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Michael Gracey
Michael Gracey is an Australian filmmaker based in Los Angeles who began as an animator and visual effects compositor at Animal Logic (1994-1996), contributing to Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!.
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Selected clientsTourism AustraliaT-MobileSainsbury'sMcDonald'sMarks & SpencerOnePlusEvianAllianzCillit BangSamsung
Bio & background
Michael Gracey is an Australian filmmaker based in Los Angeles who began as an animator and visual effects compositor at Animal Logic (1994-1996), contributing to Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!. Over his first decade directing commercials, Gracey helmed culturally viral campaigns including Evian's
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Awards
- AACTA Award for Best Direction
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts · 2024
- AACTA International Award for Best Direction
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts · 2024
- Academy Award nomination (The Greatest Showman)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2018
- Golden Globe win for Best Original Song (The Greatest Showman)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association · 2017
- Golden Globe nominations for The Greatest Showman
Hollywood Foreign Press Association · 2017