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 at the age of 9.
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.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Filmography
Feature film Year Title Director Notes 1987 The Leading Edge Michael Firth 1990 An Angel at My TableJane Campion 1993 The Piano 1994 Once Were Warriors Lee Tamahori 1995 The Perez Family Mira Nair1996 Lone Star John Sayles The Portrait of a Lady Jane Campion1999 Analyze This Harold Ramis Runaway Bride Garry Marshall2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire Kate & Leopold James Mangold The Extreme Team Leslie Libman 2003 The Recruit Roger Donaldson2004 The Beautiful Country Hans Petter Moland In My Father's Den Brad McGann 2005 Æon Flux Karyn Kusama 2006 The Painted Veil John Curran2007 No Reservations Scott Hicks The Girl in the Park David Auburn 2008 Nim's Island Jennifer FlackettMark Levin 2009 Amelia Mira Nair 2010 The Tempest Julie Taymor2011 Texas Killing Fields Ami Canaan Mann 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 Mann2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin The Great Wall Zhang Yimou With Zhao Xiaoding2017 GiftedMarc Webb The Only Living Boy in New York The Upside Neil Burger 2018 Ben Is Back Peter Hedges 2019 Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray 2025 Kinda Pregnant Tyler Spindel
Television Year Title Director Notes 1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater Roger TompkinsCosta 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 MannTerry 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
Awards and nominations Year Institution Category Title Result Ref. 1990 New Zealand Film and TV Awards Best Cinematography An Angel at My Table 1993 Australian Film Institute Awards Best CinematographyThe Piano British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Camerimage Festival Golden Frog Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle Best Cinematography 1994 Academy Awards Best Cinematography https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/Nominations?categoryExactId=12&awardShowFrom=66&view=3-Award%20Category-Chron American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography The Painted Veil 2005 Shanghai International Film Festival Best CinematographyIn My Father's Den New Zealand Film and TV Awards Best Cinematography 2006 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography The Painted Veil Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography Boardwalk Empire Satellite Awards Best Cinematography The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2017New Zealand Cinematographers Society Gold Award (Features) The Great Wall Cinematographer of the Year
References
Profile in New Zealand Listener Volume 148, 20 May 2010, pages 44–45
External links Official website NZ On Screen profile