Geoffrey Rush as Director of the Australian Film Academy
Geoffrey Rush has been elected head of the Australian Academy of Motion Picture and Television Arts. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, it is this structure, and not the Australian Film Institute, that will henceforth award the main movie award. The operational management of the Film Academy will be carried out by an expert council, which will include 15 representatives from various areas of the national movie industry. Led by the famous actor, the structure will announce its winners in January 2012, making its main ceremony of the year part of the global awards season. The election of Geoffrey Rush as the head of the Academy will undoubtedly increase the profile of this organizations outside the country. Recall that Rush was at one time the first Australian to receive the " Oscar ". He has starred in such famous movies as Elizabeth, the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. In 2011 he again nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie `` The King's Speech! ''. The Topic of Article: Geoffrey Rush as Director of the Australian Film Academy. |
