The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

June 19th, 2011 • By Tran :: Mia

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It looks like Mia Wasikowska and other Australian actors have been invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences!

A GROUP of Aussies, led by Jacki Weaver, are among an elite group asked to join Hollywood’s most exclusive club.

Weaver and new sensation Mia Wasikowska have been invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The academy, which decides the Oscars each year, announced on it had extended invitations to 178 artists and executives “who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures”.

Weaver, 64, scored the first Oscar nomination of her long career this year for her chilling performance in the Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom.
Canberra-born 21-year-old Wasikowska has become Hollywood’s new darling, starring in a mix of critically-acclaimed films and blockbusters including Alice in Wonderland and The Kids Are All Right.

Source: News.com.au

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“W Magazine” Screen Test with Mia Wasikowska

March 16th, 2011 • By Tran :: Mia, Videos

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Below is the video Mia Wasikowska shot for W Magazine Lynn Hirschberg’s Screen Tests. She discusses her mother’s immigration to Australia, her intense ballet training, and her progression and involvement in film.

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PopEater’s Interview with Mia Wasikowska

March 12th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles, Mia

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PopEater recently sat with Mia interviewing her about Jane Eyre, her classiness, and how she is losing her Australian accent.

“Jane Eyre” Star Mia Wasikowska on Keeping It Classy and Losing Her Accent

Mia Wasikowska, the ethereal Australian actress, is barely out of her teens yet already has a resume that people twice her age would envy. In the last couple of years she was Alice in Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Joni in ‘The Kids Are All Right.’ Now she’s starring in a movie version of the classic brooding and romantic Charlotte Bronte novel, ‘Jane Eyre.’ PopEater spoke with Wasikowska about her uncanny streak of classy roles, taking pointers from Judi Dench and how the ‘Twilight’ phenom owes a lot to Bronte.

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Again, thanks to Greg for the interview link.

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LA Times’ Interview with Mia Wasikowska

March 10th, 2011 • By Tran :: E-Articles, Mia

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LA Times recently published their interview with Mia Wasikowska. You can read the insightful article below:

Mia Wasikowska: The quiet observer

Last year, she was ‘Alice.’ This year, she’s ‘Jane Eyre.’ With these and other upcoming roles, the shy young Aussie is cementing her spot in Young Hollywood.

Of all the stars Mia Wasikowska saw at Vanity Fair’s exclusive Oscar party last month, Justin Bieber was the one she found most fascinating. There he was, in all his pint-sized teen idol glory, scurrying around the Sunset Tower with Disney star Selena Gomez in tow.

“They were just, like, snickering and running away somewhere,” the actress, 21, recounted.

But unlike Bieber’s legion of screaming tween fans, Wasikowska wasn’t interested in the romantic status of the pair. Instead, she was struck by how many partygoers also seemed unable to tear their eyes away from the young singer.

“I was thinking, ‘Wow, how do you handle that?’” she said. “I’m so curious about people like that.”

Source: LA Times

And thanks to Jane for linking me to the article!

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Mia listed to direct “The Turning”!

March 10th, 2011 • By Tran :: Mia, The Turning

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According to Screen Australia, Mia Wasikowska along with a long list of actors and filmmakers will be collobarating on an Australian film titled The Turning. The film is based on a collection of short stories by Tim Winton.

THE TURNING

Producer: Robert Connolly

Directors: including Cate Blanchett, Robert Connolly, Ashlee Page, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Cate Shortland, Rachel Ward, Benedict Andrews, Claire McCarthy, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham, Rhys Graham, Gideon Obarzanek, Stephen Page.

Synopsis: Seventeen extraordinary Australian directors respond to the hauntingly beautiful collection of short stories by Tim Winton. Spanning 30 years, “The Turning’s” overlapping stories of second thoughts and mid-life regret are set in the brooding small-town world of coastal Western Australia.

Source: Screen Australia

And thanks to Aml for linking me to the information!

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