George Miller (filmmaker) - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

• 1982: Won Australian Film Institute Award for Mad Max 2, Best Director and Best Film Editing (shared with others)
• 1987: Won Australian Film Institute Award for The Year My Voice Broke, Best Picture (as producer), shared with Doug Mitchell and Terry Hayes
• 1990: Won Australian Film Institute Award for Flirting, Best Picture (as producer), shared with Doug Mitchell and Terry Hayes
• 1993: Academy Award nomination for Lorenzo's Oil, Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, shared with co-writer Nick Enright
• 1996: Two Academy Award nominations for Babe, Best Picture (as producer) and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published, shared with co-writer Chris Noonan
• 1999: Received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales
• 2007: Won Academy Award for Happy Feet, Best Animated Feature
• 2007: Won BAFTA Award for Happy Feet, Best Animated Feature
• 2007: Received The Queensland – United States Personal Achievement Award at the Queensland Expatriate Awards at the Rainbow Room in New York
• 2007: Received the FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
• 2007 (April): Awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree by the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
• 2007: Received the AFI Global Achievement Award
• 2008: Awarded an honorary Doctorate from the Griffith University.
• 2009: Awarded the French Order of the Arts and Letters.
• 2010: First non-US Filmmaker to be awarded "honorary member" status among the VES.