# Russell Boyd

Russell Stewart Boyd, AO, ACS, ASC, (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer.

## Career

He rose to prominence with his highly praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. Boyd is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society since 1975 and the American Society of Cinematographers since 2004.
Boyd served as cinematographer for Tender Mercies, a 1983 film about an alcoholic country singer played by Robert Duvall. Boyd largely utilized available light to give the film a natural feeling which director Bruce Beresford said was crucial to the movie. Actress Tess Harper said Boyd was so quiet during filming that he mostly used only three words: "Yeah, right and sure."
For his work on the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Boyd won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
In 2021, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the visual arts as a cinematographer of Australian feature films and television productions" in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

## Filmography
### Feature film

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1974 | Matchless | John Papadopoulos |
| 1974 | Between Wars | Michael Thornhill |
| 1975 | The Man from Hong Kong | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
| 1975 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Peter Weir |
| 1975 | The Golden Cage | Ayten Kuyululu |
| 1976 | Summer of Secrets | Jim Sharman |
| 1976 | Break of Day | Ken Hannam |
| 1977 | The Singer and the Dancer | Gillian Armstrong |
| 1977 | Backroads | Phillip Noyce |
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Peter Weir |
| 1979 | Dawn! | Ken Hannam |
| 1979 | Just Out of Reach | Linda Blagg |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Ian Barry |
| 1981 | ...Maybe This Time | Chris McGill |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Peter Weir |
| 1982 | Starstruck | Gillian Armstrong |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Peter Weir |
| 1983 | Tender Mercies | Bruce Beresford |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Simon Wincer |
| 1984 | A Soldier's Story | Norman Jewison |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Gillian Armstrong |
| 1984 | Stanley | Esben Storm |
| 1985 | Burke & Wills | Graeme Clifford |
| 1986 | Crocodile Dundee | Peter Faiman |
| 1987 | High Tide | Gillian Armstrong |
| 1987 | The Perfectionist | Chris Thomson |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II | John Cornell |
| 1988 | The Rescue | Ferdinand Fairfax |
| 1989 | In Country | Norman Jewison |
| 1990 | Blood Oath | Stephen Wallace |
| 1990 | Almost an Angel | John Cornell |
| 1991 | Sweet Talker | Michael Jenkins |
| 1992 | Turtle Beach | Stephen Wallace |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Ron Shelton |
| 1992 | Forever Young | Steve Miner |
| 1994 | Cobb | Ron Shelton |
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Simon Wincer |
| 1996 | Tin Cup | Ron Shelton |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Tom Shadyac |
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Betty Thomas |
| 2000 | Company Man | Peter Askin Douglas McGrath |
| 2001 | Serenades | Mojgan Khadem |
| 2001 | American Outlaws | Les Mayfield |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Peter Weir |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Mark Steven Johnson |
| 2010 | The Way Back | Peter Weir |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1972 | The Spoiler | | |
| 1972 | The Marty Feldman Show | Brian Trenchard-Smith | TV special |
| 1975 | CBS Children's Film Festival | Bert Salzman | Episode "Me and You, Kangaroo" |
| 1981 | A Town Like Alice | David Stevens | Miniseries |
| 1986 | The Challenge | Chris Thomson | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Watch with Mother | Paul Bruty The Glue Society | 2 episodes |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1976 | Is There Anybody There? | Peter Maxwell |
| 1977 | The Alternative | Paul Eddey |
| 1977 | Mama's Gone A-Hunting | Peter Maxwell |
| 1977 | Benny Hill Down Under | Rod Kinnear Richard McCarthy |
| 1978 | Gone to Ground | Kevin James Dobson |
| 1978 | The Night Nurse | Igor Auzins |
| 1978 | Plunge Into Darkness | Peter Maxwell |
| 1985 | The Perfectionist | Chris Thomson |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1979 | New South Wales Images | Himself | With John Seale |

## Awards and nominations

Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
| 2003 | Best Cinematography | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
| 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
| 1975 | Best Cinematography | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Won |
| 2003 | Best Cinematography | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
Australian Film Institute Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
| 1977 | Best Cinematography | Break of Day | Won |
| 1978 | Best Cinematography | The Last Wave | Won |
| 1980 | Best Cinematography | The Chain Reaction | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Cinematography | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Cinematography | Burke & Wills | Nominated |
| 1988 | Raymond Longford Award | Raymond Longford Award | Won |
| 1990 | Best Cinematography | Blood Oath | Nominated |
Australian Cinematographers Society
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
| 1976 | Cinematographer of the Year | Between Wars | Won |
| 1982 | Cinematographer of the Year | Gallipoli | Won |
| 1998 | Hall of Fame Award | Hall of Fame Award | Won |
Other Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 1976 | British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Nominated |
| 1979 | Saturn Awards | Best Cinematography | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Won |
| 2002 | FCCA Award | Special Achievement Award | Special Achievement Award | Won |
| 2003 | Camerimage | Special Award for Duo Cinematographer-Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
| 2003 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2003 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography (shared with Sandi Sissel on second unit) | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2005 | Kodak Awards | Excellence in Cinematography | Excellence in Cinematography | Won |