AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE AWARD FOR BEST FILM

The 'Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film' is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. Until 1975 this category also encompassed non-features and documentaries.

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Previous winners

Previous winners

★ 1958 - ''Conquest of The Rivers / Hard to Windward''

★ 1959 - ''Edge of The Deep / The Power Makers''

★ 1960 - ''Three in a Million''

★ 1961 - Not awarded this year

★ 1962 - ''Bypass to Life / Night Freighter''

★ 1963 - ''The Land That Waited''

★ 1964 - ''The Dancing Class / I The Aboriginal''

★ 1965 - ''The Legend of Damien Parer / Stronger Since The War''

★ 1966 - ''Concerto for Orchestra''

★ 1967 - ''Cardin in Australia''

★ 1968 - ''The Change at Groote / The Talgai Skull''

★ 1969 - ''

★ 1970 - ''

★ 1971 - ''Homesdale''

★ 1972 - ''Stork''

★ 1973 - ''

★ 1973 - ''27A''

★ 1974/5 - ''Sunday Too Far Away''

★ 1976 - ''The Devil's Playground''

★ 1977 - ''Storm Boy''

★ 1978 - ''Newsfront''

★ 1979 - ''My Brilliant Career''

★ 1980 - ''Breaker Morant''

★ 1981 - ''Gallipoli''

★ 1982 - ''Lonely Hearts''

★ 1983 - ''Careful, He Might Hear You''

★ 1984 - ''Annie's Coming Out''

★ 1985 - ''Bliss''

★ 1986 - ''Malcolm''

★ 1987 - ''The Year My Voice Broke''

★ 1988 - ''

★ 1989 - ''Evil Angels''

★ 1990 - ''Flirting''

★ 1991 - ''Proof''

★ 1992 - ''Strictly Ballroom''

★ 1993 - ''The Piano''

★ 1994 - ''Muriel's Wedding''

★ 1995 - ''Angel Baby''

★ 1996 - ''Shine''

★ 1997 - ''Kiss Or Kill''

★ 1998 - ''The Interview''

★ 1999 - ''Two Hands''

★ 2000 - ''Looking for Alibrandi''

★ 2001 - ''Lantana''

★ 2002 - ''Rabbit-Proof Fence''

★ 2003 - ''Japanese Story''

★ 2004 - ''Somersault''

★ 2005 - ''Look Both Ways''

★ 2006 - ''Ten Canoes''