The Year in Review
What a insane and crazy year it has been. Here are some personal favourites:
Best Album: Dreamers Are Waiting (Crowded House, 2021)
Best Album Reissue: All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition (George Harrison, 1970)
Best Book (fiction): On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Ian Fleming, 1963)
Best Book (non fiction): Imperial Twilight – The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age (Stephen Platt, 2018)
Best Film (Australian): The Dry (Robert Connolly, 2020)
Best Film (20th century): Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
Best Film: Dune (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)
Best Game: Euro Truck Simulator 2 (SCS Software, 2012)
Best Podcast: The Party Room (Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly, ABC Radio)
Best Song: Coloratura (Coldplay, 2021)
Best Soundtrack: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Harry Gregson-Williams, 2005)
Best TV Series: Deutschland 83 (Sundance TV, 2015)
and some other honourable mentions:
Most Underrated Album: The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle (Missy Higgins, 2012)
Most Underrated Bond Film: Licence to Kill (John Glen, 1989)
Most Underrated Film: Kundun (Martin Scorsese, 1997)
Sporting Moment of the Year: Chelsea FC winning the UEFA Champions League, 2021