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Andrew Lesnie

Awards

Andrew Lesnie

28 wins & 37 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

American Society of Cinematographers, USA

  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    2006 Nominee ASC Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
    • King Kong
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee ASC Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee ASC Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Australian Cinematographers Society

  • Andrew Lesnie
    2002 Winner ACS Hall of Fame
  • Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997)
    1998 Winner Award of Distinction
    • Feature Productions Cinema
    • Doing Time for Patsy Cline
  • James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe (1995)
    1996 Winner Cinematographer of the Year
    • Babe
  • Joan Chen in Temptation of a Monk (1993)
    1995 Winner Cinematographer of the Year
    • Temptation of a Monk

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Russell Crowe in The Water Diviner (2014)
    2015 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Water Diviner
  • Love's Brother (2004)
    2004 Nominee FCCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Love's Brother
  • Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997)
    1998 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Doing Time for Patsy Cline

Australian Film Institute

  • Love's Brother (2004)
    2004 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Love's Brother
  • Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997)
    1997 Winner AFI Award
    • Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • Doing Time for Patsy Cline
  • 1983 Nominee AFI Award
    • Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Non Feature Film
    • Stations

BAFTA Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

British Society of Cinematographers

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2003 Nominee Best Cinematography Award
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2002 Nominee Best Cinematography Award
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2001 Nominee Best Cinematography Award
    • Best Cinematography in a Feature Film
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Critics Choice Awards

  • Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones (2009)
    2010 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lovely Bones

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    2006 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • King Kong
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones (2009)
    2009 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lovely Bones
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Satellite Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Joan Chen in Temptation of a Monk (1993)
    1994 Nominee Hong Kong Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Temptation of a Monk
    Shared with: Arthur Wong

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    2005 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • King Kong
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

WorldFest Houston

  • Love's Brother (2004)
    2004 Winner Gold Award
    • Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Cinematography
    • Love's Brother

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2003 Winner Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Elizabeth Daily and Danny Mann in Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
    1999 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Babe: Pig in the City

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    2014 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Cinematography - International Competition
    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones (2009)
    2009 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lovely Bones

Online Film & Television Association

  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    2006 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • King Kong
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2003 Winner ACCA
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2002 Winner ACCA
    • Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2001 Winner ACCA
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    2006 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Cinematography
    • King Kong
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner INOCA
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Turning (2013)
    2014 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Turning
    Shared with: Warwick Thornton · Geoffrey Simpson · Denson Baker · Jody Muston · Stefan Duscio · Miles Rowland · Germain McMicking · Bonnie Elliott · Jeremy Rouse · Andrew Commis · Ellery Ryan · Robert Humphreys · John Brawley

Gold Derby Awards

  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    2006 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Cinematography
    • King Kong
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Cinematography
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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