The Great Gatsby

Film by Baz Luhrmann

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May 4 2014 Callan McAuliffe won Best Supporting Young Actor at the Young Artist Awards.
March 30 2014 Elizabeth Debicki nominated for Best Female Newcomer at the Empire Awards.
March 2 2014 At the 86th Academy Awards, the film wins two awards: Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.
February 16 2014 Won two British Academy Film Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, with Catherine Martin leading both categories.
January 30 2014 Won multiple AACTA Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction (Baz Luhrmann), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (Joel Edgerton), and Best Supporting Actress (Elizabeth Debicki).
January 26 2014 Received Grammy Award nominations for Best Compilation Soundtrack, Best Song Written for Visual Media ('Young and Beautiful'), and Best Score Soundtrack.
January 16 2014 Won Best Costume Design and Best Production Design at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
2013 The Great Gatsby film is released, becoming Baz Luhrmann's highest-grossing film with over $353 million in worldwide box office revenue.
May 15 2013 Film opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
May 10 2013 Wide release of the film in RealD 3D and 2D formats.
April 17 2013 Tiffany & Co. unveiled film-inspired windows at its Fifth Avenue flagship store and launched 'The Great Gatsby Collection' of jewelry, including a platinum ring with a 5.25-carat diamond priced at US$875,000.
April 15 2013 Brooks Brothers premiered 'The Gatsby Collection', a line of men's clothing and accessories inspired by the film's costumes designed by Catherine Martin.
September 2012 Release date confirmed for May 10, 2013.
August 6 2012 Film's release date was moved from December 25, 2012 to a summer 2013 release.
May 22 2012 First trailer for The Great Gatsby was released, featuring songs by various artists including Jay-Z, Kanye West, Jack White, Filter, AndrĂ© 3000, BeyoncĂ©, Lana Del Rey, and Florence and the Machine.
January 2012 Additional shots were filmed to complete the production, with post-production work involving digital removal of palm trees to maintain the Long Island setting authenticity.
2011 Warner Bros. moved close to acquiring financing and worldwide distribution rights for The Great Gatsby.
December 22 2011 Principal photography concluded at Fox Studios Australia, with filming locations including Balmain for the 'Valley of Ashes' and Manly Business School (Saint Patrick's Seminary) as Gatsby's mansion.
September 5 2011 Principal photography for The Great Gatsby began at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, using Red Epic digital cameras and Zeiss Ultra Prime lenses.
June 2011 Jason Clarke is cast as George B. Wilson, and Amitabh Bachchan is cast as Meyer Wolfshiem in his first Hollywood role.
May 2011 Joel Edgerton is confirmed to play the role of Tom Buchanan.
April 2011 Ben Affleck is in talks to play Tom Buchanan but passes due to scheduling conflict with Argo.
January 2011 Luhrmann briefly showed doubt about continuing with the project but ultimately decided to remain involved.
January 2011 At the Consumer Electronics Show, Luhrmann revealed he was workshopping The Great Gatsby in 3D and was uncertain about the film's format.
2010 Sony Pictures Entertainment was initially reported to be setting up the film production.
November 15 2010 Baz Luhrmann announces Carey Mulligan's casting as Daisy Buchanan after showing her audition to Sony Pictures executives.
November 2 2010 Carey Mulligan reads for the role of Daisy Buchanan in New York.
October 2010 Initial reports link Amanda Seyfried to the lead role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby film.

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