Martin Butler (born 4 May 1952) [1] is an Australian director, producer, and filmmaker. He is known for his work First Footprints (2013), Tanna (2015) and A Sense of Self (2016). For Tanna, he received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at 89th Academy Awards. [2] [3]
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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AACTA Awards | Best Film | Martin Butler, Bentley Dean and Carolyn Johnson | Nominated | [4] |
Best Direction | Martin Butler and Bentley Dean | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography | Bentley Dean | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music Score | Antony Partos | Won | ||
Best Sound | James Ashton, Emma Bortignon and Martin Butler | Nominated | ||
Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Martin Butler and Bentley Dean | Nominated | [5] [6] [7] |
African-American Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Film | Tanna | Won | [8] |
Land of Mine is a 2015 Danish-German historical drama war film directed by Martin Zandvliet. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected and nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
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