Dion Beebe

Dion Beebe
Born(1968-05-18)May 18, 1968
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Years active1989–present
SpouseUnjoo Moon

Dion Beebe A.C.S. A.S.C. (/ˈdiːɒn ˈbiːbi/ 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).

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

Year Title Director Notes
1992 Crush Alison Maclean
1995 Vacant Possession Margot Nash
1996 What I Have Written John Hughes
Floating Life Clara Law
1998 Memory & Desire Niki Caro
Praise John Curran
1999 Holy Smoke! Jane Campion Also camera operator
2000 Forever Lulu John Kaye
The Goddess of 1967 Clara Law
2001 Charlotte Gray Gillian Armstrong
2002 Chicago Rob Marshall 1st collaboration with Marshall
Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer
2003 In the Cut Jane Campion
2004 Collateral Michael Mann With Paul Cameron
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall
2006 Miami Vice Michael Mann
2007 Rendition Gavin Hood
2009 Land of the Lost Brad Silberling
Nine Rob Marshall
2011 Green Lantern Martin Campbell
2013 Gangster Squad Ruben Fleischer
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Doug Liman
Into the Woods Rob Marshall
2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Michael Bay
2017 The Snowman Tomas Alfredson
2018 Mary Poppins Returns Rob Marshall
2019 I Am Woman Unjoo Moon
Gemini Man Ang Lee
2023 The Little Mermaid Rob Marshall
2026 Michael Antoine Fuqua

Documentary film

Year Title Director
1993 The Journey Christopher Tuckfield
1994 Eternity Lawrence Johnston
2012 The Zen of Bennett Unjoo Moon

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1998 My Own Country Mira Nair TV movie
1999 Century of Cinema George Miller Segment 40,000 Years of Dreaming
2006 Tony Bennett: An American Classic Rob Marshall TV special

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2002 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Chicago Nominated
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Won
2002 BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Chicago Nominated
2004 Collateral Won •
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Won
2004 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Cinematography Collateral Nominated •
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Won
2009 Nine Nominated
2005 Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Memoirs of a Geisha Nominated
2009 Nine Won
2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Memoirs of a Geisha Nominated
2009 Nine Won

Other awards

Year Award Category Title Result
2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Collateral Won •
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Cinematography Nominated •
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography Nominated •
2009 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Cinematography Nine Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
Key
 • Shared award/nomination with Paul Cameron

References

  1. ↑ "Dion Beebe: Meet the Filmmaker by Events at the Apple Store on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 20 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Unjoo Moon | AFTRS Alumni Showcase". www.aftrs.edu.au. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Chicago: The Name on Everybody's Lips". The American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dion Beebe ACS ASC - Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS)". Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Board of Governors | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "The 75th Academy Awards | 2003". www.oscars.org. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "The 78th Academy Awards | 2006". www.oscars.org. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cinematography". Bafta. Retrieved 31 March 2026.