Simon Duggan

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Simon Duggan
Born (1959-05-13) 13 May 1959 (age 66)
Years active1998–present
Organizations Australian Cinematographers Society
American Society of Cinematographers

Simon Duggan, ASC , ACS (born May 13, 1959) is a New Zealand-Australian cinematographer.

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He has won the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography twice, for The Great Gatsby (2013) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016).

Career

Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios. [1]

He had worked in a number of big-budget features, including the ones directed by Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman. In addition, he was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby , shot in 3D. [2]

Duggan was invited as a member to the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1989, and American Society of Cinematographers in 2022. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
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
The Exorcism Joshua John Miller
2026 Practical Magic 2 Susanne Bier Filming

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2024 Territory Greg McLean 6 episodes
2025 We Were Liars Nzingha Stewart Episode "Pilot"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1998 AACTA Awards Best Cinematography The InterviewNominated
2013The Great GatsbyWon [4]
2016Hacksaw RidgeWon
Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [5]

References

  1. Simon Duggan ACS
  2. Camerimage Interview: The Great Gatsby Cinematographer Simon Duggan
  3. "ASC Welcomes New Member Simon Duggan". American Cinematographer . 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Bodey, Michael (29 January 2014). "Great day for Gatsby at awards". The Australian . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. Hawker, Philippa (5 December 2016). "Mel Gibson's Hackshaw Ridge wins four AACTA Awards". The Australian . Retrieved 29 June 2017.