Shine has amassed an extraordinary collection of awards from various film festivals and film societies.

Academy Award Nominations
Best Picture
Best Director (Scott Hicks)
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)
Best Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl)
Best Original Screenplay (Jan Sardi)
Best Editing (Pip Karmel)
Best Score (David Hirschfelder)

British Academy of Film and Television Arts Nominations
Best Picture
Best Director (Scott Hicks)
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)
Best Supporting Actor (Sir John Gielgud)
Best Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave)
Best Original Screenplay (Jan Sardi)

Writers Guild of America Nominations
Jan Sardi (screenplay) and Scott Hicks (story), for Best Screenplay written directly for the screen.
Awards ceremony March 16th.

Screen Actors Guild
Geoffrey Rush: Winner of Best Actor in a Leading Role

Directors Guild of America Nominations
Scott Hicks, for Best Director
Awards ceremony March 8th.

Golden Globe Awards
WINNER: Best Actor, Drama -- Geoffrey Rush
5 Nominations, including:
Best Picture
Best Director (Scott Hicks)
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)
Best Screenplay (Jan Sardi), and
Best Original Score (David Hirschfelder)

National Board of Review
Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)

Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)

Australian Film Institute
(Similar to U.S. Academy Awards)
Best Picture
Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl)
Best Original Screenplay
and Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Music, and Best Sound!

Toronto International Film Festival
Critics' Award for Best Picture
Audience Award for Best Picture

Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival
Best Film
People's Choice Audience Award
Best Actor (Noah Taylor)

Aspen International Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Picture

Hawaii International Film Festival
People's Choice Award

Last modified 2/11/97