The 25th

Australian Film Institute Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, ...

(generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 24 September 1983. Presented by the

Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsib ...

(AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1983. Twenty feature films were entered. '' Careful, He Might Hear You'' received eight awards including Best Film. '' Phar Lap'' received three awards. Film technician Bill Gooley received the

Raymond Longford Award The Longford Lyell Award is a lifetime achievement award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements ...

for lifetime achievement.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Feature film

Non-feature film

Additional awards

References

External links

The Australian Film Institute , Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website
{{Australian Film Institute Awards AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards 1983 in Australian cinema