| Birth Place: | New Zealand |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
Simon Duggan,, is a New Zealand-Australian cinematographer. His body of work includes collaborations with directors like Baz Luhrmann, Alex Proyas, Mel Gibson, Greg McLean, and George Miller. He has won the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography twice, for The Great Gatsby (2013) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016).
Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios.[1] His first feature film was 1998's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving. Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman, acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days, I, Robot, , Live Free or Die Hard and Knowing. Other credits include and Killer Elite.
Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. This was Luhrmann's first experience filming with 3D.[2]
After The Great Gatsby, Duggan worked on , Duncan Jones' Warcraft, and Hacksaw Ridge, which marked Mel Gibson's return to directing after 2006's Apocalypto.
Duggan was invited as a member to the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1989, and American Society of Cinematographers in 2022.[3]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Interview | Craig Monahan | |
| 2001 | Risk | Alan White | |
| 2002 | Garage Days | Alex Proyas | |
| 2004 | I, Robot | ||
| 2006 | Len Wiseman | ||
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | ||
| 2008 | Rob Cohen | ||
| Restraint | David Denneen | ||
| 2009 | Knowing | Alex Proyas | |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Gary McKendry | |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | Baz Luhrmann | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2016 | Warcraft | Duncan Jones | |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Mel Gibson | ||
| 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Charlie Bean Paul Fisher Bob Logan | Live-action scenes only |
| 2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Todd Strauss-Schulson | |
| 2022 | Disenchanted | Adam Shankman | |
| 2024 | George Miller | ||
| The Exorcism | Joshua John Miller |
Short film
Television
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AACTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Interview | ||
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | [4] | |||
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | ||||
| Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | [5] |