John Seale
Born | John Clement Seale 5 October 1942 Warwick, Queensland, Australia |
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Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 1966–present |
Known for | Rain Man The English Patient The Perfect Storm Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Mad Max: Fury Road |
Title | ACS ASC |
Awards | Full list |
John Clement Seale
Seale received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The English Patient (1996). He was also Oscar-nominated for Witness (1985), Rain Man (1988), Cold Mountain (2003), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Seale's other work includes for the films Children of a Lesser God (1986), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Firm (1993), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
Early life
Seale was born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, to Marjorie Lyndon (née Pool) and Eric Clement Seale.[1]
Career
He received Oscar nominations for his work on
His greatest commercial successes have been Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which grossed US$974 million;[2] Rain Man, which grossed US$354 million;[3] Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which grossed US$335 million;[4] The Perfect Storm, which grossed US$328 million;[5] and The Tourist, which grossed US$278 million.[6][7]
He came out of retirement in 2012 to shoot Mad Max: Fury Road, for which he received another Academy Award nomination.[8]
Seale was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "service to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer".[9]
Filmography
Film
Director
- Till There Was You (1991)
Cinematographer
Short film
Year | Title | Director |
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1978 | The Sparks Obituary | Ian Barry |
1979 | Heart, Head and Hand | Peter Weir |
1998 | Static | Derin Seale |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1979 | New South Wales Images | Russell Boyd | Documentary film |
1985 | Winners | Carl Schultz | Episode "Top Kid" |
Awards and nominations
Major associations
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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1985 | Best Cinematography | Witness | Nominated |
1988 | Rain Man | Nominated | |
1996 | The English Patient | Won | |
2003 | Cold Mountain | Nominated | |
2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated |
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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1985 | Best Cinematography | Witness | Nominated |
1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | Nominated | |
1996 | The English Patient | Won | |
1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Nominated | |
2003 | Cold Mountain | Nominated | |
2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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1988 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Rain Man | Nominated |
1996 | The English Patient | Won | |
2000 | The Perfect Storm | Nominated | |
2000 | Cold Mountain | Nominated | |
2011 | International Award | Won | |
2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Mad Max: Fury Road | Nominated |
Miscellaneous accolades
References
- ^ John Seale Biography (1942–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-01.
- ^ "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Rain Man". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "The Perfect Storm". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Filmography- John Seale". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- Complex. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "John Clement Seale". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
External links
- John Seale at IMDb