With the Oscars still some way off, Australia has got off to a fashionably early start on Hollywood's awards season.
Three prominent Australians working in film - the actress Elizabeth Debicki, cinematographer Dion Beebe and producer Bruna Papandrea - were honoured at a star-studded gala in Los Angeles.
American film producer Bill Mechanic, who has a long history of producing films in Australia and with Australians, was also honoured. 
The annual Australians in Film Awards gala is intended to celebrate the achievements of Australians working in Hollywood, and also to recognise the contribution of Americans to the Australian film industry.
Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, whose credits include The Great Gatsby and The Man from U.N.C.L.E, was honoured with the Breakthrough Award.
"Elizabeth has catapulted onto the world screen with standout performances over the past couple of years," Australians in Film's president Simonne Overend said.
Previous recipients of the Breakthrough Award include Margot Robbie, Mia Wasikowska and Chris Hemsworth.
Brisbane-born cinematographer Dion Beebe was the recipient of the International Award, recognising an extraordinary body of work including Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha and Edge of Tomorrow.
"I am very honoured to have my work recognised in this way," Beebe said. "When you do something you love and get the opportunity to work with such talented filmmakers, it always comes as a surprise when you are awarded for that work. I am surprised and extremely excited."
A second International Award was given to former Fox studio chief and now independent film producer Bill Mechanic. During his tenure as CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Mechanic worked on a slate of blockbusters, including Castaway, Titanic, Independence Day and Braveheart.
Mechanic is currently in Australia filming Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge; it is the third consecutive project Mechanic has filmed in Australia.
Mechanic's award was presented by Gibson in a pre-taped segment filmed in location in Australia.
"It all started as a film student falling in love with a great period of Australian films," Mechanic said. "I knew I could get the artistry and the creative sensibility I was after with Australian crews and artists."
The major award of the night, the Orry-Kelly International Award, was presented to producer Bruna Papandrea, whose credits include the Oscar-winning film Milk, Wild and Gone Girl.
Previous recipients of the Orry-Kelly award include director Baz Luhrmann, film executive Greg Coote and filmmaking collective, Blue Tongue Films. The award is named after Orry-Kelly, a Kiama-born costume designer who moved to Hollywood in the 1930s and went on to win three Oscars (for An American in Paris, Cole Porter's Les Girls and Some Like It Hot) and earn a nomination for a fourth (Gypsy).
Kelly worked for Warner Bros, Universal, RKO, 20th Century Fox and MGM.
Papandrea's meteoric career rise, including a HBO television series and a deal with ABC Studios, made her an ideal candidate for the award, Australians in Film's chairman Tracey Vieira said.
"Bruna has always been a very vocal supporter of Australia and of Australians in the industry," Vieira said.
The event was held at the Hotel InterContinental in Los Angeles; it was hosted by The Project host and TV Week Gold Logie award-winner Carrie Bickmore.
The four key awards awards were sponsored by Foxtel, Fox Studios Australia, Ausfilm and Virgin Australia; the award presenters included actress Reese Witherspoon, actor Mel Gibson, Hollywood director Michael Bay, Harry Potter and The Man from U.N.C.L.E producer Lionel Wigram and Australian actress Isla Fisher.
Among the guests were British actor Hugh Laurie, Wolf Creek director Greg McLean, director John Polson, comedian Josh Thomas, director Morgan O'Neill and Australian actors Jonathan LaPaglia, Peta Sergeant, Radha Mitchell, Damon Herriman, Matt Passmore, Brett Tucker, Grant Bowler and Gus Murray.