Hollywood is over-flowing with screen heroines in action films, dramas and comedies, but where are Australia’s?
Matt Everitt, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Sloan, and Brian Cox have earned a nod for their work on 'Love and Monsters', while the UK-based Andrew Jackson is nominated as part of the VFX team on 'Tenet'.
While 'Barbie' may have been snubbed by BAFTA voters for Best Film, Margot Robbie will still carry Australian hopes at the UK awards, alongside Jacob Elordi and Tony McNamara.
Paramount’s live action/CGI adaptation of the Sega videogame 'Sonic the Hedgehog' won the weekend derby in Australia while the historic four Oscar wins paid off for Madman Entertainment's 'Parasite'.
By their "very different but equally excellent" powers combined, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer have given Australian cinemas their best weekend since the pandemic began - and for at least one exhibitor, its best weekend ever.
The law of diminishing returns applies to the Fifty Shades franchise as the final edition of the trilogy opened much lower than the predecessor but commanded the top spots in Australia, the US and more than 50 other markets.
The Oscar nominations paid off for 'I, Tonya' in its Australian debut while Warwick Thornton's 'Sweet Country' had a spirited launch.
Shawn Seet's re-imagining of Henri Safran's 1976 classic 'Storm Boy' drew families and older folks last weekend, resonating particularly strongly in South Australia, as takings overall were flattened by the heatwave.