The nominees for the 2017 BAFTA Awards have been unveiled, with both Lion and Hacksaw Ridge earning five nods each.
Australia has made a strong showing among the nominees for the 2017 Golden Globes, with 'Lion' nominated across four categories and 'Hacksaw Ridge' three.
“It’s a nice thought,†says one of the film's executive producers, James M. Vernon. “But we may be getting a little ahead of ourselves here, as the main game is achieving a successful theatrical release in Australia and North America which Icon an
Actor Benedict Hardie has roles in two of the starriest local productions of the year – Hacksaw Ridge and The Light Between Oceans. Both films hit Aussie cinemas on November 3.
The film, which stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Ryan Corr and Mel Gibson's son, Milo, made its Australian premiere last night at the State Theatre.
The supporting cast is made up entirely of emerging local actors including Ryan Corr, Luke Pegler, Ben Mingay, Firass Dirani, Nico Cortez, Harry Greenwood, Milo Gibson and Nathaniel Buzolic.
Gibson has "absolutely hit Hacksaw Ridge out of the park", said The Guardian in a four-star review. "As a machine-tooled vehicle for Mel Gibson's directorial comeback, Hacksaw Ridge couldn't be more perfect."
In his long career as a composer, John Debney has written the scores for Hocus Pocus, Cutthroat Island, Liar Liar, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Elf, The Passion of the Christ, Sin City and Zathura and Iron Man 2. Most recently Debney has worked on The