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Andrew Lesnie

Camera

Born January 1, 1956 · Sydney, Australia

Died April 27, 2015

Biography

Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC (1 January 1956 – 27 April 2015) was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known for his collaboration with director Peter Jackson on The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014) and The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), for which the letter earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2002 for his work on The Fellowship of the Ring. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Lesnie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA AwardBest Cinematography · 2004
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2002
  • AACTA AwardBest Cinematography
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2002 · nominated

Filmography23 titles

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002Director of Photography

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Director of Photography

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013Director of Photography

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012Director of Photography

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014Director of Photography

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011Director of Photography

I Am Legend

2007Director of Photography

The Lovely Bones

2009Director of Photography

King Kong

2005Director of Photography

The Water Diviner

2014Director of Photography

Shine a Light

2008Director of Photography

Dead Easy

1982Focus Puller

Babe

1995Director of Photography

Happy Feet

2006Director of Photography

Healing

2014Director of Photography

The Turning

2013Director of Photography

Babe: Pig in the City

1998Director of Photography

The Shrimp on the Barbie

1990Director of Photography

Fair Game

1986Director of Photography

Bran Nue Dae

2009Director of Photography

Two If by Sea

1996Director of Photography

The Last Airbender

2010Director of Photography