Nicole Kidman Funds Award Honoring Late Australian Industry Executive Brian Walsh: ‘I Considered Him Family’
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Nicole Kidman is providing $50,000 of her own money for a TV industry award named in honor of an Australian executive who died earlier this year.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) is to present the newly-created Brian Walsh Award for Emerging Talent at its annual award ceremony in February.
The award aims to discover and nurture the next generation of Australian actors. The award pays homage to the late Brian Walsh, one of Australia’s most admired screen creatives, who left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry, both in Australia and internationally.
He died suddenly in March at the age of 67. Walsh began his career in radio and later took up leadership roles at Ten in Australia and Sky in the U.K.
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