Award Winners
2024 Winners
Young Exhibitor Of The Year (Under 35)
Lilly Ford (Palace Cinemas)
Young Exhibitor Of The Year (Under 35)
Luke Warburton (East Coast Cinemas)
Young Distributor Of The Year (Under 35)
Ari Harrison (Umbrella Entertainment)
The Murray Forrest Lifetime Achievement Award
Stephan Basil-Jones (Sony Pictures)
murray forrest lifetime achievement award
2023 – Lori Flekser (MPDAA)
Young Distributor Of The Year (Under 35)
2023 – Allyson Kew (Disney)
Young Exhibitor Of The Year (Under 35)
2023 – Jason Choules (Event Cinemas)
AUSTRALIAN STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD
2016 – Chris Hemsworth
2015 – Joel Edgerton
2013 – Mia Wasikowska
2011 – Maeve Dermody
2010 – Jacki Weaver
2009 – Ben Mendelsohn
2008 – Gemma Ward
2007 – Shane Jacobson
2006 – William McInnes
2005 – Abbie Cornish
2004 – Michael Caton
2003 – Mick Molloy
2002 – Vince Colosimo
2001 – Eric Bana
2000 – Heath Ledger
1999 – Hugh Jackman
1998 – Jacqui McKenzie
1997 – Geoffrey Rush
1996 – Hugo Weaving
1995 – Tara Morice
1994 – Bill Hunter
1993 – Russell Crowe
1992 – Paul Mercurio
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2019 – Terry Jackman
2018 – Bryan Brown
2018 – Jill Bilcock
2017 – Jan Chapman
2017 – Mel Gibson
2016 – Sue Milliken
2016 – Sam Neill
2015 – Russell Anderson
2014 – Michael Caton
2013 – Jack Thompson
2010 – Richard Parton
2007 – Antonio Zeccola, David Aalders
2006 – Natalie Miller
2005 – Noel Collier
2004 – Murray Forrest
2003 – Alan Finney
2002 – Arthur Stiles
MURRAY FORREST AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM CRAFT
2019 – Gillian Armstrong
2018 – John Seale
2017 – Deborah Riley
2016 – Anthony Buckley
2015 – George Miller
2014 – Zareh Nalbandian
2013 – Andrew Lesnie
2012 – Don McAlpine
2011 – Yoram Gross
2010 – Amalgamated Holdings Limited – celebrating 100 years of cinema
2009 – Warwick Thornton
2008 – Murray Forrest
LIFE MEMBERSHIP OF NACO
2022 – Michael Hawkins
2022 – Allan Stiles
SPECIAL AIMC AWARD
(in recognition of incomparable partnership and contribution to the Australian Film Industry)
2016 – Margaret Pomeranz, David Stratton
OUTSTANDING INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2011 – Emile Sherman
MALE STAR OF TOMORROW AWARD
2011 – Lincoln Lewis
FEMALE STAR OF TOMORROW AWARD
2011 – Sophie Lowe
COMEDY STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD
2000 – Nick Giannopoulos
1999 – Jimeoin
1997 – Mike Myers
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM MAKING
2001 – Phil Noyce
