Craig Pearce Craig Pearce i(A4260 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Craig Pearce was educated at Narrabeen High School with Baz Luhrmann and is a graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He has worked as a screenwriter and as a professional actor on stage and in television and film.

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form y separately published work icon Elvis ( dir. Baz Luhrmann ) United States of America (USA) Australia : Bazmark Films Roadshow Entertainment The Jackal Group , 2022 23639431 2022 single work film/TV

'A look at the life of the legendary rock and roll star, Elvis Presley. '
2022 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Film
2022 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Director
2022 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Screenplay - Original or Adapted
2023 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) — Best Director - Motion Picture
2023 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) — Best Picture - Drama
2022 nominated AFCA Film Awards — Best Director
2022 nominated AFCA Film Awards — Best Screenplay
2022 nominated AFCA Film Awards — Best Film
2023 nominated Academy Awards — Best Picture
2023 nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Best Film
2022 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Screenplay
2022 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Direction in Film
2022 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Film
Strictly Ballroom : The Musical 2014 single work musical theatre
2016 winner Victorian Green Room Awards — Production – Musical
2014 shortlisted Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best Musical
form y separately published work icon The Great Gatsby ( dir. Baz Luhrmann ) Australia United States of America (USA) : Warner Brothers Village Roadshow A&E Television Networks , 2013 Z1934236 2013 single work film/TV An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
2014 shortlisted AFCA Film Awards — Best Director
2014 shortlisted AFCA Film Awards — Best Film
2013 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Adapted Screenplay — Feature Film
2013 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Film — Feature Film
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