Category: Film awards See also: 1971 in film 1972 1973 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring... Bruce Spence (born September 17, 1945 in Auckland) is an Australian actor. ... See also: 1972 in film 1973 1974 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. ... See also: 1974 in film 1975 1976 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. ... Image:Cliegg lars. ... Australian film, directed by Ken Hannam, released in 1975, and belonging to the Australian film renaissance which occured during that decade. ... See also: 1975 in film 1976 1977 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... Nick Tate (born June 18, 1942) is a popular Australian actor best known for his role as the likable but tough Eagle pilot Alan Carter in both seasons of the 1970s science fiction television show Space: 1999. ... See also: 1976 in film 1977 1978 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... John Meillon John Meillon (born 1 May 1934 and died 11 August 1989 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was an actor, most widely known for his role as Walter Reilly in the films Crocodile Dundee and Crocodile Dundee II. He married June Salter in 1958. ... See also: 1977 in film 1978 1979 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events February 1 - Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplins coffin is stolen from a Swiss... Bill Hunter (born February 27, Australian actor who has featured in many of Australias most notable films over the past 30 years. ... // Events March 5 - Production begins on The Empire Strikes Back, the first sequel to Star Wars. ... Mel Gibson. ... See also: 1979 in film 1980 1981 in film 1970s in film 1980s in film years in film film // Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ... DVD cover Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian feature film, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward in the title role. ... See also: 1980 in film 1981 1982 in film 1980s in film years in film film Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... The film Gallipoli (1981) is an account of several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian armed forces during World War I. They are sent to Turkey, where they take part in the Battle of Gallipoli. ... See also: 1981 in film 1982 1983 in film 1980s in film years in film film // Events January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars sequel, Return of the Jedi. ... Ray Barrett (born 2 May 1927in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian actor. ... See also: 1982 in film 1983 1984 in film 1980s in film years in film film // Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York Top grossing films North America Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places... See also: 1983 in film 1984 1985 in film 1980s in film years in film film // Events Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film. ... See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of years in film. Events Top grossing films Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple... See also: 1985 in film, other events of 1986, 1987 in film, list of years in film. // Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... Colin Friels (25 September 1952 – ) is a distinguished Australian actor. ... See also: 1986 in film, other events of 1987, 1988 in film, list of years in film. // Events May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Leo McKern as Number Two in The Prisoner Reginald Leo McKern (March 16, 1920–July 23, 2002), better known simply as Leo McKern, was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British television programmes, movies and in over 200 stage roles. ... See also: 1987 in film, other events of 1988, 1989 in film, list of years in film. Events Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit Coming to America Big, starring Tom Hanks Crocodile Dundee II... John Russell Waters (born December 8, 1948) is a famous Australian film, theatre and television actor. ... See also: 1988 in film, other events of 1989, 1990 in film, list of years in film. // Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Sam Neill Sam Neill (born September 14, 1947) is an actor best known for his film and television performances. ... A Cry in the Dark (US and Europe title) or Evil Angels (Australian title) is a film (1988 release) based on the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain, a ten-week-old baby girl who went missing from a campground near Uluru (Ayers Rock) on 17 August 1980. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1990. ... Max von Sydow as Ming the Merciless Max Carl Adolf von Sydow   listen? (born on April 10, 1929) is a Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboraton with Ingmar Bergman. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1991. ... Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is an Australian film and stage actor. ... Proof is a 1991 Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse starring Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is an Oscar-winning film actor born in Wellington, New Zealand of Welsh, Norwegian and 1/16th Maori extraction. ... Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian film by Geoffrey Wright starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock and Jacqueline McKenzie. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1993. ... Harvey Keitel in Clockers Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. ... The Piano is a 1993 Australasian film about a mute woman pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier New Zealand backwater. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1994. ... Bad Boy Bubby (1994 Australia) is a black comedy and drama film written and directed by Rolf de Heer. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1995. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade in Quills Geoffrey Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. ... Shine is a 1996 film which tells the true story of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... Richard Roxburgh (born 1 January 1962) is an Australian actor, who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in prominent supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is an Australian film and stage actor. ... See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Eric Bana Eric Bana (born August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor. ... Chopper is an Australian 2000 drama-crime thriller-black comedy film written and directed by Andrew Dominik based on the autobiographical books by Mark Brandon Chopper Read, an infamous Australian criminal, convicted for wounding a man, admitting to murder many. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2001. ... Anthony LaPaglia (born January 31, 1959) is an Australian actor. ... Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... David Gulpilil (sometimes given as David Gumpilil) (b. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ... David Wenham David Wenham as Faramir David Wenham, sometimes known as Daisy, (born September 21, 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions. ... Gettin Square is a crime caper movie set in of Australias Gold Coast. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ... Sam Worthington is an Australian actor, born August 2nd, 1976. ... Movie poster for Somersault Somersault is an Australian independent movie, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is an Australian film and stage actor. ... Little Fish film poster Little Fish is a 2005 film directed by Rowan Woods. ...