Russell Boyd
Russell Boyd | |
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| Born | Russell Stewart Boyd 21 April 1944 Victoria, Australia |
| Years active | 1966–2018 |
| Organization(s) | Australian Cinematographers Society American Society of Cinematographers |
Russell Stewart Boyd, AO, ACS, ASC, (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer.
Career
[edit]He rose to prominence with his highly praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. Boyd is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society since 1975 and the American Society of Cinematographers since 2004.
Boyd served as cinematographer for Tender Mercies, a 1983 film about an alcoholic country singer played by Robert Duvall. Boyd largely utilized available light to give the film a natural feeling which director Bruce Beresford said was crucial to the movie. Actress Tess Harper said Boyd was so quiet during filming that he mostly used only three words: "Yeah, right and sure."[1]
For his work on the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Boyd won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
In 2021, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the visual arts as a cinematographer of Australian feature films and television productions" in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Feature film
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Spoiler | ||
| The Marty Feldman Show | Brian Trenchard-Smith | TV special | |
| 1975 | CBS Children's Film Festival | Bert Salzman | Episode "Me and You, Kangaroo" |
| 1981 | A Town Like Alice | David Stevens | Miniseries |
| 1986 | The Challenge | Chris Thomson | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Watch with Mother | Paul Bruty The Glue Society |
2 episodes |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Is There Anybody There? | Peter Maxwell |
| 1977 | The Alternative | Paul Eddey |
| Mama's Gone A-Hunting | Peter Maxwell | |
| Benny Hill Down Under | Rod Kinnear Richard McCarthy | |
| 1978 | Gone to Ground | Kevin James Dobson |
| The Night Nurse | Igor Auzins | |
| Plunge Into Darkness | Peter Maxwell | |
| 1985 | The Perfectionist | Chris Thomson |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | New South Wales Images | Himself | With John Seale |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Cinematography | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Best Cinematography | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Won |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
Australian Film Institute Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Best Cinematography | Break of Day | Won |
| 1978 | The Last Wave | Won | |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Nominated | |
| 1983 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated | |
| 1986 | Burke & Wills | Nominated | |
| 1988 | Raymond Longford Award | Won | |
| 1990 | Best Cinematography | Blood Oath | Nominated |
Australian Cinematographers Society
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Cinematographer of the Year | Between Wars | Won |
| 1982 | Gallipoli | Won | |
| 1998 | Hall of Fame Award | Won | |
Other Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Nominated |
| 1979 | Saturn Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | |
| 2002 | FCCA Award | Special Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2003 | Camerimage | Special Award for Duo Cinematographer-Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
Won |
| Golden Frog | Nominated | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography (shared with Sandi Sissel on second unit) |
Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Kodak Awards | Excellence in Cinematography | Won | |
References
[edit]- ^ Miracles & Mercies (Documentary). West Hollywood, California: Blue Underground. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Mr Russell Stewart Boyd". It's An Honour. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- McFarlane, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (1999). Bertrand, Ina (ed.). The Oxford companion to Australian film. Melbourne, Australia ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553797-1.
External links
[edit]- Russell Boyd at IMDb
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