John Clement Seale ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian

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. He has received numerous accolades including an

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, a

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, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award.

Early life

Seale was born in

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, Australia, to Marjorie Lyndon (née Pool) and Eric Clement Seale.John Seale Biography (1942–)
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Career

Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir, both as a

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and

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, gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. He then earned international prominence working with directors such as

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, and George Miller. He received Oscar nominations for his work on ''

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'', '' Rain Man'', and '' Cold Mountain'', and won for '' The English Patient''. Seale directed one film, '' Till There Was You'', in 1990. He is a four-time

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nominee, five-time

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nominee, and four-time ASC Award nominee. His greatest commercial successes have been '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', which grossed US$974 million; '' Rain Man'', which grossed US$354 million; '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', which grossed US$335 million; '' The Perfect Storm'', which grossed US$328 million; and '' The Tourist'', which grossed US$278 million. He came out of retirement in 2012 to shoot '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Seale was appointed a

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in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "service to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer".

Filmography

Film

Director * '' Till There Was You'' (1991) Cinematographer

Television

Awards and nominations

Major awards

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American Society of Cinematographers

Miscellaneous awards

British Society of Cinematographers Satellite Awards Chicago Film Critics Association Boston Society of Film Critics Australian Film Institute Australian Cinematographers Society National Society of Film Critics Los Angeles Film Critics Association Florida Film Critics Circle

Other awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seale, John 1942 births Australian cinematographers Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners European Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners Living people People from Warwick, Queensland Members of the Order of Australia