21 years after 'Braveheart' won the top gong, Mel Gibson has been welcomed back into the Academy fold, with 'Hacksaw Ridge' nominated for six Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Andrew Garfield), Best Editing (Kiwi John Gilbert), Best Sound E
Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Teresa Palmer and Ben O’Toole are among a large contingent of Aussies who are appearing in Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s WW2 drama now shooting in New South Wales.
The film will generate about 720 jobs and $26 million in production expenditure.
For Harry Greenwood, the best screen projects to either act in or watch have darkness backed up against humour, just like in life.
Mel Gibson's first film behind the camera in 10 years is also the first film he's made in Australia since the 80s. Harry Windsor speaks to producer Bill Mechanic and star Luke Bracey.
During the In Memoriam section, a photo of Australian producer Jan Chapman ('The Piano', 'Love Serenade', 'Lantana', 'The Babadook') was shown next to the name of late costume designer Janet Patterson, with whom Chapman worked on several Jane Campion film
Cutting Edge’s Head of Features Marcus Bolton, Visual Effects Supervisor Simon Maddison and Creative Director Finn Spencer chat to Harry Windsor about running post on Mel Gibson’s 'Hacksaw Ridge'.
Robison, whose mother was born in Fremantle, first worked in Australia on Jodie Foster’s 'Nim's Island' in 2007.