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1The Piano1993 · 31 awards2Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · 16 awards3The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · 15 awards4The Great Gatsby2013 · 14 awards5Lion2015 · 14 awards6Somersault2004 · 13 awards7Hacksaw Ridge2016 · 12 awards8Animal Kingdom2010 · 12 awards9Moulin Rouge!2001 · 11 awards10Shine1996 · 11 awards
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Australian and New Zealand films of the 1990s

1087 films recorded for 1990–1999, 380 with a full page, plus 165 TV series that premiered.

Films per year

1990153
1991105
1992123
1993106
1994103
199588
199681
199794
1998119
1999115

Top genres

Drama99Comedy48Thriller27Action20Romantic comedy17Science fiction15Documentary15Children's music15

Busiest directors

  • Rolf de Heer5
  • Chisholm McTavish5
  • Stephan Elliott4
  • Peter Jackson4
  • Simon Wincer4
  • Ian Barry4
  • Frank Howson4
  • Yoram Gross4

Best-known films of the 1990s

TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
Shine 1996 Scott Hicks Drama, Biographical 101 11
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 Stephan Elliott Road, Buddy 104 3
Dark City 1998 Alex Proyas Film noir, Horror 100 2
Green Card 1990 Peter Weir Romantic comedy 102 1
Heavenly Creatures 1994 Peter Jackson Drama, Biographical 108 1
The Frighteners 1996 Peter Jackson Drama, Fantasy 110
Babe: Pig in the City 1998 George Miller Fantasy, Comedy 92
Braindead 1992 Peter Jackson Drama, Comedy 104
Muriel's Wedding 1994 P. J. Hogan Drama, Romantic comedy 101 4
The Phantom 1996 Simon Wincer Fantasy, Action 96
Strictly Ballroom 1992 Baz Luhrmann Romantic comedy, Sport 94 8
FernGully: The Last Rainforest Animated film 1992 Bill Kroyer Fantasy, Animated 76 1
Oscar and Lucinda 1997 Gillian Armstrong Drama, Romance 132 5
Holy Smoke! 1999 Jane Campion Drama, Comedy 110
Hard Rain 1998 Mikael Salomon Drama, Action 92
Once Were Warriors 1994 Lee Tamahori Drama 99