Simon Duggan, , (born May 13, 1959) is a New Zealand-Australian cinematographer.
He has won the
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
The AACTA Award for Best Cinematography is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in ...
twice, for
''The Great Gatsby'' (2013) and ''
Hacksaw Ridge
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'' (2016).
Career
Duggan started his career off in
Australia
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at Ross Wood Film Studios.
He had worked in a number of big-budget features, including the ones directed by
Alex Proyas
Alexander Proyas ( ; born 23 September 1963) is an Australian film director. He is known for directing the films ''The Crow (1994 film), The Crow'' (1994), ''Dark City (1998 film), Dark City'' (1998), ''I, Robot (film), I, Robot'' (2004) and '' ...
and
Len Wiseman
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. In addition, he was director of photography on
Baz Luhrmann
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's ''
The Great Gatsby
''The Great Gatsby'' () is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, a mysterious mi ...
'', shot in
3D.
Duggan was invited as a member to the
Australian Cinematographers Society
The Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1958 for the purpose of providing a forum for Australian cinematographers to further develop their skills through mutual co-operation.
History
The Austral ...
in 1989, and
American Society of Cinematographers
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinem ...
in 2022.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Australian cinematographers
Living people
New Zealand expatriates in Australia
Year of birth missing (living people)