Ari Wegner

Ari Wegner, , , (born 3 May 1984) is an Australian cinematographer. Her work includes films such as Lady Macbeth, True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), and Zola (2020). In 2021, she served as cinematographer on The Power of the Dog for which she received widespread critical acclaim including an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, becoming only the second woman to do so in the award's 94-year history.

Career Wegner studied film at the Victorian College of the Arts, later working as a cinematographer in several short films and commercials. In 2016, she worked in the thriller drama series The Kettering Incident, receiving a nomination for Best Cinematography in Television at the 6th AACTA Awards. The same year, she was the director of photography in William Oldroyd's debut film Lady Macbeth, based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. For the film, she won the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography.

In 2017, she worked on the drama serial Guerrilla and the second season of the anthology series The Girlfriend Experience. In 2018, she worked on the horror comedy In Fabric, receiving a second nomination for the British Independent Film Awards. In 2020, she worked on the black comedy Zola, for which she was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 37th Independent Spirit Awards.

In 2021, she worked in Jane Campion's western drama The Power of the Dog, the film received critical acclaim and Wegner has received several awards and nominations for her work as a cinematographer.

She was the recipient of the Variety Artisan Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival's TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony.

Filmography

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Film Year Title Director Notes 2011 Grey Matter Kivu Ruhorahoza 2013 Ruin Michael CodyAmiel Courtin-Wilson 2016 Lady Macbeth William Oldroyd2018 Stray Dustin Feneley In Fabric Peter Strickland 2019 True History of the Kelly Gang Justin Kurzel 2020 Zola Janicza Bravo 2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion 2022 The Wonder Sebastián Lelio 2023 Eileen William Oldroyd 2024 Drive-Away DollsEthan Coen 2025 Honey Don't!

Television Year Title Director Notes 2016 The Kettering Incident Rowan WoodsTony Krawitz Miniseries2017 Guerrilla John Ridley "Episode 6" The Girlfriend Experience Amy SeimetzLodge Kerrigan 9 episodes 2025 Little House on the Prairie Sarah Adina Smith

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2016 AACTA Awards Best Cinematography in Television The Kettering Incident Best Cinematography 2019 British Independent Film Awards Best Cinematography In Fabric 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Zola American Society of Cinematographers Awards Best Cinematography Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Cinematography Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Critics' Choice AwardsBest Cinematography Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Cinematography Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Online Best Cinematography Satellite Awards Best Cinematography St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography