Dion Beebe A.C.S. A.S.C. ( ; born 18 May 1968) is an Australian–South African

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Early life and education

Originally from

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, Australia, his family moved to

Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...

, South Africa, in 1972. Dion studied

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at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School from 1987 to 1989.

Career

Beebe was nominated for an

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and a

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for his work on

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's ''

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'', and won the 2006 Academy Award for his work on the director's later '' Memoirs of a Geisha''. He is known for his use of stylized, highly saturated colour palettes and for his experimental use of high-speed

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's '' Collateral'' (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Cinematography) and ''

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''. He is also a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Dion was inducted into the ACS' Hall of Fame at the National Awards on 16 May 2020.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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How did that Oscar get there?
interview with Dion Beebe in the

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(24 June 2006) 1968 births Living people Australian cinematographers Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni Artists from Cape Town Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners People from Brisbane South African cinematographers {{SouthAfrica-cinematographer-stub