Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann is one of Australia's best known movie directors achieving prominence with his much-awarded films Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. His fourth film, Australia, having its world premiere in Sydney on November 18, 2008, is being released globally this month.

Date of Birth:

September 17, 1962

Place of Birth:

New South Wales, Australia

Birth Name:

Mark Anthony Luhrmann

Films:

Australia (2008)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)

Australia Film Locations:

Baz Luhrmann's latest film, Australia, was filmed in Sydney, Darwin in the Northern Territory, Bowen in Queensland, and Kununurra in Western Australia.

Awards and Nominations:

Moulin Rouge awards and nominations include:

• Nomination for Best Picture at the 2002 US Academy Awards, shared with co-producers Fred Baron and Martin Brown
• Nomination for Best Director at the 2002 Golden Globes Awards
• Hollywood Movie of the Year, 2001 Hollywood Film Festival
• Best Director, Critics Choice Award, 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, tied with Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind

Romeo + Juliet awards include:

• Best Adapted Screenplay, 1998 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards, shared with Craig Pearce
• David Lean Award for best direction, 1998 BAFTA Awards
• Alfred Bauer Award, 1997 Berlin International Film Festival

Strictly Ballroom awards include:

• Best Director, 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards
• Best Adapted Screenplay, 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards, shared with Craig Pearce
• Award of the Youth, Foreign Film, 1992 Cannes Film Festival
• Most Popular Film, tied with Qiu Ju da guan si, 1992 Vancouver International Film Festival