Simon Duggan

Simon Duggan
Born	(1959-05-13) 13 May 1959 (age 66) Wellington, New Zealand
Years active	1998–present
Organizations	Australian Cinematographers Society American Society of Cinematographers

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

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

Year	Title	Director	Notes
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

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2024	Territory	Greg McLean	6 episodes
2025	We Were Liars	Nzingha Stewart	Episode "Pilot"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1998	AACTA Awards	Best Cinematography	The Interview	Nominated
2013			The Great Gatsby	Won	[4]
2016			Hacksaw Ridge	Won
	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.

External links

• Simon Duggan at IMDb