Stuart Dryburgh

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

Biography

Born in London, his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was a child.

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, but lost to Janusz Kamiński for Schindler's List. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on the Boardwalk Empire pilot.

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1987	The Leading Edge	Michael Firth
1990	An Angel at My Table	Jane Campion
1993	The Piano	Jane Campion
1994	Once Were Warriors	Lee Tamahori
1995	The Perez Family	Mira Nair
1996	Lone Star	John Sayles
1996	The Portrait of a Lady	Jane Campion
1999	Analyze This	Harold Ramis
1999	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
2004	In My Father's Den	Brad McGann
2005	Æon Flux	Karyn Kusama
2006	The Painted Veil	John Curran
2007	No Reservations	Scott Hicks
2007	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
2011	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
2016	The Great Wall	Zhang Yimou	With Zhao Xiaoding
2017	Gifted	Marc Webb
	The Only Living Boy in New York	Marc Webb
	The Upside	Neil Burger
2018	Ben Is Back	Peter Hedges
2019	Men in Black: International	F. Gary Gray
2025	Kinda Pregnant †	Tyler Spindel	Post-production

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director
1989	Fender Bending	Chris Todd Chris Williams
1989	The Mighty Civic	Peter Wells

Year	Title	Director	Notes
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"
2011	Expedition 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 Dennis	Episode "Pilot"
2024	Fallout	Jonathan Nolan	4 episodes

TV movies

Year	Title	Director
1986	Jewel's Darl	Peter Wells
1998	Poodle Springs	Bob Rafelson

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
1993	Academy Awards	Best Cinematography	The Piano	Nominated
	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Cinematography		Nominated
	BAFTA Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	National Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Cinematography		Nominated
2006	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography	The Painted Veil	Won
2006	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography	The Painted Veil	Nominated
2010	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Cinematography	Boardwalk Empire	Nominated
2013	Satellite Awards	Best Cinematography	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Nominated