Josh Lawson has hosted the Australians in Film Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.
The following were all Honorees at the event:
Hannah Gadsby, Create NSW Annette Kellerman Award
Keiynan Lonsdale, Screen Australia Breakthrough Award
Eliza Scanlen, Screen Australia Breakthrough Award (not in attendance)
Damon Herriman, Qantas Orry-Kelly Award
Lee Smith, The Fox Studios Australia International Award
Mark Johnson, The Ausfilm International Award
Presenters were:
Monica Lewinsky, Social Activist & Vanity Fair Contributing Editor
Simon Kinberg, Producer, Director, & Writer, Deadpool
Debra Richards, CEO, Ausfilm
Timothy Olyphant, Actor, Justified
Daniel Webber, Actor, Danger Close
Special Guests:
Adam Briggs, rapper/actor/writer
Bruna Papandrea, producer, Big Little Lies
Charmaine Bingwa, AiF Heath Ledger Scholarship recipient 2018
Chelsey Martin, Australian Consul-General – Los Angeles
Courtney Gibson, Producer (AiF Board Member)
Danielle Macdonald, Patti Cakes, Dumplin’
Eden Gaha, Producer & President Unscripted, Shine America (AiF Board Member)
Emma Cooper, Producer (AiF Board Member)
Gia Carides, My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Greg Basser, CEO, Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (AiF Board Member)
Ian Sutherland, Producer (AiF Board Member)
Jacob Elordi, Kissing Booth
Kate Ledger, Company Director, Mintie Moo Productions (AiF Board Member)
Kate Marks, Executive VP International Production, Ausfilm (AiF Board Member)
Lara Worthington, model/entrepreneur
Lorenzo di Bonventura, producer, Transformers
Luke Bracey, Hacksaw Ridge
Natasha Bassett, Britney Ever After!
Rob Marsala, Talent Manager Wishlab Inc. (AiF Board Member)
Sam Worthington, Avatar
Simonne Overend, VP, Scripted Development, Essential Media & Entertainment (AiF Board Member)
Suze DeMarchi, Singer
Taika Waititi, director, Thor: Ragnarok