Probably the most awarded Aussie in Oscar historical past is ready to obtain the Australian Academy of Cinema and Tv Arts’ (AACTA) most prestigious award. Deadline studies that costume, manufacturing, and set designer and producer Catherine Martin can be be introduced with the Longford Lyell Award, which is the “highest honour that the Australian Academy can bestow upon a person and acknowledges an individual who has made a very excellent contribution to the enrichment of Australia’s display screen setting and tradition whereas elevating international consciousness about Australia’s thriving movie trade.”
Martin has taken dwelling 4 Oscars, two apiece for “Moulin Rouge!” and “The Nice Gatsby.” She additionally acquired noms for “Romeo + Juliet” and “Australia.”
“First introduced in 1968, the Longford Lyell Award honors Australian movie pioneer Raymond Longford and his accomplice in filmmaking and life, Lottie Lyell,” per the supply.
“I’m humbled and honored to be this 12 months’s recipient of the Longford Lyle Award,” Martin emphasised. “To be acknowledged by one’s friends in a single’s dwelling nation is profoundly significant. Australia, with its myriad filmmaking alternatives and fantastic abilities, has been terribly fertile soil for my physique of labor, and for this, I’m actually grateful. The award additionally resonates with me personally as its namesakes have been, as Baz and I’m, each companions in life and artwork,” mentioned Martin, referring to her long-time collaborator and husband, director Baz Luhrmann. “I usually joke that we’re simply getting began, so I hope this ‘lifetime achievement award’ isn’t a full cease, however a comma; heralding the start of latest and thrilling inventive adventures to be shared with each long-time collaborators and new artists alike, in entrance of and behind the digital camera.”
Damian Trewhella, AACTA’s CEO, added, “For greater than three many years, Catherine Martin has been injecting coloration and life onto our screens by way of visionary artistry and experimental designs. Receiving the Byron Kennedy Award from the Australian Movie Institute in 1999 and now the Longford Lyell Award, 23 years later, exemplifies the dedication she has for her craft. Catherine is held within the highest regard by her friends and audiences globally and the Australian Academy is proud to honor her relentless work and excellent contribution to the trade.”
The 2022 AACTA Awards will happen December 7.
Martin’s most up-to-date credit score is “Elvis.” She produced the biopic of the music famous person and in addition served as costume designer and manufacturing designer on it.
Supply: Women And Hollywood
