Two-time Oscar-winner Catherine Martin co-produced epic film `` Australia '' Her husband and collaborator of 16 years , Baz Luhrmann directed the film . The film 's logistical challenges included bad weather , equine flu and sheer scale . In one of Lady Sarah 's most sartorially absurd moments , she wears a safari-style outfit complete with pith helmet , gauze netting and wire spectacles for the three-day journey from Darwin to `` Faraway Downs '' with Drover ( Hugh Jackman ) . In a statement released by his production company in response to the news that he had won an Oscar, director Baz Luhrmann said : " I am so proud of my team for making this film.
Two-time Oscar-winner Catherine Martin co-produced epic film `` Australia '' Her husband and collaborator of 16 years , Baz Luhrmann directed the film . The film 's logistical challenges included bad weather , equine flu and sheer scale . In a statement released by his production company in response to the news that he had won an Oscar, director Baz Luhrmann said : " I am so proud of my team for making this film.