Angel Baby | |
Director: | Michael Rymer |
Producer: | Jonathan Shteinman Timothy White |
Starring: | John Lynch Jacqueline McKenzie Colin Friels Deborra-Lee Furness Daniel Daperis Elise Mayberry Adriana Xenides (as herself) |
Music: | Gavin Friday Maurice Seezer John Clifford White |
Cinematography: | Ellery Ryan |
Editing: | Dany Cooper |
Distributor: | Southern Star Sales Umbrella Entertainment |
Runtime: | 105 minutes |
Country: | Australia |
Language: | English |
Budget: | A$3.5 million[1] |
Gross: | A$1,070,726 (Australia) |
Angel Baby is a 1995 Australian drama film written and directed by Michael Rymer and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. The film was produced in 1993–94. It is a love story of two people with schizophrenia.
Harry and Kate meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They believe their love is so strong that it will allow them to go off their medication, and this is where their problems begin.
The film swept the boards at the 1995 AFI Awards winning all the major categories as well as several major international film festivals.
Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) | |
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1995 | Won | AACTA International Awards | Best Original ScreenplayMichael Rymer | |
1995 | Won | AACTA International Awards | Best Achievement in DirectingMichael Rymer | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Achievement in CinematographyEllery Ryan | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Achievement in EditingDany Cooper | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Lead RoleJohn Lynch | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Actress in a Lead RoleJacqueline McKenzie | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best DirectorMichael Rymer | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best FilmTimothy WhiteJonathan Shteinman | |
1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay, OriginalMichael Rymer | |
1996 | Won | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor—FemaleJacqueline McKenzie | |
1996 | Won | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor—MaleJohn Lynch | |
1995 | Won | Gijón International Film Festival | Best Director Michael Rymer | |
1995 | Won | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Feature Film Award | presented to Timothy White and Jonathon Shteinman (producers), and Michael Rymer (writer/director) | |
1996 | Won | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Audience Award Michael Rymer | |
1996 | Won | Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films | Best Actress Jacqueline McKenzie |
Angel Baby grossed $1,070,726 at the box office in Australia.[2]