2004 Australian Film Institute Awards

The 46th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as AFI Awards), were a series of awards presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2004. The event was held at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne, on 29 October 2004 and a highlights program televised on ABC two days later on Sunday evening.

Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 1 October 2004. Leading the feature film nominees was Somersault with 15 nominations in 13 categories. Marking Time, a miniseries inspired by the real-life experiences of Afghan refugees and their hosts in a rural town gained the most television nominations with 10, followed by sitcom Kath & Kim with 7 nominations.

Cate Shortland's debut feature Somersault, about a teenage girl learning some hard lessons about love in Jindabyne took 13 awards, winning in every category, including best film and beating the previous record of eight wins shared by Lantana in 2001 and Newsfront in 1978. In the television category the ABC miniseries Marking Time won seven awards out of its 10 nominations, including best miniseries, best direction, best screenplay, and best leading and supporting actor and actress.

Multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations.


 * 15 nominations: Somersault
 * 12 nominations: Tom White
 * 8 nominations: One Perfect Day