Griffith alumnus Angie Fielder has been nominated for an Oscar for the critically acclaimed Aussie box office smash, Lion.
Angie produced the film, which is up for the Best Picture Award at next week’s Academy Awards.
International acclaim
The ceremony attracts a worldwide audience of more than a billion TV viewers and gathers all of the film industry’s major ‘movers and shakers’.
“It’s really exciting and a little overwhelming,” she said.
“It is very special to be in the same room with people you feel you’ve known your whole life.
“I try not be intimidated – I have come to the realisation that they are filmmakers just like me, and they are in this industry because they are passionate about it.”
Lion has a star-studded international cast, including Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and David Wenham.
It has topped the Australian box office charts since its release, and has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It