This event draws enormous media coverage in both the United States and Australia and serves as Los Angeles' Australia Week publicity anchor. The black tie Honouree dinner commemorates high profile individuals in the entertainment industry for significant contributions in their industries and for excellence in promoting Australia in the United States. An Australian style dinner will be overseen by Melbourne based chef, Guy Grossi. This dinner also offers an opportunity to showcase a broad range of Australian wines. Honourees for 2012 are under consideration. The key objectives of the event are to draw attention to the Australia Week platform and to provide an opportunity to increase business networking between Australian and U.S. firms and executives. Previous chefs include Neal Perry, Pete Evans, and Curtis Stone. Previous honourees include Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann, Anthony LaPaglia, Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Olivia Newton John, Hugh Jackman, INXS, Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue, Phillip Noyce, Eric Bana, Rachel Griffiths, Rod Laver, Simon Baker, Toni Collette, Greg Norman, Barry Gibb, Roy Emerson, and Abbie Cornish.