TAGGED: Oscars
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Lion director Garth Davis talks to Sunny Pawar (playing Young Saroo) and Rita Boy (Amita), while cinematographer Greig Fraser sets up a shot behind them.

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A convoy of stunt performers outside the Sydney Opera House promote Mad Max: Fury Road ahead of its premiere.

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Listen to Alex Sloan in conversation at the NFSA with Sue and Saroo Brierley. They talk about how Saroo's life became the film Lion and also Sue's book Lioness, a prequel of sorts to her son's story.

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Heath Ledger's family accept the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 81st Annual Academy Awards for Ledger's performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2

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Heath Ledger is considered a favourite to take home the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, USA, 2005).

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The first Academy Award ever won by an Australian is in the NFSA collection.

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Belinda Hunt, Team Leader of Conservation and Collection at the NFSA, talks about the condition of Australia's first Oscar in 2020 and how it is stored at the NFSA.

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Enjoy a comprehensive selection of Australian animated short films in our new curated collection.

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There are over 1,000 Australian animated short films in the NFSA collection, with the earliest here dating back to the 1920s. 

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Leisure, directed by Australian master animator Bruce Petty (1929-2023) in 1976, won the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated).