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'Hacksaw Ridge' (2016) - The World War II biographical drama was directed by the acclaimed actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson, and was nominated for 85 awards in 2016 and 2017.

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The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Director but only won two of them; Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing. 

For all the awards the film won, click here.

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The drama also won Critics' Choice Awards for Best Action Movie and Best Actor in an Action Move (Andrew Garfield). 

Shame talented Aussie actors Teresa Palmer (pictured), Sam Worthington, and Luke Bracey were not even nominated for a gong!

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'Lion' (2016) -

Aussie writer Luke Davies wrote the adaptation of Saroo Brierley's non-fiction book 'A Long Way Home', which the world knows as 'Lion'. 

The emotional biographical film was nominated for 74 awards and won 18. 

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'Lion' (2016) -

Lead actors Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel missed out on Academy Awards for the film but won AACTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

Flick through to find out what more awards the film and its actors won.

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'Lion' (2016) - Other AACTA award win includ Best Film, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Sunny Pawar, child actor),  Best Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Sound, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.

'Lion' was nominated for six Academy Awards, six Critic’s Choice Awards, four Golden Globes, five Satellite awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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'Max Max: Fury Road' (2015) -

With a cast like Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Zoë Kravitz, no wonder it was a hit!

The apocalyptic movie won 104 of the 225 awards it was nominated for.

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Here are some of the most prestigious awards the movie has won:

• 10 AACTA awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best International Film
• 6 Academy Awards including Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design
• ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
• American Film Institute award for Top Ten Films of the Year
• Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Actress (Charlize Theron)
• Australian Film Critics Association award for Best Cinematography

You can find the rest of the movie’s accolades here.

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'Mad Max: Fury Road' missed out on an Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.

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'The Great Gatsby' (2013) - When you google 'The Great Gatsby' it's listed as an American movie. But what Aussies, and every lover of the movie knows, is that the director is no other than Baz Luhrmann!

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The famous movie had also a famous cast, which may have had something to do with the more than 40 award nominated the movie received. 

'The Great Gatsby' won two Oscars; one for Best Costume Design and the other for Best Production Design.

Click on to find out what other awards it has won!

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'The Great Gatsby' won 25 awards, including:

• 12 AACTA awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actress in Leading Role, Best Actor in Leading Role, and Best Adapted Screenplay
• Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for Best Production Design
• Art Directors Guild award for Excellence in Production Design – Period Film
• Costume Designers Guild award for Excellence in Period Film
• Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design and Best Original Song (“Young and Beautiful”)

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'Animal Kingdom' (2010) -

The Aussie crime drama movie featured actors Ben Mendelsohn (pictured), Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, James Frecheville, Luke Ford (pictured), and Sullivan Stapleton (pictured).

The film won 16 out of the 42 awards it was nominated for.

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TV, theatre, and film actress Jacki Weaver was also in the film. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress but did not win. Shame!

These are the awards 'Animal Kingdom' won:

• AACTA awards for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Ben Mendelsohn), Best Actress (Jacki Weaver), Best Supporting Actor (Joel Edgerton), and Best Editing
• Australian Film Institute Members Award for Best Score
• Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver)

Jacki Weaver also won Best Supporting Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and National Board of Review Awards.

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'Australia' (2008) - Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman's historical and romantic drama 'Australia' was nominated for over 20 gongs during the award season.

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The film won nine of awards in total, here they are:

• Satellite awards for Best Art Direction and Production Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Cinematography
• AACTA Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design
• Film Critics Circle of Australia awards for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor (Brandon Walters)

Brandon Walters also won a Chicago Film Critics Award for Most Promising Performer and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers.

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Big awards the movie missed out on:

• Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• AACTA award for Best Supporting Actor
• Film Critics Circle of Australia award for Best Film
• Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Young Performer (Brandon Walters)

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'Happy Feet' (2006) - This happy animated Australia-American movie captured the hearts of children and adults alike. It got nominated for 16 awards in 2006, out which it won nine.

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Here are (some) of the most prestigious awards 'Happy Feet' won:

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
• Golden Globe for Best Original Song (“Song of the Heart” by Prince)
• Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite Animated Movie
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animation
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film

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The awards the movie did not win but was nominated for:

• Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production
• Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film
• Grammy Awards for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media and Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

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'Moulin Rouge!' (2001) - The Australian-American musical rom-com took the world's heart by storm. No wonder they were nominated for over 50 awards and won over 20 of them. Flick through to find out which ones!

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Awards 'Moulin Rouge!' won:

• Academy Award for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction
• AACTAs for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design
• ACE Eddie award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical
• BAFTA awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, and Best Music
• Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Best Original Score
• Satellite awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction and Production Design, and Best Costume Design

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Mayor awards the film was nominated for but missed out on:

• Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Film Editing
• AACTA awards for Best Film, Best Dicrection, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor in a Supporting Role,
• BAFTA wards for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design
• Golden Globes for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Song ("Come What May")

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'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (1994) -

The outrageous story of two drag queen roaming through the outback won an array of awards!

Pictured is a stylish drag queen from the movie's 20th-anniversary event in 2014. 

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Awards 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' won:

• Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• AACTAs for Best Original Music Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design
• BAFTAs for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair
• GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film
• Outfest award for Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Feature
• Seattle International Film Festival awards for Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film and Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor

Pictured are costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (left) and director Stephan Elliot (left).

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'Crocodile Dundee' (1986) -

The quintessential and worldwide famous Aussie movie was nominated for 8 awards back in its hay-day. You'd think it was more! 

Paul Hogan won a Golden Globe for Best Actor, but missed out on the BAFTA.

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These are the awards 'Crocodile Dundee' won:

• Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical 
• BMI Film Music Award
• Golden Screen Award

Awards the movie was nominated for but did not win:

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
• Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
• BAFTAs for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films award for Best Fantasy Film and Best Writing
• Motion Picture Sound Editors award for Best Sound Editing - Foreign Film

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