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Australian artists and performers
| Australian dance |
| Major companies |
Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company |
| Choreographers, dancers |
Stephen Page, Lucy Guerin, Gideon Obarzanek | |
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Orchestras |
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8 professional orchestras |
Australia's symphony orchestras
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Australian Art Orchestra |
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Opera |
Opera Australia, the national company
Dame Nellie Melba
Dame Joan Sutherland
Deborah Riedel
Lisa Gasteen
Yvonne Kenny |
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Musicians |
| Virtuoso guitarist |
Slava Grigoryan |
| Violinist |
Richard Tognetti |
| Pianists |
Roger Woodward, Geoffrey Tozer |
| Conductor |
Simone Young |
| Composers |
Percy Grainger, Larry Sitsky, Peter Sculthorpe, Richard Meale, Ross Edwards | |
| Contemporary Australian rock music |
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Christine Anu
Kylie Minogue
Natalie Imbruglia
Regurgitator
Savage Garden
Silverchair
The Whitlams
Yothu Yindi |
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International prizes |
| Nobel Prize for Literature, 1973 |
Patrick White |
| Booker Prize |
Thomas Keneally
Peter Carey |
| Petrarch Prize for poetry |
Les Murray | |
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International bestsellers |
Bryce Courtenay
Germaine Greer
Colleen McCullough
Morris West |
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Prose |
Helen Garner
David Malouf
Elizabeth Jolley
Archie Weller
Tim Winton
Kate Grenville
Janette Turner Hospital |
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Poetry |
B. ('Banjo') Paterson
A. D. Hope
Judith Wright
Bruce Dawe
Geoff Page |
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Indigenous and immigrant authors |
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Sally Morgan
Brian Castro
Fotini Epanomitis
Beth Yahp |
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Recent Academy Awards |
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Shine (1996)
Babe (1995)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
The Piano (1993)
Plus numerous Academy Awards nominations for Australian films and actors |
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Film-makers |
Bruce Beresford
Baz Luhrmann
Peter Weir |
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Actors |
Cate Blanchett
Russel Crowe
Judy Davis
Mel Gibson
Nicole Kidman
Deborah Mailman
Geoffrey Rush |
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Cinematography |
| Dean Semmler
American studio films, such as The Matrix and Mission: Impossible 2, and the larger Australian productions now use state-of-the-art local studio complexes in Australia. The Crocodile Dundee movie series featuring Paul Hogan was popular with worldwide audiences for its portrayal of perceptions about Australia's national identity. |
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