The AFI awards are predominantly about the Australian Film industry, however, that does not mean that TV is to miss out on one of the arts’ finest nights.

A list of awards were given out on the weekend, with the ABC and SBS the big winners.

Here is a list of the award winner on the night:

AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series
East West 101, Season 2. Kristine Wyld, Steve Knapman. SBS

AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series
False Witness. Greg Haddrick, Peter Andrikidis. UKTV

AFI Award for Best Direction in Television
East West 101, Season 2 (Episode 13, Atonement) Peter Andrikidis. SBS

AFI Award for Best Screenplay in Television
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood) Kris Mrksa. Nine Network

AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
Roy Billing. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Nine Network

AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama
Susie Porter. East West 101, Season 2. SBS

AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
Damian de Montemas. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (Episode 11, The Brotherhood). Nine Network

AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama
Anni Finsterer. 3 Acts of Murder. ABC1

AFI International Award for Best Actress
Toni Collette. United States of Tara. ABC1

AFI Award for Best Children’s Television Drama
The Elephant Princess. Jonathan M. Shiff, Joanna Werner. Network Ten

AFI Award for Best Children’s Television Animation
Figaro Pho. Luke Jurevicius. ABC1

AFI Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series
Spicks and Specks. Anthony Watt. ABC

AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy
Phil Lloyd. Review With Myles Barlow. ABC

AFI Award for Best Television Comedy Series
Review With Myles Barlow. Dean Bates. ABC

AFI Award for outstanding achievement in television screen craft
Luke Jurevicius. Figaro Pho – Creative Excellence

AFI Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Cracking the Colour Code (Episode 2, Making Colours). Ian Batt, Vincent Fooy. SBS

AFI Award for Best Editing in a Documentary
How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer. Zen Rosenthal. ABC

AFI Award for Best Documentary Under One Hour
Solo. Jennifer Peedom. ABC1

AFI Award for Best Documentary Series
First Australians. Darren Dale, Rachel Perkins, Helen Panckhurst. SBS

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