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Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer · Australia · On the map · Writers · Born 1962 · age 64

Bazmark Anthony Luhrmann is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music and the recording industries.

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2025Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward2014AACTA Award for Best DirectionAwardAACTA Award for Best FilmAward2001European Film Award for Best Non-European FilmAward1999Byron Kennedy AwardAward1998BAFTA Award for Best DirectionAward1996BAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAward1992AACTA Award for Best DirectionAward1962Born17 September 1962

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Awards

Companion of the Order of Australia2025
AACTA Award for Best Film2014
AACTA Award for Best Direction2014
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film2001
Byron Kennedy Award1999
BAFTA Award for Best Direction1998
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay1996
AACTA Award for Best Direction1992
National Board of Review Award for Best Film

About this person

He is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design and musical components of all his work. In Australia, he is the most commercially successful native director, and four of his films are in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films ever.

Country
Australia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1962 · age 64

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