Russell Crowe found out he had won a Golden Globe because his son was watching the award show on television as the actor fixed up his bushfire-ravaged farm.
The Hollywood actor has remained at his sprawling 400 hectare Nana Glen rural property near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast after it was hit by the fires in November.
Crowe chose not to attend the 77th Golden Globe Awards on January 5, where won the award for his role in miniseries The Loudest Voice.
The 55-year-old told Nova Radio he found out he had won because his son happened to be watching the show.
‘I was standing on the farm on the balcony and my eldest son tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘Dad come here for a second, you know you just won a Golden Globe?’, Crowe said.
‘I was standing on the farm not giving a s**t about whatever else was going on.’
Russell Crowe found out he had won a Golden Globe because his son was watching the award show on television as the actor fixed up his bushfire-ravaged farm (pictured on his property)
No-show: Russell Crowe chose not to attend the 77th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday – instead remaining at home in Australia amid the raging bushfire crisis. In his absence, actress Jennifer Aniston read a powerful message about climate change Russell had sent from Australia when he won
Crowe took to Twitter on Wednesday and shared two striking images of the farm, one taken after the fire tore through and the other on Monday morning (both pictured)
Winner: Russell won Best Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of controversial Fox News executive Roger Ailes in miniseries The Loudest Voice (pictured)
In his absence, Jennifer Aniston read a powerful message about climate change Russell had sent from Australia when he won.
The statement read: ‘Make no mistake. The tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate change-based. We need to act based on science, move our global workforce to renewable energy and respect our planet for the unique and amazing place it is.’
Crowe shared a before-and-after photo of his farm on Monday to his 2.7 million Twitter followers, showing the stark differences heavy rain had on the fire-ravaged property.
He shared two striking images of the farm, one taken after the fire tore through and the other on Monday morning.
Over the weekend the area was hit with 117mm of rain, with the property once again looking rejuvenated and green.
‘Look at this place, absolutely f**king smashed’: Crowe shared this image of a fallen, burnt out tree blocking his access to his home
‘Sexy truck for sure’: Russell Crowe stepped up his bushfire relief efforts this week by modifying his banged-up old Ford F1 into a makeshift fire truck (pictured)
The Gladiator star was overseas where he found out on November 13 his property was under threat.
Crowe’s stunning sprawling home was later badly damaged in the blaze.
The actor shared photos of the aftermath sent to to him by his family, showing the ash-covered ground and scorched trees, along with the charred remains of several ruined fixtures, including a horse trailer.
‘Lost a couple of buildings, but overall very lucky so far. Chapel roof scorched. Deepest thanks to everyone on the ground. Some fires still burning and we are out of water. No livestock deaths to date. Horses ok,’ he tweeted at the time.
Earlier this month he stepped up his relief efforts by modifying his banged-up old Ford F1 into a makeshift fire truck.
The 55-year-old shared a photo of the truck to Instagram, telling fans that he had ‘re-purposed’ the vehicle in order to help his neighbours.
‘I’ve owned this truck over 20 years and it was already an ‘old’ truck when I bought it,’ he wrote in the caption.
‘Repurposed to fight the good fight. I know… sexy truck for sure.’
Earlier in the week, Russell had shared a video to Instagram in which he showed off the inside of his truck.
‘We’ve got all the stuff you need for fighting fires’: Earlier in the week, Russell had shared a video to Instagram in which he showed off the inside of his truck
Before and after: Russell’s 400-hectare property in Nana Glen, on the NSW mid-north coast, was badly damaged in November when a raging inferno tore through the area
‘We keep this truck ready and prepared in case things get crazy,’ he said.
‘It’s got a thousand litre water cube on it… it’s got a couple of bins filed with dirt and shovels for spot fires.’
‘We’ve got all the stuff you need for fighting fires,’ he added, showing off his gear including spare hoses, fire blankets and respirators.
Crowe has been sharing the damages from his property, posting videos of him working on cleaning up the farm.
There were claims from distraught locals at the time the that fire crews rushed to Crowe’s property first and left other homes to burn, which NSW Rural Fire Service described at the time as nonsense.
His niece Chelsea Crowe, who also lives on his property also angrily fired back at the claims and set the record straight in a public Facebook post.
Smoke from a large bushfire is seen outside Nana Glen, near Russell Crowe’s 400-hectare property
Crowe shared this photo of a fallen, burnt out tree blocking his access to his home
‘Unfortunately, there is a lot of gossip… going around that fire crews abandoned properties in favour to protect Russell’s home,’ Chelsea posted.
‘If you look at a map and knew the boundary lines the entire property is backed by Tallawudjah and the state forest. Whilst they moved to crews to a previously scouted vantage point to attack it as it came through the ridge.
‘This move was not to protect his buildings in particular. It wouldn’t have mattered who lived there.’
Crowe first bought land in Nana Glen in 1999 before later expanding his property to included nine surrounding lots.
He married long-time on-off partner Danielle Spencer on the property on his 39th birthday in 2003.
Crowe added three pictures of the grounds (pictured) around his home on fire, showing firefighters containing the blaze