Academy Award nominations 2017: Lion and Hacksaw Ridge up for best picture Oscar

By Garry Maddox
Updated January 25 2017 - 7:14pm, first published 6:09pm
Lost boy: Sunny Pawar in Lion. Photo: Mark Rogers
Lost boy: Sunny Pawar in Lion. Photo: Mark Rogers
Dev Patel as Saroo Brierly, searching for his mother using Google Earth, in Lion.
Dev Patel as Saroo Brierly, searching for his mother using Google Earth, in Lion.
Andrew Garfield as conscientious objector turned war hero Desmond Doss in Hacksaw Ridge. Photo: Mark Rogers
Andrew Garfield as conscientious objector turned war hero Desmond Doss in Hacksaw Ridge. Photo: Mark Rogers
Mel Gibson takes a selfie with Nicole Kidman at the AACTA Awards. Both were nominated for an Oscar. Photo: Supplied
Mel Gibson takes a selfie with Nicole Kidman at the AACTA Awards. Both were nominated for an Oscar. Photo: Supplied

It will be a landmark year for Australia at the Academy Awards with two films nominated for best picture - Lion and Hacksaw Ridge.

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