Justin Kurzel’s 'Nitram' dominated the feature film categories at Wednesday's AACTA ceremony, winning eight awards, while the ABC’s 'The Newsreader' led the pack for television with five.
The titles that will contend for Best Feature Film Production, Best Drama Series Production, and Telemovie or Mini-Series Production of the Year at next year's Screen Producers Australia Awards have been revealed, with voting now open for the penultimate round of finalists.
AACTA has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year's awards, with 'High Ground' leading the charge in the film categories and 'The Newsreader' ahead in television.
FX will not renew 'Mr InBetween', confirming that the show's upcoming third season will be its last.
Scott Ryan can be grateful that Helen Mirren and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, are fans of his FX/Fox Showcase show Mr Inbetween.
"Season three will probably be more like season one in tone; it won't be as dark as season two. But there will also be room for some pretty dark stuff."
The Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) named 10 actors as its top emerging talent of 2019 and celebrated the best casting of the year at its annual awards Friday evening in Melbourne.
“[FX] have been very understanding in terms of working with Australians and parochialisms and have not tried to Americanise anything. They have very respectful of us as filmmakers and very collaborative."