Australian film-maker George Miller has much to celebrate. Not only did his fourth instalment of the Mad Max franchise score an impressive ten Oscar nominations lately, it continues to blaze it way through the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards, winning nine of the thirteen nominations including Best Director for Miller, beating heavyweights like Alenjandro Iñárritu, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott. Apart from sweeping awards for production design, editing, costume design, hair & makeup and visual effects, Mad Max: Fury Road also bags Best Action Movie, and Best Actor & Actress In An Action Movie for Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.
Miller was not present at the awards, but he had previously shared his own surprise at the unexpected hit his action flick has been in the awards race, citing "Seriously, the film was like last year, May, and I did not imagine I'd be back here talking about it, which is fine, you know, which is good. When you're in these award seasons, and people have responded to the film in a positive way, then you say, 'OK, I'll enjoy the party as long as it last.' "
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