Not content with just the Logies,Queensland has poached another entertainment ceremony from down south – the AACTA Awards.
The often-polarising filmmaker could finally get a nomination as a director,while Hugh Jackman and Margot Robbie could be in contention for acting gongs.
Whatever you think of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis,the picture painted by the winners at yesterday’s AACTA Awards is encouraging.
The dazzling biopic won 11 awards,including best film,best director,best actor for Austin Butler and best supporting actress for Olivia DeJonge.
At the AACTAs Chris Hemsworth,Nakkiah Lui and Aisha Dee strove to make a style statement without apologies.
Olivia DeJonge thought the role of Priscilla in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis had gone to another actor,then she received an unexpected text from her agent.
Mandy Walker is back in the country for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards,nominated for her work shooting Elvis.
Mandy Walker,who shot Elvis,has made history at Australia’s main film and television awards this week.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic and Mystery Road:Origins dominate nominations for the AACTA Awards in December.
The year’s most controversial Australian film has swept the country’s top screen awards.
A week after his death,the great Indigenous actor will receive a fitting honour.