Ari Wegner
{{Short description|UK-based cinematographer from Australia}}
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| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
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| occupation = Cinematographer
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Ari Wegner, {{small| ACS}}, {{small| ASC}}, (born 3 May 1984) is an Australian cinematographer. Her work includes films such as Lady Macbeth (2016), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), and Zola (2020). In 2021, she served as cinematographer on The Power of the Dog for which she received widespread critical acclaim including an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, becoming only the second woman to do so in the award's 94-year history.{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=2022-02-08|title=Ari Wegner Becomes Second Female Nominee For Best Cinematography Oscar With 'The Power Of The Dog'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/ari-wegner-becomes-second-female-nominee-for-best-cinematography-oscar-1234928405/|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614070402/https://deadline.com/2022/02/ari-wegner-becomes-second-female-nominee-for-best-cinematography-oscar-1234928405/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=2022-02-08|title='The Power of the Dog' DP Ari Wegner Reacts to Being Second Woman Nominated for a Cinematography Oscar|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-power-of-the-dog-ari-wegner-cinematography-oscars-nomination-1235088979/|access-date=2022-02-11|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=17 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417024601/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-power-of-the-dog-ari-wegner-cinematography-oscars-nomination-1235088979/|url-status=live}}
Career
Wegner studied film at the Victorian College of the Arts, later working as a cinematographer in several short films and commercials.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/netflix-the-power-of-the-dog-zola-cinematography-ari-wegner-1234683182/|title=Cinematographer Ari Wegner on the Neon Intimacy of 'Zola' and Sun-Drenched Dread of 'The Power of the Dog'|website=IndieWire|first=Tomris|last=Laffly|date=December 6, 2021|accessdate=December 18, 2021|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218175706/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/netflix-the-power-of-the-dog-zola-cinematography-ari-wegner-1234683182/|url-status=live}} In 2016, she worked in the thriller drama series The Kettering Incident, receiving a nomination for Best Cinematography in Television at the 6th AACTA Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/aacta-awards-2016-nominations.html|title=AACTA Awards 2016: nominations|last=Knox|first=David|date=October 27, 2016|publisher=TV Tonight|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218181214/https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/aacta-awards-2016-nominations.html|url-status=live}} The same year, she was the director of photography in William Oldroyd's debut film Lady Macbeth, based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/finalcut/lady-macbeth/8663156|title=Lady Macbeth: review and interview with cinematographer Ari Wegner|website=Australian Broadcasting Company|first=Jason|last=Di Rosso|date=30 June 2017|accessdate=December 18, 2021|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218175706/https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/finalcut/lady-macbeth/8663156|url-status=live}} For the film, she won the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/british-independent-film-awards-gods-own-country-1201906030/|title=British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes|website=IndieWire|first=Michael|last=Nordine|date=December 10, 2017|accessdate=October 7, 2021|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005014243/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/british-independent-film-awards-gods-own-country-1201906030/|url-status=live}}
In 2017, she worked on the drama serial Guerrilla and the second season of the anthology series The Girlfriend Experience. In 2018, she worked on the horror comedy In Fabric, receiving a second nomination for the British Independent Film Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/2019-british-independent-film-awards-nominations-1202186060/|title=2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More|website=IndieWire|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=October 30, 2019|accessdate=October 7, 2021|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214020341/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/2019-british-independent-film-awards-nominations-1202186060/|url-status=live}} In 2020, she worked on the black comedy Zola, for which she was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 37th Independent Spirit Awards.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/indie-spirit-awards-2022-nominations-full-list-1235132931/ |title=Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations |first1=Brent |first2=Jazz |last1=Long |last2=Tangcay |work=Variety |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214151347/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/indie-spirit-awards-2022-nominations-full-list-1235132931/ |url-status=live }}
In 2021, she worked in Jane Campion's western drama The Power of the Dog, the film received critical acclaim and Wegner has received several awards and nominations for her work as a cinematographer.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/artisans/spotlight/power-of-the-dog-jane-campion-ari-wegner-1235098538/|title='The Power of The Dog': Ari Wegner on Shooting the Vast Landscape and Human Nuance of Jane Campion's Western|website=Variety|first=Jazz|last=Tangcay|date=October 27, 2021|accessdate=December 18, 2021|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218175706/https://variety.com/2021/artisans/spotlight/power-of-the-dog-jane-campion-ari-wegner-1235098538/|url-status=live}}
She was the recipient of the Variety Artisan Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival's TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony.Pat Saperstein, [https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/ari-wegner-tiff-variety-artisan-award-1235054568/ "‘Power of the Dog’ Cinematographer Ari Wegner to Be Honored With TIFF Variety Artisan Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203164820/https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/ari-wegner-tiff-variety-artisan-award-1235054568/ |date=3 February 2022 }}. Variety, September 2, 2021.
Filmography
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=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |
| 2007
| The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark | |
| 2011
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| 2013
| Ruin | Michael Cody | |
| 2016
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| rowspan=2|2018
| Stray | |
| In Fabric
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| 2019
| True History of the Kelly Gang | |
| 2020
| Zola | |
| 2021
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| 2022
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| 2023
| Eileen | |
| 2024
|rowspan=2|Ethan Coen | |
| 2025
| {{Pending film|Honey Don't!}} | Post-production |
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |
| 2016
| Rowan Woods | Miniseries |
| rowspan=2|2017
| "Episode 6" |
| The Girlfriend Experience
| 9 episodes |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1645832|name=Ari Wegner}}
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{{Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography}}
{{St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}}
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Category:Artists from Melbourne
Category:Australian cinematographers