Awards & Winners

Ray Lawrence

Date of Birth 1948
Place of Birth England
(United Kingdom, Great Britain, Wentworth Vault at Toddington)
Nationality Australia, United Kingdom
Profession Film Director, Screenwriter
Ray Lawrence is an Australian film director. He was born in England and moved to Australia at age 11. All his films are made in Australia with predominantly Australian casts. He has made only three films in two decades, yet they have been some of the most critically acclaimed works in Australian cinema during that time. He is famous for his insistence on "complete creative control", one-take shoots and use of natural light. He makes commercials in between films. Lawrence's unique cinematic style has established him as one of the most respected dramatic directors of contemporary Australian cinema. While only producing three films in his 25 year career as a feature film director, all of his features have meditated around the slippery and often painful nature of 'real' human interaction. It is Lawrence's ability to illustrate intensely personal interactions between characters as they navigate through the less than 'cinematic' terrain of real life situations that has engaged his audience and earned the respect among cinema goers and critics alike. His second feature, Lantana, is one of the highest grossing Australian films ever made winning critical and popular recognition including Best film, Australian Film Institute Awards. Examining the notion of trust, the film weaves the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy psychiatrist across the fabric of three Australian families, with each family representative of a different social class existent in contemporary Australian society.

Awards by Ray Lawrence

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ray Lawrence.

2006


FIPRESCI Prize
Honored for : Jindabyne

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
AACTA Award for Best Direction Jindabyne

2002


British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language
Honored for : Lantana

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language Lantana

2001


AACTA Award for Best Direction
Honored for : Lantana

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
AACTA Award for Best Direction Lantana

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Commercials

1985


AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Bliss
AACTA Award for Best Direction
Honored for : Bliss

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
AACTA Award for Best Direction Bliss
AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Bliss