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.
Australia's Oscar hopes were dealt a blow at this year's BAFTA Awards as 'Poor Things' scribe Tony McNamara and 'Barbie' star and producer Margot Robbie lost out.
Margot Robbie and Brett Hedblom from LuckyChap, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield from Hoodlum, ABC Studios International's Keli Lee, and Sally Riley from the ABC are the EPs on the 10-part project.
In a lousy weekend at Australian cinemas the combination of Harrison Ford and a bionic dog in 'The Call of the Wild' proved unappealing while a long-delayed thriller which Mel Gibson had virtually disowned had a similar fate.
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'.
As expected, Cate Blanchett secured her fourth Golden Globe for her performance as the titular character in Todd Field’s 'Tár' on Wednesday.
Second Best Marigold Hotel has topped the Australian box office chart over the weekend, shooting up from its debut position of number five.
Margot Robbie and Guy Pearce have begun filming the period drama, 'Mary Queen of Scots', in the UK.