Peter Levy (cinematographer)

Australian cinematographer

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Peter Levy

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation| Cinematographer
Years active| 1987–present
Organization(s)| Australian Cinematographers Society
American Society of Cinematographers
Known for| Predator 2
Broken Arrow
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Awards| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

Peter Levy is an Australian cinematographer[1] known for his collaborations with director Stephen Hopkins on blockbuster action and thriller films like Predator 2, Blown Away, and Lost in Space.[2] He has been a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society since 1983 and of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2000.[3]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Dir.  | Notes

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1983  | With Prejudice | Esben Storm |
1986  | Short Changed | George Ogilvie |
1987  | The Edge of Power | Henri Safran |
Dangerous Game | Stephen Hopkins |
1989  | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child |
1990  | Predator 2 | Won:

ACS Award for Cinematographer for the Year

1991  | Ricochet | Russell Mulcahy |
1993  | Judgment Night | Stephen Hopkins  |
1994  | Blown Away |
1995  | Cutthroat Island | Renny Harlin | Replaced Oliver Wood
1996  | Broken Arrow | John Woo |
The War at Home | Emilio Estevez |
1998  | Lost in Space | Stephen Hopkins  |
2000  | Under Suspicion |
2004  | Torque | Joseph Kahn |
2006  | Lonely Hearts | Todd Robinson |
2007  | The Reaping | Stephen Hopkins  |
2016  | Race |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Notes

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1985  | A Fortunate Life | Miniseries
1988  | Joe Wilson
2001  | Dead Last | Pilot episode
2001-02  | 24 | 3 episode
2002  | Without a Trace | Pilot episode
2004  | Clubhouse
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Won:

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography

2007  | Californication | Pilot episode
2008  | The Oaks
2009  | The Unusuals
2010  | Justified | 2 episodes
2012-15  | House of Lies | 48 episodes
2014  | Reckless | Pilot episode
2016  | 24: Legacy | 1 episode
2016-17  | MacGyver | 8 episodes

## Awards and nominations[edit]

### Nominations[edit]

* American Society of Cinematographers, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series'/Pilot for Basic or Pay TV for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2005)
* American Society of Cinematographers, 2002, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series'/Pilot for Network or Basic Broadcast TV for the pilot of 24 (2002)

### Wins[edit]

* Australian Cinematographers Society \- Cinematographer of the Year for Predator 2 (1991)
* Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series for pilot of Californication (2008)[4]
* Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2005)[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "PETER LEVY". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
2. ^ "PETER LEVY". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
3. ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (6 February 2015). "Peter Levy | Biography and Filmography". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
4. ^ "Aussie DOP Peter Levy wins Emmy". if.com.au. IF magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
5. ^ "Life and Death of Peter Sellers". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Peter Levy at IMDb

Awards for Peter Levy

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour)

2008–2010|

* Peter Levy (2008)
* Michael Weaver (2009)
* Michael Trim (2010)

2017–present|

* David Miller (2017)
* Christian Sprenger (2018)
* Chris Teague (2019)
* Greig Fraser and Baz Idoine (2020)
* Matthew Jensen (2021)
* Christian Sprenger (2022)
* Christian Sprenger (2023)

Between 2011–2016, half-hour and one-hour cinematography competed in Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series.

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

1970s|

* Lionel Lindon (1970)
* Bob Collins / Lionel Lindon (1971)
* Joseph F. Biroc (1972)
* Ted Voigtlander (1973)
* Ted Voigtlander (1974)
* David M. Walsh (1975)
* Paul Lohmann and Edward R. Brown (1976)
* Bill Butler (1977)
* Gerald Finnerman (1978)
* Howard Schwartz (1979)

1980s|

* Gayne Rescher (1980)
* Arthur Ibbetson (1981)
* James Crabe (1982)
* Charles Correll and Stevan Larner (1983)
* Bill Butler (1984)
* Philip H. Lathrop (1985)
* Woody Omens (1986)
* Philip H. Lathrop (1987)
* Woody Omens (1988)
* Gayne Rescher (1989)

1990s|

* Donald M. Morgan (1990)
* Gayne Rescher (1991)
* Brad May (1992)
* Vilmos Zsigmond (1993)
* Donald M. Morgan (1994)
* Robert Primes (1995)
* Elemér Ragályi (1996)
* Donald M. Morgan (1997)
* Eric Van Haren Noman (1998)
* Robbie Greenberg (1999)

2000s|

* Robbie Greenberg (2000)
* Vittorio Storaro (2001)
* Henry Braham (2002)
* Donald M. Morgan (2003)
* Donald M. Morgan (2004)
* Peter Levy (2005)
* James Chressanthis (2006)
* David Franco (2007)
* Tak Fujimoto (2008)
* Lukas Strebel (2009)

2010s|

* Ben Smithard (2010)
* David Katznelson (2011)
* Florian Hoffmeister (2012)
* Adam Arkapaw (2013)
* Neville Kidd (2014)
* Jeff Jur (2015)
* Dana Gonzales (2016)
* Frederick Elmes (2017)
* Mathias Herndl (2018)
* Jakob Ihre (2019)

2020s|

* Gregory Middleton (2020)
* Steven Meizler (2021)
* Checco Varese (2022)
* Natalie Kingston (2023)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Spain
* Germany
* Israel
* United States
* Poland

People|

* Deutsche Biographie

Other|

* IdRef

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