15 01 2016 - Industry news

Congratulations Academy Awards® nominees

Australian Government supported action film Mad Max: Fury Road leads the Australian nominations, across an incredible 10 categories including Best Picture and Director. Indeed, Mad Max: Fury Road was the second most nominated film of the year, and the film has proved to be an invaluable calling card for Australian-led, international productions.

“We are beyond thrilled to see Dr George Miller and his Mad Max: Fury Road team gain the recognition they so richly deserve,” said Graeme Mason, Screen Australia CEO. “I’m particularly pleased to see so many technical, production and design artists nominated – an area in which Australia continues to excel, and a reminder of the skill it takes to create a world like that of Mad Max.”

“It’s no surprise that Cate Blanchett’s work on Carol has also been recognised, further cementing her place as one of Australia’s great screen talents and cultural ambassadors.”

The nominees are (in order of announcement):

• Best Picture Doug Mitchell and George Miller (Producers) for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Actress in A Leading Role Cate Blanchett for Carol
• Director George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Production Design Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration) for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Visual Effects Andrew Jackson (UK/AUS), Tom Wood (UK/AUS), Dan Oliver and Andy Williams (UK) for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Film Editing Margaret Sixel (SA/AUS) for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Makeup and Hair Styling Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Sound Mixing Chris Jenkins (US), Gregg Rudloff (US) and Ben Osmo for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Sound Editing Mark Mangini (US) and David White for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Costume Design Jenny Beavan (UK) for Mad Max: Fury Road
• Cinematography John Seale for Mad Max: Fury Road

For the full list of nominees click here

The award ceremony takes place on February 28, 2016.