Dion Beebe
Dion Beebe | |
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Born | 18 May 1968 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (age 55)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Dion Beebe A.C.S. A.S.C. (/ˈdiːɒn ˈbiːbi/ DEE-on BEE-bee;[1] born 18 May 1968) is an Australian–South African cinematographer. Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, in 1972. Dion studied cinematography at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School from 1987 to 1989.[citation needed] Beebe was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for his work on Rob Marshall's Chicago, 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 digital video on Michael Mann's Collateral (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Cinematography) and Miami Vice. 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
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2002 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Chicago | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
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Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
2004 | Collateral | Won | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
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Best Cinematography | Won | ||
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
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Outstanding Cinematography | Nominated | ||
National Society of Film Critics Awards
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Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
Online Film Critics Society Awards
|
Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
2005 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Memoirs of a Geisha | Won |
BAFTA Awards
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Best Cinematography | Won | ||
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
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Outstanding Cinematography | Won | ||
Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
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Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Nine | Won |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
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Best Cinematography | Won | ||
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
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Outstanding Cinematography | Nominated | ||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
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Best Cinematography | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Dion Beebe: Meet the Filmmaker by Events at the Apple Store on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 20 June 2012.
External links
- Dion Beebe at IMDb
- How did that Oscar get there? interview with Dion Beebe in the Sydney Morning Herald (24 June 2006)