Andrew Lesnie

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1956 in Sydney, Australia. Died 27 April 2015.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

1 January 1956, Sydney, Australia

Died

27 April 2015

Active

1995–2014

Frequently works with

Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Ian McKellen, Carolynne Cunningham, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Barrie M. Osborne

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

69Fi1m

67Critics

We rate Andrew’s work 2 points above the press, across 13 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 794

Under 603

Of 13 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 13 films
Screen time: 31 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $8.5bn across 13 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1995–2014

Genres

Action9
Fantasy9
Adventure8
Drama5
Comedy2
Family2

Best and worst on Fi1m

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster

90BestThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

24WorstThe Last Airbender2010

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

161980s

101990s

112000s

82010s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won2002Best Cinematography · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won2004Best Cinematography · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.