Mandy Walker made history at this year’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Industry Awards. A press release announced that she’s become the first woman to win the award for Best Cinematography in Film.
Walker received the award for her work on frequent collaborator Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” a biopic about the pop music icon’s meteoric rise to stardom and his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
“I am honored to be the first woman to have won this award and I hope it’s opened the door to many more in the future,” Walker said in her acceptance speech. “A huge thank you to Baz Luhrmann for taking
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