Happy new year! The IF team are back on deck. Here's what happened while we were away.
Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast' and Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' have followed up their dominance of the Golden Globes nominations with the lion's share of AACTA International Award nods.
Jane Campion, Nicole Kidman, and Kodi Smit-McPhee have will carry local hopes in the film categories at January's Golden Globes, while Sarah Snook and producer Tony McNamara will fly the flag in the television awards.
What's your favourite Australian film of the last decade?
While she was studying at the UK’s National Film and Television School six years ago Australian-British screenwriter Samantha Collins wrote a screenplay about an Australian woman who goes to London in search of her missing sister.
Nominated for two Emmy Awards - Outstanding Variety Special and Writing for a Variety Special for her Netflix stand-up show Douglas, Hannah Gadsby has already recorded her acceptance speech.
A raft of Aussies have been nominated for Emmy Awards this year, including Hugh Jackman, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Sarah Snook, Hannah Gadsby, writer Tony McNamara and cinematographer Greig Fraser.
Mark Ruse, who was partnered with Stephen Luby in Ruby Entertainment for 20 years, died unexpectedly on Saturday. He was 64.