Outstanding Â鶹ֱ²¥ of Technology graduate Frances O’Connor has been nominated for an Australian Film Industry (AFI) Award to be announced next month.<\/p>\n
Ms O’Connor, who graduated from Curtin in the 1980s with a Bachelor of Arts (English Literature) and a minor in Theatre Arts, has been nominated for Best Lead Actress for Blessed.<\/p>\n
She has played lead roles in films in Australia, Europe and the US including Mansfield Park and Bedazzled, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the BBC’s Madame Bovary.<\/p>\n
Film and TV graduate Sarah Shaw, and Corrie Jones who studied at Curtin have been nominated for Best Short Fiction Film for Water.<\/p>\n
Water was produced by Ms Shaw, and directed and co-written by Mr Jones \u2013 they met while studying at Curtin.<\/p>\n
Filmed on location in Gracetown, WA, Water follows eight-year-old Toby as he grapples with the responsibility of caring for his mentally disabled father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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