Stuart Dryburgh

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Stuart Dryburgh
Born (1952-03-30) 30 March 1952 (age 73)
London, England
CitizenshipEnglish, New Zealand
Years active1980–present
Website www.stuartdryburgh.com

Stuart Dryburgh (born 30 March 1952 in London) is an English-born New Zealand cinematographer. [1]

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Biography

Born in London, his family emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 9 [2] .

He completed a degree in architecture at the University of Auckland, but subsequently moved into the film industry.

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the 1993 romance film, The Piano [3] , but lost to Janusz Kamiński for Schindler's List . He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on the Boardwalk Empire pilot.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1987The Leading Edge Michael Firth
1990 An Angel at My Table Jane Campion
1993 The Piano
1994 Once Were Warriors Lee Tamahori
1995 The Perez Family Mira Nair
1996 Lone Star John Sayles
The Portrait of a Lady Jane Campion
1999 Analyze This Harold Ramis
Runaway Bride Garry Marshall
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire
Kate & Leopold James Mangold
The Extreme Team Leslie Libman
2003 The Recruit Roger Donaldson
2004 The Beautiful Country Hans Petter Moland
In My Father's Den Brad McGann
2005 Æon Flux Karyn Kusama
2006 The Painted Veil John Curran
2007 No Reservations Scott Hicks
The Girl in the Park David Auburn
2008 Nim's Island Jennifer Flackett
Mark Levin
2009 Amelia Mira Nair
2010 The Tempest Julie Taymor
2011 Texas Killing Fields Ami Canaan Mann
I Don't Know How She Does It Douglas McGrath
2012 Emperor Peter Webber
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller
2015 Blackhat Michael Mann
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin
The Great Wall Zhang Yimou With Zhao Xiaoding
2017 Gifted Marc Webb
The Only Living Boy in New York
The Upside Neil Burger
2018 Ben Is Back Peter Hedges
2019 Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray
2025 Kinda Pregnant Tyler Spindel

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater Roger Tompkins
Costa Botes
3 episodes
1998 Sex and the City Susan Seidelman Episode "Sex and the City"
2008 New Amsterdam Lasse Hallström Episode "Pilot"
2010 Boardwalk Empire Martin Scorsese Episode "Broadwalk Empire"
2011Expedition Week Tony Gerber Episode "Forbidden Tomb of Genghis Khan"
2011-2012 Luck Michael Mann
Terry George
Episodes "Pilot" and "Ace Meets with a Potential Investor"
2015 American Odyssey Peter Horton Episode "Gone Elvis"
2018 New Amsterdam Kate DennisEpisode "Pilot"
2024 Fallout Jonathan Nolan 4 episodes

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1986Jewel's Darl Peter Wells
1998 Poodle Springs Bob Rafelson

Awards and nominations

YearInstitutionCategoryTitleResultRef.
1990 New Zealand Film and TV Awards Best Cinematography An Angel at My Table Won
1993 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Cinematography The Piano Won
British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Nominated
Camerimage Festival Golden FrogWon
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Best Cinematography Nominated
1994 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [4]
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [5]
National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography The Painted Veil Won
2005 Shanghai International Film Festival Best Cinematography In My Father's Den Won
New Zealand Film and TV AwardsBest CinematographyWon
2006 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography The Painted Veil Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography Boardwalk Empire (pilot episode)Nominated [6]
Satellite Awards Best Cinematography The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Nominated
2017New Zealand Cinematographers SocietyGold Award (Features) The Great Wall Won
Cinematographer of the YearN/aWon

References

  1. "Stuart Dryburgh - Cinematographer (ASC)". www.stuartdryburgh.com. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  2. Screen, NZ On. "Stuart Dryburgh | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. Screen, NZ On. "Stuart Dryburgh: on working with Jane Campion, Vincent Ward and Lee Tamahori... | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  4. https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/Nominations?categoryExactId=12&awardShowFrom=66&view=3-Award%20Category-Chron
  5. "Film". Bafta. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  6. "Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series 2011 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 13 December 2025.