Greig Fraser facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greig Fraser
Fraser in 2022
Born	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater	RMIT University
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2000–present
Organization	Australian Cinematographers Society American Society of Cinematographers
Spouse(s)	Jodie Fried ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	3

Greig Fraser is a famous Australian cinematographer. A cinematographer is the person in charge of how a movie or TV show looks. They decide on the lighting, camera angles, and how scenes are filmed.

Greig Fraser won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the movie Dune (2021). He was also nominated for an Oscar for Lion (2016) and Dune: Part Two (2024). You might also know his work from films like Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Rogue One (2016), The Batman (2022), and The Creator (2023).

Early life and education

Greig Fraser grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He studied at the RMIT University in Melbourne. This is where he learned about filmmaking and cinematography.

Career highlights

Greig Fraser has worked on many popular movies and TV shows. He is known for creating unique and beautiful visuals.

Early work and awards

In 2003, he was nominated for an award for his short film Cracker Bag. This showed his talent early in his career.

For the movie Lion, he won several important awards. These included the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases and the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography. He was also nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA Award for Lion.

Working on Star Wars films

Greig Fraser was the cinematographer for Rogue One (2016), a Star Wars movie. He used a special camera called the Arri Alexa 65. This was the first time a full movie was filmed entirely with this camera. He said the camera made images sharper and more detailed. He also liked how it added a "three-dimensionality" to the picture.

He also worked on the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian in 2019. For his work on this show, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) in 2020.

Filming Dune

In 2022, Greig Fraser won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the movie Dune. He explained that he tried to make the shots in Dune very simple. This helped viewers get lost in the story. He also carefully chose the colors to create a specific mood for the film.

Personal life

Greig Fraser met costume designer Jodie Fried in Sydney in 2004. They were both working on a short film at the time. In 2008, they moved to the United States. They got married in a helicopter above Las Vegas. Greig and Jodie live in Los Angeles with their three children.

Filmography

Film

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2000	P.I.N.S.	Garth Davis	Documentary; Co-cinematographer
2005	Jewboy	Tony Krawitz
2006	The Caterpillar Wish	Sandra Sciberras
	Out of the Blue	Robert Sarkies
2009	Bright Star	Jane Campion
	Last Ride	Glendyn Ivin
	The Boys Are Back	Scott Hicks
2010	Let Me In	Matt Reeves
2012	Killing Them Softly	Andrew Dominik
	Snow White and the Huntsman	Rupert Sanders
	Zero Dark Thirty	Kathryn Bigelow
2014	Foxcatcher	Bennett Miller
	The Gambler	Rupert Wyatt
2016	Lion	Garth Davis
	Rogue One	Gareth Edwards
2018	Mary Magdalene	Garth Davis
	Vice	Adam McKay
2021	Dune	Denis Villeneuve
2022	The Batman	Matt Reeves
2023	The Creator	Gareth Edwards	with Oren Soffer; Also co-producer
2024	Dune: Part Two	Denis Villeneuve
2026	Project Hail Mary	Phil Lord Christopher Miller	Post-production

Short film

Television

Major awards and nominations

Greig Fraser has won many awards for his cinematography. Here are some of his most important achievements:

See also

In Spanish: Greig Fraser para niños