‘Hacksaw Ridge’.
DOP Simon Duggan was named Australian cinematographer of the year for his work on director Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge at the annual Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards in Brisbane on Saturday evening.
He also took home the Gold Tripod for Features – Cinema for his work on the film, with Greig Fraser receiving an award of distinction for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Duggan also received an AACTA Award for Best Cinematography for Hacksaw Ridge in 2016.
Rona Lewis (left) receiving the Gold Milli Award for Best Australian Cinematographer of the Year on behalf of Simon Duggan ACS from Noni Hazlehurst.Accepting the award by video, Duggan said: “I’m very honoured to receive this year’s Milli award for Hacksaw Ridge. As we know it’s always a collaboration between a great director, cast and crew to achieve such an amazing result. I’ve always enjoyed the local and international films I’ve shot here in Australia and I’ve managed to have the very best Australian crews behind me over the years. I would like to thank the society and president Ron Johanson OAM ACS along with all the committee members and all the sponsors who have made tonight and so many other ACS events possible.”
Johanson said: “Simon is an incredibly talented cinematographer and very worthy winner of the Milli award.”
Other cinematographers to take home prizes on the night included Geoffrey Hall, who won the Drama or Comedy Series & Telefeatures Gold Tripod for Ten’s Wake In Fright (Episode 2), and Abraham Joffe, who won the Gold Tripod for Documentaries for Tales By Light – Life and Death and the Ron Taylor AM ACS Wildlife & Nature Award for Tales By Light – Misunderstood Predators. Ian Peterson won the Entertainment & TV Magazine Gold Tripod for Who Do You Think You Are? – ‘Delta Goodrem’.
The Drew Llewelyn ACS Camerimage Scholarship went to Sissey Reyes, while the ACS-John Leake OAM ACS Emerging Cinematographer Award went to Ben Cotgrove. Alan Cole, JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick and the late late Ossie Emery were inducted into ACS The Hall of Fame.
The full list of winners:
CineKids
Gold Plaque: Maxim Hussey (NT) – Pieizza Promo
Student Cinematography
Gold Tripod: Nathaniel Kelly (NT) – Curriculum
Experimental & Specialised
Gold Tripod: Ben Allan ACS (NSW) – Wild Squad Adventures
Award of Distinction: Maxim Drygin (NSW) – Knox Grammar School – “With Me Now”
John Bowring ACS TV Station Breaks & Promos
Gold Tripod : Tony Luu ACS (QLD) – Eurovison Promo
Award of Distinction: Brad Francis (VIC) – Mundine V’s Greene
Music Videos
Gold Tripod: Allan Hardy (QLD) ~ Bliss n Eso – Moments
Award of Distinction: Charlie Sarroff (VIC) ~‘Fires” By Life is Better Blonde
Syd Wood ACS Local & National News
Award of Distinction: Tom Bannigan (NSW) – Dark Park
Neil Davis International News
Award of Distinction: Matthdew Allard ACS (NSW) – The Sword Master
Current Affairs
Gold Tripod: Aaron Hollett (VIC) – Four Corners “Highway to Hell”
Award of Distinction: Benjamin Foley (NSW) – Afghanistan – Taliban at the Gates
Entertainment & TV Magazine
Gold Tripod: Ian Peterson ACS (NSW) – Who Do You Think You Are? – ‘Delta Goodrem’
Award of Distinction: Robert Hill (NT) – Morocco – Sahara Marathon
Corporate & Educational
Gold Tripod: Dion Beebe ACS ASC (NSW) – Burberry – Tale of Thomas Burberry
Award of Distinction: Jordan Maddocks (NSW) – Athlete Refugee Team – The Human Spirit
Documentaries
Gold Tripod: Abraham Joffe (NSW) – Tales By Light – Life and Death
Award of Distinction: Craig Pennington (TAS) – The Poachers Pipeline
Ron Taylor AM ACS Wildlife & Nature
Gold Tripod: Abraham Joffe (NSW) – Tales By Light – Misunderstood Predators
Award of Distinction: Abraham Joffe (NSW) – Ghosts of the Arctic
Advertising – Local & Regional
Gold Tripod: Tim Tregoning (NSW) – Go Behind The Scenery
Award of Distinction: Lincoln Williams (QLD) – The Kitchens
Advertising – National/International
Gold Tripod: Dion Beebe ACS ASC (NSW) – Guinness: Hammond
Award of Distinction: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) – Australian Defence Force
Dramatised Documentaries
Gold Tripod: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) – Real Destinations
Award of Distinction: Robert Hill ACS (NT) – Tasmania – The Last Survivor
Short Films
Gold Tripod: Emilio Abbonizio (NSW) – Third World Man
Award of Distinction: Zoe White ACS (NSW) – The Passion II
Drama or Comedy Series & Telefeatures
Gold Tripod: Geoffrey Hall ACS (SA) – Wake In Fright ‘Episode 2’
Award of Distinction: Henry Pierce ACS (NSW) – A Place To Call Home Series 4 – Episode 1
Features – Cinema
Gold Tripod: Simon Duggan ACS (NSW) – Hacksaw Ridge
Award of Distinction: Greig Fraser ACS ASC (VIC) – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Bob Miller – ACS Technical & Innovation Achievement Award
Tom Waugh & Chris Fox – ignite DIGI
The Drew Llewelyn ACS Camerimage Scholarship
Sissey Reyes
The Hall of Fame
Ossie Emery ACS
Alan Cole ACS
JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick
Milli Award – Australian Cinematographer of the Year
Milli: Simon Duggan ACS (NSW) – Hacksaw Ridge
The ACS-John Leake OAM ACS Emerging Cinematographer Award
Ben Cotgrove (QLD)