Bentley Dean

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Bentley Dean is an Australian documentarian, director, producer, cinematographer, and filmmaker.

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Career

Dean appeared in Race Around the World in 1997.

He is known for his collaborations with director Martin Butler.

Dean has earned critical acclaim for his works Contact (2010), First Footprints (2013), Tanna (2015), and A Sense of Self (2016) for Four Corners profiling Liz Jackson's experience of Parkinson's disease. For Tanna , he received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. [1] [2]

Filmography

Accolades

Tanna has received critical acclaim. It has a score of 74% on Metacritic. [3]

AwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef(s)
AACTA Awards
(6th)
Best Film Martin Butler, Bentley Dean and Carolyn JohnsonNominated [4]
Best Direction Martin Butler and Bentley DeanNominated
Best Cinematography Bentley DeanNominated
Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film Martin Butler and Bentley DeanNominated [5] [6]
African-American Film Critics Association Best Foreign FilmWon [7]
FCCA Awards Best FilmMartin Butler, Bentley Dean and Carolyn JohnsonNominated
Best CinematographyBentley DeanNominated

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References

  1. Samuelson, Kate (24 January 2017). "Here Are the 2017 Oscar Nominations". Time . Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. Frater, Patrick (23 August 2016). "Australia Selects 'Tanna' as Foreign-Language Oscar Contender". Variety . Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. "Tanna Metacritic listing" (http://www.metacritic.com/movie/tanna). Metacritic. Accessed 24 September 2016.
  4. "Hacksaw Ridge leads with 13 AACTA nominations". Sky News. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. Nordyke, Kimberly (24 January 2017). "Oscars: 'La La Land' Ties Record With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 January 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Oscar Nominations: Complete List". Variety . 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  7. Nordyke, Kimberly (12 December 2016). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by the African American Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 December 2016.