Solo Angelina Jolie Missing Brad as she takes her excited brood fish-spotting at Sydney Aquarium

No-one could accuse Angelina Jolie of lacking ambition.
With her fiance away promoting his new movie 12 Years A Slave in Toronto, the mother-of-six decided it was the perfect moment for a field trip.
And the actress certainly had her hands full as she policed her excited brood as they explored Sydney Aquarium ion Australia.

A Jolie day out! Angelina takes Vivienne, Zahara, Knox, Shiloh and Pax to the Sydney Aquarium on Saturday

Angelina did make things slightly easier on herself by leaving one of her six at home.
But as it was the oldest, 12-year-old Maddox, she still found herself in charge of five energetic young children.
Luckily for her Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivian all appeared a credit to their parents.
Their good behaviour was on show as they left the gift shop under their famous mother's calm command.

Sister act: Shiloh and Zahara hold hands as they wait for their siblings

With Angelina smiling serenely in a black dress, as she clutched the hands of her five-year-old twins, sisters Shiloh, seven and eight-year-old Zahara led the way.
With his big brother not on the trip Pax hung back to talk to his mother, as he held a green trinket from the store.
He wasn't the only one to leave with a present - his sisters Vivienne and Zahara each clutched a cuddly orange Nemo toy from the Disney movie.

Keeping calm: The siblings good behaviour was on show as they left the gift shop under their famous mother's calm command

And it seems the others also went home with some goodies, as an assistant was later seen leaving with six filled bags.
Angelina is currently in Australia to film her new movie.
While it was originally reported that she would film Unbroken in Hawaii, it seems her plans changed following a whirlwind 24-hour visit with son Pax back in July.

We found Nemo! The group had obviously been indulged in the gift shop

It is the second feature film Jolie will direct, following 2011's In The Land Of Blood And Honey, which was nominated for a Golden Globe. 
Unbroken tells the inspirational true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and air force second lieutenant who survived for 47 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean without food or water when his plane crashed during World War II in 1943. 
After enduring endless shark attacks and aerial strikes, he was eventually captured by the Japanese and tortured in a prisoner-of-war camp until the end of the war in 1945.

Effortless: Angelina looked naturally chic in her simple black dress and pumps

Meanwhile, Angelina has another reason to be smiling, as she is set to be honoured with her second Oscar - this time for her humanitarian work. 
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the star with the honorary Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 5th Annual Governors Awards on November 16. 

Fish-spotting: The family are making the most of their temporary relocation Down Under

  

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'The Governors Awards pay tribute to individuals who've made indelible contributions in their respective fields. We couldn't be more excited for this year's honorees,' reads a statement by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, which was released on Thursday. 

It will be the second Oscar for Jolie - she received a gong for Girl, Interrupted in 1999 - who the Academy praised for being an 'impassioned advocate for humanitarian causes, traveling widely to promote organisations and social justice efforts such as the Prevent Sexual Violence Initiative.'

Missing dad? Brad Pitt is busy promoting his new movie 12 Years A Slave, which was screened at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday night