[1] The nominees were announced on 24 October 2007 at the Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay.
Deborra-Lee Furness, Sibylla Budd, Marny Kennedy, and AFI President James Hewison made the announcements.
[2] Romulus, My Father received the highest number of nominations, with a total of fifteen.
[7][8][9][10] The Home Song Stories performed exceptionally well, winning in 8 of its 12 nominated categories.
The wins included, Best Direction (Tony Ayres), Best Actress in a Lead Role (Joan Chen), Best Screenplay (Tony Ayres), Achievement in Cinematogoraphy (Nigel Bluck), Achievement in Editing (Denise Haratzis), Best Original Score (Antony Partos), Best Achievement in Production Design (Melinda Doring) and the award for Achievement in Costume Design (Cappi Ireland).