Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2012) Winner
Luke Davies
ルーク・デイヴィス
Rūku Deivisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-01-01
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Screenwriter, Film critic
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
- Nominations
- 1995 Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize Shortlisted for Absolute Event Horizon, 2016 Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Lion (Nominated), 2017 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Lion (Nominated), 2017 Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Lion (Nominated)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Faculty of Arts | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Judith Wright Poetry Prize | Running With Light | Poetry | Queensland Government | Won |
| 2004 | The Age Poetry Book of the Year | Totem | — | The Age | Won |
| 2004 | Age Book of the Year | Totem | — | The Age | Won |
| 2004 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Totem | — | — | Won |
| 2004 | Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal | — | — | Mildura Writers' Festival | Won |
| 2006 | South Australian Premier's Awards, John Bray Poetry Award | Totem | — | South Australian Government | Won |
| 2006 | Awgie Award for Feature Film-Adaptation | Candy | — | Australian Writers' Guild | Won |
| 2006 | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay-Adapted | Candy | — | Australian Film Institute | Won |
| 2010 | John Curtin Prize for Journalism | The Penalty Is Death | — | Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Won |
| 2012 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards Poetry | Interferon Psalms | — | Australian Government | Won |
| 2016 | Austin Film Festival Audience Award | Lion | Marquee feature | — | Won |
| 2016 | Capri Adapted Screenplay Award | Lion | — | Capri International Film Festival | Won |
| 2016 | Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards | Lion | Breakthrough Screenwriter | — | Won |
| 2017 | BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay | Lion | — | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Won |
| 2017 | AACTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay | Lion | — | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | Won |
| 2018 | Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Screenplay | Lion | — | — | Won |
| 2021 | National Board Of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | News of the World | — | National Board of Review | Won |
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Judith Wright Poetry Prize
2000
Work:
Running With Light
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
Won
The Age Poetry Book of the Year
2004
Work:
Totem
Organization:
The Age
Result:
Won
Age Book of the Year
2004
Work:
Totem
Organization:
The Age
Result:
Won
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
2004
Work:
Totem
Result:
Won
Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal
2004
Organization:
Mildura Writers' Festival
Result:
Won
South Australian Premier's Awards, John Bray Poetry Award
2006
Work:
Totem
Organization:
South Australian Government
Result:
Won
Awgie Award for Feature Film-Adaptation
2006
Work:
Candy
Organization:
Australian Writers' Guild
Result:
Won
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay-Adapted
2006
Work:
Candy
Organization:
Australian Film Institute
Result:
Won
John Curtin Prize for Journalism
2010
Work:
The Penalty Is Death
Organization:
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
Won
Prime Minister's Literary Awards Poetry
2012
Work:
Interferon Psalms
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
Won
Austin Film Festival Audience Award
2016
Work:
Lion
Category:
Marquee feature
Result:
Won
Capri Adapted Screenplay Award
2016
Work:
Lion
Organization:
Capri International Film Festival
Result:
Won
Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards
2016
Work:
Lion
Category:
Breakthrough Screenwriter
Result:
Won
BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay
2017
Work:
Lion
Organization:
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result:
Won
AACTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay
2017
Work:
Lion
Organization:
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Result:
Won
Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Screenplay
2018
Work:
Lion
Result:
Won
National Board Of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2021
Work:
News of the World
Organization:
National Board of Review
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction
1997 NovelA novel of love and addiction about two heroin addicts.
LoveAddictionRecovery
Adaptations
- [Film] Candy / Neil Armfield (2006)
Totem
2004 Poetry collectionPoetry collection.
Interferon Psalms
2012 Poetry collectionPoetry collection.
Lion (screenplay)
2016 ScreenplayScreenplay adapted from the memoir about a man searching for his family.
FamilyIdentityJourney
Adaptations
- [Film] Lion (2016)
Bibliography
- Four Plots for Magnets
- Absolute Event Horizon
- Running With Light
- Totem
- Interferon Psalms
- The Entire History of Architecture and other love poems
- The Feral Aphorisms
- Isabelle the Navigator
- God of Speed
- Magpie
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic proseRaw realism
- Recurring Motifs
- AddictionRedemptionHuman relationships
Health
-
Heroin addiction1990年以前Overcame in 1990, influenced his writing.
Legacy
Prominent Australian poet, novelist, and screenwriter known for the novel Candy and the screenplay for Lion, which earned an Academy Award nomination. Multiple literary awards.
In Popular Culture
- Profiled in a two-part episode of Australian Story.
Trivia
- Overcame heroin addiction in 1990.
- Children's book Magpie published in 2010.
- Film critic for The Monthly.