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.September 17, 1962New South Wales, AustraliaMark Anthony LuhrmannAustralia (2008)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)Baz Luhrmann's latest film, Australia, was filmed in Sydney, Darwin in the Northern Territory, Bowen in Queensland, and Kununurra in Western Australia.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