“Mad Max,” “Carol” win big at Australian Academy's Int’l Awards January 30, 2016 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following a big year for Australian cinema globally, it was no surprise that some home favorites were the big winners at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards held in Los Angeles, Friday (Jan. 29), The Hollywood Reporter said. Mad Max: Fury Road was named best film, while George Miller won best director. The win for the film mirrored its top prize at the AACTA domestic awards in December, and more recently at the London Critics Circle Film Awards. Miller’s dystopian road movie beat out The Big Short, Carol, The Revenant and Spotlight for the top prize. Its the first time an Australian film, has taken the Australian Academy’s double: a win at the domestic awards in Sydney and then again at the International awards in L.A. Todd Haynes’ Carol was the other major winner, with Australia's own Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara winning best actress and best supporting actress respectively. Leonardo DiCaprio continued his march onto possible Oscar glory, winning best actor, while the AACTA International award for best supporting actor went to Bridge of Spies’ Mark Rylance for his portrayal of Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. Journalism drama, Spotlight, won the best screenplay, following strong competition from Carol, Ex Machina, The Martian and Steve Jobs. AACTA CEO, Damian Trewhella, said: "The fifth year of the AACTA International Awards has again seen a dynamic mix of international and Australian achievement honored, celebrating some of the world’s biggest names in film, behind and in front of the camera. “Over the past five years we’ve seen AACTA International Award winners go on to win 16 BAFTAs and 14 Oscars, and we look forward with great anticipation to seeing if this trend again continues this year. We congratulate all winners, and wish them every success as we head towards the pointy end of this competitive awards season,” he added. The AACTA International Awards are voted on by 150 Australians who are members of the organization’s international chapter, with many of them also members of the U.S Academy and BAFTA.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
