Oscar has smiled upon Australia this morning, with Academy Award nominations for Cate Blanchett, Catherine Martin, Beverly Dunn, Michael Wilkinson and Dave Clayton.
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
Joel Edgerton, Chris Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, Rebel Wilson, Garth Davis, Cate Shortland, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Eva Orner are among the Australians who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Director Derin Seale’s 'The Eleven O’Clock' and Sean Meehan’s 'Lost Face' have both been shortlisted in the live-action short film category at the 90th annual Academy Awards.
Australian talent figures prominently in the nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards with nods for Margot Robbie, editor Lee Smith and filmmakers Derin Seale and Josh Lawson.
Warwick Thornton, Rachael Perkins, Craig Gillespie, Elizabeth Debicki and producers Bridget Ikin and Melanie Coombs are among the 928 screen practitioners who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Australian stop-motion short 'Lost & Found', directed by Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, has been shortlisted in the animated short film category for the 91st annual Academy Awards.
Ben Mendelsohn, casting director Kirsty McGregor, Australian Cinematographers Society national president Ron Johanson and the ABC's Sally Riley are among the Aussies recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPAS).