Russell Boyd

Russell Boyd
Born	21 April 1944 (1944-04-21) Victoria, Australia
Occupation	cinematographer
Title	ASC, ACS
Awards	ACS Cinematographer of the Year 1976 BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 Academy Award for Best Cinematography Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003

Russell Boyd (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly-praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a member of the ASC.

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."

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
1976	Australian Cinematographers Society	Cinematographer of the Year	Between Wars	Won
1976	British Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Nominated
1977	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Break of Day	Won
1977	British Academy Film Awards	Best Cinematography	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Won
1978	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	The Last Wave	Won
1979	Saturn Awards	Best Cinematography	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Won
1980	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	The Chain Reaction	Nominated
1981	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Gallipoli (1981 film)	Won
1982	Australian Cinematographers Society	Cinematographer of the Year	Gallipoli (1981 film)	Won
1983	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	The Year of Living Dangerously	Nominated
1986	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Burke & Wills	Nominated
1988	Australian Film Institute Awards	Raymond Longford Award		Won
1990	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Blood Oath (film)	Nominated
1998	Australian Cinematographers Society	Hall of Fame Award		Won
2002	Film Critics Circle of Australia	Special Achievement Award		Won
2003	Academy Awards	Best Cinematography	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Won
2003	Camerimage	Special Award for Duo Cinematographer-Director (with Peter Weir)	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Won
2003	British Academy Film Awards	Best Cinematography	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Nominated
2003	Camerimage	Special Award for Duo Cinematographer-Director (with Peter Weir)	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Won
2003	Camerimage	Golden Frog	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Nominated
2003	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Nominated
2004	Golden Satellite Awards	Best Cinematography (shared with Sandi Sissel on second unit)	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Nominated
2005	Kodak Award	Excellence in Cinematography		Won

Filmography

• The Way Back (2010)
• Ghost Rider (2007)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
• American Outlaws (2001)
• Company Man (2000)
• Dr. Dolittle (1998)
• Liar Liar (1997)
• Tin Cup (1996)
• Forever Young (1992)
• White Men Can't Jump (1992)
• Turtle Beach (1992)
• Prisoners of the Sun (1990)
• In Country (1989)
• Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
• Crocodile Dundee (1986)
• A Soldier's Story (1984)
• Tender Mercies (1983)
• The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
• Gallipoli (1981)
• The Last Wave (1977)
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
• Between Wars (1974)

Further reading

• Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand (Ed.) (1999). The Oxford companion to Australian film. Melbourne, Australia ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553797-1. 

External links

• Russell Boyd at the Internet Movie Database