The Australian Film Commission today congratulated the Australian filmmakers and actors nominated for Academy Awards, noting that three decades of consistent development of the local industry had now consolidated Australia as a nation of filmmakers and actors equal to any in the world.
Eight nominations for the Australian film Moulin Rouge, plus acting and technical nominations for The Lord of the Rings and A Beautiful Mind, totalled ten Australian nominations. There were ten Australian nominations in 1995 (Babe, Braveheart) and in 1996 (Shine, The English Patient, The Portrait of a Lady).*
Moulin Rouge is the fourth Australian film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year. Shine was nominated for the award in 1996, Babe in 1995 and The Piano in 1993.*
"The Australian Film Commission and, more recently, the Australian Film Finance Corporation have supported and financed many of the films which developed the careers of the Australian nominees. The rich pool of Australian talent now working internationally was nurtured in the local industry developed by the AFC and the other film agencies, and supported by successive Federal and State Governments," said Kim Dalton, Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission.
The Sum of Us, Spotswood, Proof and Romper Stomper are among the films that set Russell Crowe on the path to three consecutive Best Actor Academy Award nominations, and Nicole Kidman established her career in Australia with such films as Flirting, Emerald City and Dead Calm. Director and producer Baz Luhrmann and his creative partner Catherine Martin (art direction, costume design) began their film careers with Strictly Ballroom. Jill Bilcock edited Strictly Ballroom and, amongst others, Head On and Muriel's Wedding. Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie's Australian film credits include The Sugar Factory, Doing Time for Patsy Cline, Spider & Rose and The Delinquents.
The Australian nominations:
Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann and Fred Baron, Moulin Rouge - Best motion picture of the year
Nicole Kidman - best performance by an actress in a leading role, for Moulin Rouge
Russell Crowe - best performance by an actor in a leading role, for A Beautiful Mind
Andrew Lesnie - achievement in cinematography, for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Donald McAlpine - achievement in cinematography, for Moulin Rouge
Catherine Martin (art direction) and Brigitte Broch (set decoration) - achievement in art direction, for Moulin Rouge
Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie - achievement in costume design, for Moulin Rouge
Jill Bilcock - achievement in film editing, for Moulin Rouge
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics - achievement in sound, for Moulin Rouge
Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti - achievement in makeup Moulin Rouge
(Note: Australians and Australian films are in bold)
* Get The Picture, AFC 2002
...and there's one more!!
Further to our earlier media release, please note that a further Australian nomination has been confirmed in the Academy Awards.
Gethin Creagh has been nominated as part of the sound team of Lord of the Rings for the Best Achievement in Sound Award.
This means a RECORD 11 nominations for Australians and Australian films.
The final list is:
* Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann and Fred Baron, Moulin Rouge - best motion picture of the year
* Nicole Kidman - best performance by an actress in a leading role, for Moulin Rouge
* Russell Crowe - best performance by an actor in a leading role, for A Beautiful Mind
* Andrew Lesnie - achievement in cinematography, for The Lord of the Rings
* Donald McAlpine - achievement in cinematography, for Moulin Rouge
* Catherine Martin (art direction) and Brigitte Broch (set decoration) - achievement in art direction, for Moulin Rouge
* Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie - achievement in costume design, for Moulin Rouge
* Jill Bilcock - achievement in editing, for Moulin Rouge
* Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics - achievement in sound, for Moulin Rouge
* Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek - achievement in sound for The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
* Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti - achievement in makeup Moulin Rouge
...and now there's twelve!!
Further to our earlier media release, please note that a further Australian nomination has been confirmed in the Academy Awards, making a record 12 Academy Award nominations with Australian involvement.
Ben Snow, who works at ILM in California, was nominated with colleagues Eric Brevig, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh, for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Pearl Harbour.
The final list is:
* Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann and Fred Baron, Moulin Rouge - best motion picture of the year
* Nicole Kidman - best performance by an actress in a leading role, for Moulin Rouge
* Russell Crowe - best performance by an actor in a leading role, for A Beautiful Mind
* Andrew Lesnie - achievement in cinematography, for The Lord of the Rings
* Donald McAlpine - achievement in cinematography, for Moulin Rouge
* Catherine Martin (art direction) and Brigitte Broch (set decoration) - achievement in art direction, for Moulin Rouge
* Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie - achievement in costume design, for Moulin Rouge
* Jill Bilcock - achievement in editing, for Moulin Rouge
*Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics - achievement in sound, for Moulin Rouge
* Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek - achievement in sound for The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
* Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti - achievement in makeup Moulin Rouge
* Ben Snow, Eric Brevig, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh, for best achievement in visual effects, Pearl Harbour |
