Simon wins Favourite Aussie Actor and Sexiest Aussie Male TV Star in Australia's Switched On TV Poll.

 

 

Margin Call Press Conference highlights (just glimpses of Simon):

Baker stirs things up at Sundance
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/baker-stirs-things-up-at-sundance/story-e6freomx-1225993905571
Excerpt:

AUSSIE success story Simon Baker is generating even more buzz at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Simon's turn in the financial thriller Margin Call is attracting strong reviews and Hollywood insiders are tipping it as the role to convert his small-screen success to the big screen.

Simon can be heard on 2 occasions during this radio feature on GDay 2011 (2nd time very brief):

 

Simon on the Red Carpet commenting on the floods in Australia:

 

Simon interview on the Red Carpet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpXmPiFj6z4

A couple of glimpes of Simon in this short news video (1 near the beginning and 1 near the end):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vsymKAiv_Y

 

Excerpt:

In the first major deal of the festival, one of the more commercial-looking prospects of the Sundance market, rookie director J.C. Chandor’s Wall Street drama Margin Call, went to Lionsgate and its subsidiary Roadside late Saturday night. The movie is a testament to what can be done on a shoestring—shot for $3.5 million in 17 days in New York City. And that makes a modest minimum guarantee that is slightly less than $2 million, combined with foreign sales, a decent deal. Meanwhile Chandor has already a two-picture deal at Warner Bros.

Early Reviews of Margin Call at Sundance are mixed. Here are a couple of good reviews that are also well written, although Simon is barely mentioned:

 

 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/celebs-say-gday-to-la/story-e6frf96x-1225992651845
Excerpt:

AUSTRALIA'S Hollywood A-list will show its support for the victims of the Queensland floods, with the G'DAY USA gala to double as a fundraiser.

 

The Mentalist star Simon Baker will act as a celebrity auctioneer at the gala dinner to be held on Sunday in Los Angeles, where many major Australian businesses are expected to dig deep.