Dion Beebe A.C.S. A.S.C. ( DEE-on BEE-bee; born 18 May 1968) is an Australian–South African cinematographer.
He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
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Early life and education
Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, in 1972.
Beebe studied cinematography at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School from 1987 to 1989, where he met his future wife Unjoo Moon.
Career
Beebe has a working collaboration with director Rob Marshall, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Chicago (2002), while winning the award for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
Known for the use of stylized, highly saturated colour palettes, as well as experimental uses of digital video, Beebe won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Michael Mann's film Collateral (2004), which he shares the credit with Paul Cameron.
Beebe is a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). He was inducted into the ACS' Hall of Fame at the National Awards in 2020. He is also a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors.
Filmography
Feature film
Documentary film
Television
Awards and nominations
Other awards