the
Emmy's kick off this morning in Los Angeles with two Australians up for awards :
Nicole Kidman for her portrayal of
Martha Gellhorn in the film
Hemingway and Gellhorn while the reclusive
Judy Davis ('
best actress in the world'
:Woody Allen) will be attending to see if she picks up the Best Supporting Actress gong in the political drama
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| Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn with co-star Clive Owen |
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| Trevor Ashley : Diamonds Are For Trevor |
In the evening the stars of the Australian stage and local Hollywood types will gather at the Sydney Opera House for the
Helpmann Awards. The
Shuttle will be on hand to see if the brilliant rising drag star
Trevor Ashley picks up an award for his superb show
Diamonds Are For Trevor while
Tim Minchin is nominated for Best Comedy performance.
Judy Davis' husband
Colin Freils may get Best Actor in A Play for
Red and no Sydney theatre event is worth it's salt without either
Cate Blanchett in attendance or getting a Best Actress Award as she may for her role in
Gross Und Klein. And
Miranda Otto should be there along with the Otto clan including dad
Barry Otto ('
best actor in the world' :
John Gielgud). Miranda has been nominated in the supporting role in
The White Guard.
Bruce Beresford has been nominated for his direction of the opera
Mice And Men.
Prince, Kylie Minogue, Foof Fighters, Sade and
Keith Urban have all been nominated in various categories.
For the full list go to the
Helpmann Awards website and check back at
the social shuttle later tonight.
Colin Friels won for Death of a Salesman at Sydney's
Belvoir Street Theatre and Alison Bell won for her role in Hedda Gabler
at the State Theatre Company of South Australia. Geoffrey Rush was named best male actor in a musical for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
