Simon Duggan | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Simon Duggan, ASC , ACS is a New Zealand-born Australian cinematographer.
Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios. [1] His first feature film was 1998's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving. Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman, acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days , I, Robot , Underworld: Evolution , Live Free or Die Hard and Knowing . Other credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Killer Elite .
Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby . This was Luhrmann's first experience filming with 3D. [2]
After The Great Gatsby, Duggan worked on 300: Rise of an Empire , Duncan Jones' Warcraft , and Hacksaw Ridge , which marked Mel Gibson's return to directing after 2006's Apocalypto .
Duggan was invited as a member to the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1989, and American Society of Cinematographers in 2022. [3]
Film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1998 | The Interview | Craig Monahan | |
2001 | Risk | Alan White | |
2002 | Garage Days | Alex Proyas | |
2004 | I, Robot | ||
2006 | Underworld: Evolution | Len Wiseman | |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | ||
2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rob Cohen | |
Restraint | David Denneen | ||
2009 | Knowing | Alex Proyas | |
2011 | Killer Elite | Gary McKendry | |
2013 | The Great Gatsby | Baz Luhrmann | |
2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Noam Murro | |
2016 | Warcraft | Duncan Jones | |
Hacksaw Ridge | Mel Gibson | ||
2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Charlie Bean Paul Fisher Bob Logan | Live-action scenes only |
2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Todd Strauss-Schulson | |
2022 | Disenchanted | Adam Shankman | |
2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga † | George Miller | Post-production [4] |
TBA | The Georgetown Project † | M.A. Fortin Joshua John Miller | Post-production |
Short film
Year | Title | Director |
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2016 | The Robot | Misko Iho |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2024 | Desert King | Greg McLean | 6 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | AACTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Interview | Nominated | |
2013 | The Great Gatsby | Won | [5] | ||
2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Won | |||
Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | [6] |
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