Stuart Dryburgh

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Stuart Dryburgh
Born (1952-03-30) 30 March 1952 (age 72)
London, England
NationalityEnglish, New Zealand
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1989–present

Stuart Dryburgh (born 30 March 1952 in London) is an English-born New Zealand cinematographer, now working in Hollywood. He completed a degree in architecture at the University of Auckland, but subsequently moved into the film industry. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the 1993 romance film, The Piano, but lost to Janusz Kamiński for Schindler's List. Dryburgh was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on the Boardwalk Empire pilot.

Personal life[edit]

He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Director Notes
1987 The Leading Edge Michael Firth
1990 An Angel at My Table Jane Campion
1993 The Piano
1994 Once Were Warriors Lee Tamahori
1995 The Perez Family Mira Nair
1996 Lone Star John Sayles
The Portrait of a Lady Jane Campion
1999 Analyze This Harold Ramis
Runaway Bride Garry Marshall
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire
Kate & Leopold James Mangold
The Extreme Team Leslie Libman
2003 The Recruit Roger Donaldson
2004 The Beautiful Country Hans Petter Moland
In My Father's Den Brad McGann
2005 Æon Flux Karyn Kusama
2006 The Painted Veil John Curran
2007 No Reservations Scott Hicks
The Girl in the Park David Auburn
2008 Nim's Island Jennifer Flackett
Mark Levin
2009 Amelia Mira Nair
2010 The Tempest Julie Taymor
2011 Texas Killing Fields Ami Canaan Mann
I Don't Know How She Does It Douglas McGrath
2012 Emperor Peter Webber
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller
2015 Blackhat Michael Mann
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin
The Great Wall Zhang Yimou With Zhao Xiaoding
2017 Gifted Marc Webb
The Only Living Boy in New York
The Upside Neil Burger
2018 Ben Is Back Peter Hedges
2019 Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray

Documentary film

Year Title Director
1989 Fender Bending Chris Todd
Chris Williams
The Mighty Civic Peter Wells

Television[edit]

Year Title Director Notes
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater Roger Tompkins
Costa Botes
3 episodes
1998 Sex and the City Susan Seidelman Episode "Sex and the City"
2008 New Amsterdam Lasse Hallström Episode "Pilot"
2010 Boardwalk Empire Martin Scorsese Episode "Broadwalk Empire"
2011 Expedition Week Tony Gerber Episode "Forbidden Tomb of Genghis Khan"
2011-2012 Luck Michael Mann
Terry George
Episodes "Pilot" and "Ace Meets with a Potential Investor"
2015 American Odyssey Peter Horton Episode "Gone Elvis"
2018 New Amsterdam Kate Dennis Episode "Pilot"
2024 Fallout Jonathan Nolan 4 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Director
1986 Jewel's Darl Peter Wells
1998 Poodle Springs Bob Rafelson

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Title Result
1993 Academy Awards Best Cinematography The Piano Nominated
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Cinematography Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Best Cinematography Nominated
2006 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography The Painted Veil Won
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Nominated
2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography Boardwalk Empire Nominated
2013 Satellite Awards Best Cinematography The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Nominated

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