What is Andrew Lesnie?
'''Andrew Lesnie''' {{Small|[[Australian Cinematographers Society|ACS]] [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]]}} (1 January 1956 &ndash; 27 April 2015) was an [[Australians|Australian]] [[movie]] [[cinematographer]]. He was best known as the cinematographer for [[The Lord of the Rings (movie series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] (2001&ndash;2003) and its prequel [[The Hobbit (movie series)|''The Hobbit'' trilogy]] (2012&ndash;2014), both directed by [[New Zealand]] [[Movie director|director]] [[Peter Jackson]]. He received the [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]] for his work on ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' in 2002. He also worked on ''[[I Am Legend (movie)|I Am Legend]]'' (2007) and ''[[The Water Diviner]]'' (2014). Lesnie was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. He died from a [[heart attack]] on 27 April 2015 in Sydney, aged 59.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/cinematographer-andrew-lesnie-has-died-from-a-heart-attack/story-e6frfmvr-1227324892475|title=Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has died from a heart attack|work=news.com.au|date=28 April 2015|access-date=28 April 2015|archive-date=29 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429194000/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/cinematographer-andrew-lesnie-has-died-from-a-heart-attack/story-e6frfmvr-1227324892475|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0504226}} {{BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography 1985–2009}} {{Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesnie, Andrew}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Academy Award winning cinematographers]] [[Category:Australian filmmakers]] [[Category:BAFTA Award winners]] [[Category:Cinematographers]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:People from Sydney]] {{Bio-stub}}