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Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie dies aged 59

The gifted and generous cinematographer of The Lord of the Rings films passed away yesterday after suffering a heart attack.

28 Apr 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Andrew Lesnie on the set of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Image via www.fxguide.com

Oscar-winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie, whose collaborations with director Peter Jackson included The Hobbit trilogy and The Lord of the Rings, is believed to have died of a heart attack on Monday. News of his death broke on Tuesday afternoon.

He was 59.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts