MEAA members win big at the Oscars

Two proud MEAA members won Oscars at the 88th annual Academy Awards, in a record night for Australian film Mad Max: Fury Road.

Senior prosthetic and make-up artist, Elka Wardega won the Oscar for Best Makeup on a Feature Film for her work on Mad Max: Fury Road and location sound recordist, Ben Osmo won for Best Sound on a Feature Film for Mad Max: Fury Road.

MEAA member Dan Oliver was nominated for Best Visual Effects or Animation also for Mad Max: Fury Road.

Australians took home a record total of six out of 10 categories for Mad Max: Fury Road.

MEAA congratulates all winners, those nominated as well as every member who worked tirelessly on this film to bring to acclaim on the world stage.