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.
Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
The Federal Government has splashed $21.58 million to lure two Netflix titles to Australia: feature film 'Escape From Spiderhead', due to shoot on the Gold Coast, and eight-part series 'Pieces of Her', bound for Sydney.
Based on the Karin Slaughter's New York Times bestselling novel, 'Pieces of Her' is set in a sleepy Georgia town where a random act of violence sets off an unexpected chain of events for 30-year-old Andy Oliver (Bella Heathcote) and her mother Laura (Toni Collette).
Nicholas Burton went from filming Netflix's 'Pieces of Her' to ABC series surf series 'Barons' last year.
HBO's 'Succession 'leads this year's Emmy Awards race with 25 nominations, including for Australian star Sarah Snook. Northern Pictures 'Love on the Spectrum US' has scored three noms, with Toni Collette and Murray Bartlett also recognised.
Murray Bartlett has added his name to Australia's list of Emmy winners, taking home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for his role as highly strung hotel manager Armond on HBO's ‘The White Lotus’.