Bojana Novakovic

 Novakovic played Randa in ABC's mini-series Marking Time in 2003. This role won her an AFI Award as "Best Actress in a Leading Role on a Television Drama or Comedy". Novakovic's credits in Australian films include Blackrock (1996) and Strange Fits of Passion (191998). She also appeared in The Monkey's Mask (1999), Thunderstruck (2004) and Solo (2005). Novakovic is also an actor in Serbian films Optimisti (2005), Skinning (2010). The actress was the main character on TV of Tippi on Satisfaction which was a Showtime Australia series that ran from 2007 to 2009. She was also in Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2009), Devil (2010), Burning Man (2011) as well as Generation Um... (2012).Her performances in Australia include These People, Away and Strange Fruit at the Sydney Theatre Company; The Female of the Species at the Melbourne Theatre Company; Woyzeck (Helpmann award nomination for the best supporting actress in 2009), Criminology (Green Room nomination for best actress in 2007), Eldorado (Helpmann nomination for the best supporting actress, 2006.) and the Necessary Targets in the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, Death Variations and Loveplay (Ride On) for B Sharp, Romeo and Juliet with Bell Shakespeare Company and Debris for Ride on Theatre (which received a Green Room nomination for best Independent production and best actress in 2006).Novakovic has her own private theatre company, Ride On Theatre (Sydney and Melbourne) together with co-director Tanya Goldberg. She was the director and performer for the 2004 Ride on Theatre season of LOVEPLAY at Downstairs Belvoir Street Theatre and the 2005 Green Room award nominated productions of Debris and Criminology. In 2008, she also directed Fake Porno in Melbourne. The production was selected to participate in the Powerhouse season in Brisbane 2009 . It also received three Green Room nominations, including best production. In addition to Ride On, she wrote and directed along with Melbourne's Black Lung Theatre for the critically acclaimed production of Sugar in 2007's Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2010, Novakovic received an AFI nomination for the International Award for Best Actress for her performance in Edge of Darkness. [4] She is currently[when?when. she is a part of The Blind Date, an improvised production of the Sydney Festival.