John Seale
Birth Name:
John Clement Seale
Birth Place:
Warwick, Australia
Profession
Cinematographer, Camera department, Director
Fast Facts
- Received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography for "Careful He Might Hear You․"
- Was nominated for an ASC Award for Best Cinematography for hsi work on "Cold Mountain․"
- Won the European Film Award for Cinematographer of the Year for his work on "The English Patient․"
- Started out working in office supplies for the network ABC
- Has often worked with director Peter Weir on film projects
- Mad Max: Fury Road is the first film he shot digitally
- Retired from the film industry, but came back to shoot the film "Mad Max: Fury Road․"
Awards
- 1981AFI Award - Best Achievement in Cinematography:Nominated
- 1983Cinematographer of the YearWinner
- 1983AFI Award - Best Achievement in Cinematography:Winner
- 1984AFI Award - Best Achievement in Cinematography:Nominated
- 1985Cinematographer of the YearWinner
- 1985Best Cinematography AwardNominated
- 1986Oscar - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 1986BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 1989Oscar - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 1989ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Nominated
- 1989Best Cinematography AwardNominated
- 1990BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 1996ACCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 1996BSFC Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1996Best Cinematography AwardNominated
- 1996LAFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997Oscar - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Winner
- 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997CFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997DFWFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997European Film Award - European Cinematographer of the Year:Winner
- 1997FFCC Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997NSFC Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 1999BSFC Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2000BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2000CFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2000Sierra Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2000Golden Satellite Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2001ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Nominated
- 2003ACCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2003Best Cinematography AwardNominated
- 2004Oscar - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2004ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Nominated
- 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2004COFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2004CFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2004Gold Derby Film Award - Cinematography:Nominated
- 2004INOCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2004PFCS Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015AFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015AACTA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015ACCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015BFCC Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015BOFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015BSC Award - Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film:Nominated
- 2015Golden Frog - Main Competition:Nominated
- 2015CFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015FFCC Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015ICP Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015Halfway Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015LAFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015NYFCO Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015OFCS Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015PFCS Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015SDFCS Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015SFFCC Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015SEFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015SLFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2015UFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2015WAFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016Oscar - Best Achievement in Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016EDA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Nominated
- 2016AFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016COFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016FCCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2016GAFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016HFCS Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016ICS Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016INOCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016ALFS Award - Technical Achievement of the Year:Nominated
- 2016NSFC Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2016Artisan AwardWinner
- 2016Satellite Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2016Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Cinematography:Winner
- 2017Felix - Best Cinematography:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Cinematography of the Decade:Nominated
- 2022AACTA Award - Best Cinematography in Film:Nominated