Donald McAlpine
Camera
Born 1934-01-01
Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia
65 credits
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 2002 Best Cinematography Nominated Moulin Rouge!
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography 1 won
- 1980 Best Cinematography Won Breaker Morant
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Donald McAlpine ACS, ASC (born 13 April 1934) is an Australian cinematographer. McAlpine was a physical education teacher in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. He began using a 16mm camera to film athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympic Games.
In Australia, from 1972 to 1981, McAlpine collaborated with Bruce Beresford. McAlpine filmed many of Beresford's early films, including The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Don's Party, The Getting of Wisdom, Money Movers, Breaker Morant and The Club. McAlpine also worked with director Gillian Armstrong on My Brilliant Career.
McAlpine was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Moulin Rouge!.[citation needed] He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers.[citation needed] The A.S.C. honored him with the 2009 International Achievement Award. In 2016 McAlpine received an honorary doctorate in Arts from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia
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Filmography
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Other credits
53 credits
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Predator
Peter Pan
The Time Machine
Mrs. Doubtfire
Romeo + Juliet
Anger Management
Moulin Rouge!
Ender's Game
The Dressmaker
Clear and Present Danger
Patriot Games
The Edge
Stepmom
The Hard Way
Career Opportunities
The Portable Door
Black Site
Parenthood
My Brilliant Career
Nine Months
The Man Without a Face
Breaker Morant
Moscow on the Hudson
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Medicine Man
Stanley & Iris
Patrick
King David
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Tempest
Moving
Mega Piranha
Moon Over Parador
Harry & Son
The Odd Angry Shot
Money Movers
See You in the Morning
Orphans
Mental
The Earthling
A Stitch in Time
The Fringe Dwellers
Puberty Blues
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Now and Forever
The Club
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Rajma Chawal
My Man Adam
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
Blue Skies Again
The Children of An Lac
Acting
7 credits
Side by Side
Not Quite Hollywood
Ali's Wedding
Don's Party
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Show Me the Magic
Predator: Welcome to the Jungle
Producing
1 credit
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