Winners in the 12 competing categories at the Australian Effects and Animation Festival (AEAF) 2003 Awards were announced Dec. 9, 2003 at the Sydney Convention Center, Darling Harbor.

The winners were:

FEATURE FILM VISUAL EFFECTS
THE MATRIX RELOADED: ESC

FEATURE FILM ANIMATION
FINDING NEMO: Pixar

TV SERIES
EXTREME MARTIAL ARTS -THE HIDDEN WORLD OF MARTIAL ARTS: Animal Logic

Web Animation
GEFILTEFISH SPEEDOS SERIES2 EPISODE 2 (www.gefiltefish.tv): Bigfish Design

COMMERCIALS: Animation
TOOHEYS PARTY TONGUE: The Mill

COMMERCIALS: Visual Effects
JOHNNIE WALKER FISH: Framestore CFC

MUSIC VIDEO
NATURE IS ANCIENT GLASSWORKS, Bjork

TITLES IDENTS & STINGS
DIE ANOTHER DAY: Framestore CFC

EDUCATION & TRAINING
LIFE IN THE KAIKOURA: Canyon Animation Research (NZ)

SHORT FILM
POLAR BEARS: GARY'S FALL: Passion Pictures

STUDENT
PAN: Warwick Mellow

GAMES
WARCRAFT3: REIGN OF CHAOS: Blizzard Entertainment