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Andrew Lesnie

Career: Active from 1980 to 2014, busiest in 2014 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles: 1
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
91/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

BAFTA Awards · Best Cinematography
2004 · Won · 57th British Academy Film Awards
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Cinematography
2002 · Won · 74th Academy Awards
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Andrew Lesnie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.4, average 5.4
Crime
2.0, average 3.6
Cringe Humor
1.2, average 2.2
Dark Humor
1.9, average 2.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Visual Spectacle 5
Epic High Fantasy 4
Immersive World-Building 3
Character-Driven 3
Australian Cinema 3
Cinematic Masterpiece 2
Grand Scale Warfare 2
Class Conflict 2
Grand Adventure 2
Cinematic Spectacle 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Family-Friendly Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

8 titles · average score 63

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

65

Director of Photography

The Water Diviner

61

Director of Photography

Healing

69

Director of Photography

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

73

Director of Photography

The Turning

71

Director of Photography

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

66

Director of Photography

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

78

Director of Photography

The Last Airbender

22

Director of Photography

2000s

11 titles · average score 72

The Lovely Bones

49

Director of Photography

Bran Nue Dae

56

Director of Photography

Shine a Light

76

Director of Photography

I Am Legend

68

Director of Photography

Happy Feet

70

Director of Photography

King Kong

76

Director of Photography

Love's Brother

63

Director of Photography

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

91

as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)

The Long and Short of It

65

as Grizzled Painter

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

90

Director of Photography

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

90

Director of Photography

1990s

10 titles · average score 57

The Sugar Factory

Director of Photography

Babe: Pig in the City

63

Director of Photography

Doing Time for Patsy Cline

54

Director of Photography

Two If by Sea

28

Director of Photography

Babe

79

Director of Photography

Spider and Rose

65

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Fatal Past

Director of Photography

Temptation of a Monk

61

Director of Photography

Daydream Believer

Director of Photography

The Shrimp on the Barbie

51

Director of Photography

1980s

15 titles · average score 61

The Delinquents

57

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Boys in the Island

Director of Photography

Incident at Raven's Gate

50

Camera Operator

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

Director of Photography

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

Director of Photography

Dark Age

76

Director of Photography

Australian Dream

Director of Photography

Fair Game

54

Director of Photography

Fantasy Man

Director of Photography

Early Frost

Additional Photography

The Killing of Angel Street

Clapper Loader

The Comeback

67

Director of Photography