Oscars: Australia won. Yes. Definitely.

In our own little national battle to prefigure the Oscar results, our mighty land was surprisingly successful.
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Don McCullin’s fantastic documentary photograph, called Snowy, seen at The National Media Museum in the UK. 

Since documentary filmmakers think that the Oscars are about as interesting as a cat watching a mouse, the result had no impact whatsoever in the world that ScreenHub moved in for most of this week.

However, as the above photograph demonstrates, context is everything. And our context for the Oscar’s coverage is the determined attempt by AFI/AACTA to place itself on the international awards calendar by anticipating the result.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.