Jon Stephens |
Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell |
1994
(36th) |
The Sum of Us |
David Stevens |
The Sum of Us by David Stevens |
1994
(36th) |
Country Life |
Michael Blakemore |
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov |
1994
(36th) |
Everynight ... Everynight |
Ray Mooney and Alkinos Tsilimidos |
Everynight ... Everynight by Ray Mooney |
1994
(36th) |
Traps |
Robert Carter, Pauline Chan |
Trap by Peter Mathers |
1995
(37th) |
Hotel Sorrento |
Richard Franklin and Peter Fitzpatrick |
Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson |
1995
(37th) |
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection |
George Whaley |
Stories and characters by Steele Rudd |
1995
(37th) |
Sanctuary |
David Williamson |
Sanctuary by David Williamson |
1995
(37th) |
That Eye, the Sky |
John Ruane and Jim Barton |
That Eye, the Sky by Tim Winton |
1996
(38th) |
Così |
Louis Nowra |
Così by Louis Nowra |
1996
(38th) |
Dead Heart |
Nick Parsons |
Dead Heart by Nick Parsons |
1996
(38th) |
Life |
Lawrence Johnston and John Brumpton |
Containment by John Brumpton |
1996
(38th) |
What I Have Written |
John A. Scott |
What I Have Written by John A. Scott |
1997
(39th) |
The Well |
Laura Jones |
The Well by Elizabeth Jolley |
1997
(39th) |
Blackrock |
Nick Enright |
Blackrock by Nick Enright |
1997
(39th) |
Love in Ambush |
Carl Schultz |
Jarai by Loup Durand |
1998
(40th) |
The Boys |
Stephen Sewell |
The Boys by Gordon Graham |
1998
(40th) |
Head On |
Ana Kokkinos |
Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas |
1998
(40th) |
Oscar and Lucinda |
Laura Jones |
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey |
1998
(40th) |
Radiance |
Louis Nowra |
Radiance by Louis Nowra |
1999
(41st) |
Praise |
Andrew McGahan |
Praise by Andrew McGahan |
2000
(42nd) |
Looking for Alibrandi |
Melina Marchetta |
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta |
2000
(42nd) |
Chopper |
Andrew Dominik |
Semi-autobiographical books about the life of Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read |
2000
(42nd) |
The Magic Pudding |
Harry Cripps, Greg Haddrick and Simon Hopkinson |
The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay |
2001
(43rd) |
Lantana |
Andrew Bovell |
Speaking in Tongues by Andrew Bovell |
2001
(43rd) |
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand |
Richard Lowenstein |
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand by John Birmingham |
2001
(43rd) |
Silent Partner |
Daniel Keene |
The play Silent Partner by Charles Marowitz |
2001
(43rd) |
The Monkey's Mask |
Anne Kennedy |
The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter |
2002
(44th) |
Australian Rules |
Phillip Gwynne and Paul Goldman |
The novel Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne |
2002
(44th) |
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien |
John Briley |
The novel Molokai: The Story of Father Damien by Hilde Eynikel |
2002
(44th) |
Rabbit-Proof Fence |
Christine Olsen |
The novel Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara |
2002
(44th) |
Swimming Upstream |
Anthony Fingleton |
The autobiography of Anthony Fingleton |
2003
(45th) |
The Rage in Placid Lake |
Tony McNamara |
The play The Cafe Latte Kid by Tony McNamara |
2003
(45th) |
Blurred |
Stephen Davies and Kier Shorey |
The play Blurred by Stephen Davies |
2003
(45th) |
Ned Kelly |
John Michael McDonaugh |
The life of Ned Kelly |
2003
(45th) |
Teesh and Trude |
Vanessa Lomma |
The play Teesh and Trude by Wilson McCaskill |
2004
(46th) |
—
(no award given) |
—
(no award given) |
—
(no award given) |
2005
(47th) |
Three Dollars |
Robert Connolly and Elliot Perlman |
The novel Three Dollars by Elliot Perlman |
