''Olive'' is a 1988 Australian
television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
about actress Olive Bodill, who died of cancer in 1985. The film was written by Bodill's husband Anthony Wheeler. It first screened in February 1988 on the
ABC
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Accolades
1988 Australian Film Institute Awards
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Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature - Kerry McGuire - won
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeatur - Nick Tate - nominated
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Best Telefeature - Richard Brennan - nominated
*Best Achievement in Direction in a Telefeature - Stephen Wallace - nominated
References
External links
''Olive''at Peter Malone
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''Olive''at BFI
''Olive''at
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...
Australian television films
1988 television films
1988 films
1980s English-language films
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