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In the city Sydney,столице штата New South Wales, based Australian Academy of Film and Television Arts (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, AACTA).President of the Australian Academy of Film and Television Arts has 60 years of Australian film and stage actor Geoffrey Rush (Geoffrey Rush).

Geoffrey Rush was born 6 July 1951 in the city of Toowoomba, staff Квинсленд, later moved to Brisbane. Geoffrey Rush was educated at the University of Queensland, where he studied art, and after graduation in 1970 he worked with the Queensland Theatre Company.

In Geoffrey Rush played a lot of roles in theater and film, has many kinds of awards and nominations.

Awards Geoffrey Rush:

* 2010 - Award BAFTA - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "The King's Speech!»
* 2005 - Award of the "Golden Globe" - Best Actor in a TV movie, for the film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* 2005 - U.S. Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actor in a TV movie, for the film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* 2001 — Премия Satellite Award — лучшая мужская роль, for the film "Quills"
* 1999 - Award BAFTA - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "Elizabeth"
* 1997 - Award "Oscar" - Best Actor, for the movie "Shine"
* 1997 — Премия Satellite Award — лучшая мужская роль, for the movie "Shine"
* 1997 - Award of the "Golden Globe" - Best Actor, for the movie "Shine"
* 1997 - U.S. Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actor, for the movie "Shine"
* 1996 - Award BAFTA - Best Actor, for the movie "Shine"

Nominations Geoffrey Rush:

* 2010 - Oscar Award - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "The King's Speech!»
* 2010 - Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "The King's Speech!»
* 2005 - Award Satellite Award - Best Actor in a TV movie, for the film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* 2004 - Award Satellite Award - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the "Black Pearl" "
* 2001 - Award BAFTA - Best Actor, for the film "Quills"
* 2001 - Award "Oscar" - Best Actor, for the film "Quills"
* 2001 - Award of the "Golden Globe" - Best Actor, for the film "Quills"
* 2001 - U.S. Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actor, for the film "Quills"
* 1999 - Award "Oscar" - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "Shakespeare in Love"
* 1999 - Award BAFTA - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "Shakespeare in Love"
* 1999 - Award of the "Golden Globe" - Best Male Actor, for the film "Shakespeare in Love"
* 1999 - Award Satellite Award - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "Shakespeare in Love"
* 1999 - U.S. Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Supporting Actor, for the film "Shakespeare in Love"

Geoffrey Rush said, that he had the honor to represent the Australian film industry as president of the Academy. According to Geoffrey Rush, now is the time to celebrate, "the magnificence and originality" of Australian cinema and AACTA will "encourage art and talent, that endlessly produces Australia. "Award AACTA Awards will replace the award AFI awards, which was presented by the Australian Film Institute (Australian Film Institute).

AACTA president demonstrated golden statuette, who will receive awards. Figurine is a stylized Southern Cross constellation, but resembles both a human silhouette. Foundation figurines made of polished tiger iron (Australian quartz, like a tiger's eye with brown inclusions of goethite), figure and she covered 22-carat gold, "Reflecting the glamor and prestige of the award AACTA Awards».

Inauguration of the Australian Academy Award Film and Television Arts AACTA in January 2012 year,at the opera house in Sydney.