2005
(47th) |
Hating Alison Ashley |
Christine Madafferi |
The novel Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein |
2005
(47th) |
The Illustrated Family Doctor |
Kriv Stenders and David Snell |
The novel The Illustrated Family Doctor by David Snell |
2005
(47th) |
The Widower |
Lyndon Terracini |
The poems Evening Alone at Bunyah, Noonday Axeman, The Widower in the Country, Cowyard Gates and The Last Hellos by Les Murray |
2006
(48th) |
Candy |
Luke Davies and Neil Armfield |
The novel Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction by Luke Davies |
2006
(48th) |
Jindabyne |
Beatrix Christian |
The short story So Much Water So Close to Home by Raymond Carver |
2006
(48th) |
Last Train to Freo |
Reg Cribb |
The play The Return by Reg Cribb |
2006
(48th) |
The Book of Revelation |
Ana Kokkinos and Andrew Bovell |
The novel The Book of Revelation by Rupert Thomson |
2008
(50th) |
Unfinished Sky |
Peter Duncan |
The film The Polish Bride (1998) by Karim Traïdia and Kees van der Hulst |
2008
(50th) |
All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane |
Stephen Vagg |
The play All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane by Stephen Vagg |
2009
(51st) |
Balibo |
David Williamson and Robert Connolly |
The killing of the Balibo Five. |
2009
(51st) |
Beautiful Kate |
Rachel Ward |
The novel Beautiful Kate by Newton Thornburg |
2009
(51st) |
Blessed |
Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves and Christos Tsiolkas |
The play Who's Afraid of the Working Class? by Andrew Bovell |
2009
(51st) |
Mao's Last Dancer |
Jan Sardi |
The autobiographical novel of the same name by Li Cunxin |
2010
(52nd) |
Tomorrow, When the War Began |
Stuart Beattie |
The novel Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden |
2010
(52nd) |
Bran Nue Dae |
Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins and Jimmy Chi |
The play Bran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi |
2010
(52nd) |
The Boys Are Back |
Allan Cubitt |
The novel The Boys Are Back by Simon Carr |
2010
(52nd) |
The Tree |
Julie Bertuccelli |
The novel Our Father Who Art in The Tree by Judy Pascoe |
| AACTA Awards |
2011
(1st) |
Snowtown |
Shaun Grant |
The Snowtown murders |
2011
(1st) |
The Eye of the Storm |
Judy Morris |
The novel The Eye of the Storm by Patrick White |
2011
(1st) |
The Hunter |
Alice Addison |
The novel The Hunter by Julia Leigh |
2011
(1st) |
Red Dog |
Daniel Taplitz |
The novel Red Dog by Louis de Bernières |
2012
(2nd) |
The Sapphires |
Keith Thompson and Tony Briggs |
The play The Sapphires by Tony Briggs |
2012
(2nd) |
Lore |
Robin Mukherjee and Cate Shortland |
The novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert |
2013
(3rd) |
The Great Gatsby |
Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce |
The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
2013
(3rd) |
Adore |
Christopher Hampton |
The novel The Grandmothers: Four Short Novels by Doris Lessing |
2013
(3rd) |
Dead Europe |
Louise Fox |
The novel Dead Europe by Christos Tsiolkas |
2013
(3rd) |
The Turning |
The Turning Ensemble |
A collection of short stories by Tim Winton |
2014
(4th) |
The Railway Man |
Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson |
The novel The Railway Man by Eric Lomax |
2014
(4th) |
Predestination |
Spierig brothers |
All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein |
2015
(5th) [5] |
Last Cab to Darwin |
Reg Cribb and Jeremy Sims |
Last Cab to Darwin by Reg Cribb |
2015
(5th) [5] |
Holding the Man |
Tommy Murphy |
Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave |
2015
(5th) [5] |
Ruben Guthrie |
Brendan Cowell |
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