Andrew Lesnie Net Worth
Andrew Lesnie Net Worth is
$14 Million
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Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC, (born 1956) is an Australian cinematographer. He is best known as the cinematographer for The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson. He received the Oscar for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002. | Date Of Birth | January 1, 1956 |
| Died | 2015-01-01 |
| Place Of Birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Profession | Cinematographer, Camera Department, Actor |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often worked with Peter Jackson |
| 2 | Unkempt hair and glasses |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He began his career as a camera assistant on the low-budget horror film "Patrick" in 1978, while he was still a student at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. He later worked as a freelance cameraman for ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). In the 1980s, he shot music videos for performers including INXS, UB40, and Mental As Anything. |
| 2 | Peter Jackson hired Lesnie for his Lord of the Rings trilogy after seeing his work on Babe (1995), the Australian film about a plucky pig. |
| 3 | (1999-2001) Working in New Zealand as cinematographer for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. |
| 4 | Member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) since 1989, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2005. |
| 5 | Lived in Sydney, Australia. |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Water Diviner | 2014 | ||
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | ||
| Healing | 2014/I | ||
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | ||
| The Turning | 2013/I | segment "Reunion" | |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | director of photography | |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 2011 | director of photography | |
| The Last Airbender | 2010 | ||
| The Lovely Bones | 2009 | director of photography | |
| Bran Nue Dae | 2009 | director of photography | |
| I Am Legend | 2007 | director of photography | |
| The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Behind-the-Scenes | 2006 | Video short | |
| King Kong | 2005 | ||
| Love's Brother | 2004 | director of photography | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | director of photography | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | director of photography | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | director of photography | |
| Babe: Pig in the City | 1998 | director of photography | |
| The Sugar Factory | 1998 | ||
| Doing Time for Patsy Cline | 1997 | ||
| Two If by Sea | 1996 | director of photography | |
| Babe | 1995 | director of photography | |
| House of Fun | 1994 | TV Series 1994 | |
| Spider & Rose | 1994 | ||
| Fatal Past | 1993 | ||
| You Seng | 1993 | director of photography | |
| The Girl Who Came Late | 1992 | ||
| Boys in the Island | 1990 | ||
| More Winners: Mr Edmund | 1990 | TV Movie | |
| The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| The Saint: Fear in Fun Park | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| The Delinquents | 1989 | director of photography | |
| Great Performances | 1988 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Australian Dream | 1987 | ||
| Dark Age | 1987 | director of photography | |
| Cyclone Tracy | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Fair Game | 1986 | director of photography | |
| Unfinished Business | 1985 | ||
| Emoh Ruo | 1985 | ||
| Fantasy Man | 1984 | ||
| The Man You Know | 1984 | Short | |
| Stations | 1983/I | Short | |
| The Same Stream | 1981 | Short | |
| The Comeback | 1980 | Documentary | |
| Wonder World! | 1979 | TV Series |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Killing of Angel Street | 1981 | clapper loader | |
| Patrick | 1978 | camera assistant | |
| Shine a Light | 2008 | Documentary camera operator | |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | director of photography: live action unit | |
| Love's Brother | 2004 | camera operator | |
| Babe: Pig in the City | 1998 | camera operator | |
| Dark City | 1998 | guest director of photography: additional photography | |
| Spider & Rose | 1994 | camera operator | |
| Tripe | 1989 | Short camera operator | |
| Farewell to the King | 1989 | director of photography: second unit | |
| The 13th Floor | 1988 | director of photography: additional material | |
| Incident at Raven's Gate | 1988 | camera operator | |
| Dead End Drive-In | 1986 | additional photographer | |
| Emoh Ruo | 1985 | camera operator | |
| Starship | 1984 | cinematography: 2nd unit | |
| Bodyline | 1984 | TV Mini-Series second unit director of photography - 7 episodes | |
| Now and Forever | 1983 | focus puller | |
| Early Frost | 1982 | additional photographer | |
| Dead Easy | 1982 | focus puller | |
| The Road Warrior | 1981 | documentary cameraman |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) | |
| The Long and Short of It | 2003 | Short | Grizzled Painter |
| Unfinished Business | 1985 | Telegraph boy |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonder World! | 1979 | TV Series |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Getting of Wisdom | 1977 | unit runner |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunter | 2011/IV | thanks | |
| Death Defying Acts | 2007 | thanks | |
| Shotgun Wedding | 1993 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovering 'The Last Airbender' | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Passing of an Age | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - DOP |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled | 2003 | TV Special documentary short | Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Designing Middle-Earth | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Return to Middle Earth | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Day in the Life of a Hobbit | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Digital Grading | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Editorial: Assembling an Epic | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| From Book to Script | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| New Zealand as Middle-Earth | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director of Photography (voice) |
| Scale | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography |
| A Passage to Middle-earth: The Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lovely Bones (2009) |
| 2005 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | King Kong (2005) |
| 2004 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Gold Award | WorldFest Houston | Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Cinematography | Love's Brother (2004) |
| 2003 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | Seattle Film Critics Award | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2002 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | ACS Hall of Fame | Australian Cinematographers Society | ||
| 2002 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Achievement in Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2002 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2001 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 1998 | Award of Distinction | Australian Cinematographers Society | Feature Productions Cinema | Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) |
| 1998 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Cinematography | Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) |
| 1997 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Achievement in Cinematography | Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) |
| 1996 | Cinematographer of the Year | Australian Cinematographers Society | Babe (1995) | |
| 1995 | Cinematographer of the Year | Australian Cinematographers Society | You Seng (1993) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Cinematography | The Water Diviner (2014) |
| 2014 | AFCA Award | Australian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Turning (2013) |
| 2014 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Best Cinematography - International Competition | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) |
| 2010 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lovely Bones (2009) |
| 2009 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lovely Bones (2009) |
| 2006 | ASC Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | King Kong (2005) |
| 2006 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | King Kong (2005) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Cinematography | King Kong (2005) |
| 2006 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Cinematography | King Kong (2005) |
| 2004 | ASC Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Cinematography | Love's Brother (2004) |
| 2004 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Cinematography | Love's Brother (2004) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | Best Cinematography Award | British Society of Cinematographers | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | |
| 2003 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2003 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 2002 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | ASC Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | Best Cinematography Award | British Society of Cinematographers | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | |
| 2002 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 2002 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 1999 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Cinematography | Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
| 1994 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Cinematography | You Seng (1993) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
Known for movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Cinematographer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Cinematographer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Cinematographer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as Cinematographer