Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire on set for Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby'. Source: The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph reports
THE first leg of this year's AACTAs (formerly known as the Australian Film Institute or AFIs) kicked off at Sydney's Westin Hotel yesterday with a swag of technical film and television awards handed out at a luncheon hosted by Sigrid Thornton.
And while there were few celebrity powerhouses in the ballroom, talk was rife that organisers are trying to lure some big names to the January 31 awards ceremony at the Opera House.
It's understood Leonardo DiCaprio - due back in Sydney later this month for a handful of re-shoots for The Great Gatsby - is at the top of their wishlist.
Yesterday's event was attended by a mix of film and TV talent including a newly trim Rebecca Gibney who is set to appear in her first feature film, PJ Hogan's Mental, for which she gained (and later lost) about 20kg. Her former Packed To The Rafters co-star Jessica McNamee was also on hand and dodged a mini-disaster when her handbag went missing.
"I handed it to someone while I was walking the red carpet and later we couldn't find it," she said.
"But finally it turned up. I haven't counted my money yet but I'm sure it's all there."
Jack Thompson too walked the red carpet and mused about which of his performances he thought deserved an Oscar.
"Well, I think they all do," he chuckled. "But probably Breaker Morant (for which he won a Best Support Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980)."
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