2000 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 42nd Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held on 18 November 2000 at the Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. The ceremony was broadcast on SBS and hosted by comedian Jonathan Biggins. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 2000. AFI introduced five new television categories for the 2000 awards, including best performance for an actor or actress in a guest role and a television open craft award. The awards for Best Performance By an Actor or Actress in a Television Drama were also judged over three episodes instead of one. The nominations were announced on 18 October 2000. Chopper received the most nominations in the feature film category with 10, while Grass Roots received 12 nominations in the television category.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.