John Seale
John Clement Seale ACS ASC is a retired Australian cinematographer. He won an Oscar for his work in the 1996 film The English Patient, in addition to a BAFTA and Satellite Award. He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Life and career
Seale was born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, to Marjorie Lyndon and Eric Clement Seale. He received Oscar nominations for his work on Witness, Rain Man, and Cold Mountain, and won for The English Patient. Seale directed one film, Till There Was You, in 1990. He is a four-time Oscar nominee, five-time BAFTA nominee, and four-time ASC Award nominee.Seale was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "service to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer".
His greatest commercial successes have been Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which grossed US$974 million; Rain Man, which grossed US$354 million; ', which grossed US$335 million; The Perfect Storm, which grossed US$328 million; and The Tourist, which grossed US$278 million.
He came out of retirement in 2012 to shoot ', for which he received another Academy Award nomination.
Filmography
Awards and Nominations
Academy Awards
British Academy of Film & Television (BAFTA) Awards
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
Other Awards
Satellite Awards| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Best Cinematography | |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Best Cinematography | |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Best Cinematography |
European Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | The English Patient |
Brisbane International Film Festival
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Golden Frog Award |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Artisan Award in Cinematography |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1985 | Witness | Best Cinematography | |
| 1988 | Dead Poets Society | Best Cinematography | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Best Cinematography | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Best Cinematography | |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Best Cinematography |
Australian Cinematographers Society
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1983 | Goodbye Paradise | Cinematographer of the Year | |
| 1985 | Witness | Cinematographer of the Year |
Australian Film Institute
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1981 | The Survivor | Best Achievement in Cinematography | |
| 1983 | Careful, He Might Hear You | Best Achievement in Cinematography | |
| 1984 | Silver City | Best Achievement in Cinematography |