DP David Moxness, CSC took home a Gemini Award Wednesday for his cinematography on miniseries “The Kennedys;” he is also nominated for an Emmy® and a Leo award.
For his lensing of REELZ Channel’s controversial miniseries, Moxness earned the Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series award. The Gemini Awards are Canada’s equivalent to the Emmys.
The Emmys are also recognizing Moxness’ work this year. His Kennedys photography is nominated for the Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie award.
“I tried to shoot the emotion of every scene,” says Moxness. “It’s a real character piece, so I chose a naturalistic approach, although I kept the grandeur of it. They’re an opulent family.”
2011 being a particularly stellar year for Moxness, the DP also received his fifth Leo Award nomination. His work on an episode of Fringe, “The Man from the Other Side” earned a Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series nod.
Moxness previously collected Leo noms in 2007 and 2008 for Smallville episodes “Arrow” and “Phantom.” In 2010, he earned a nomination for “I Am an Adult Now”, an episode of The Listener. He also received a Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Drama nomination for his work on Alien Trespass. In 2001 he received his first Gemini nomination for Earth: Final Conflict.
His inventory of awards doesn’t end there however; Moxness won an American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series for his work on Smallville. He also received two Canadian Society of Cinematographers nominations for Best Cinematography in a TV Series for Smallville and Kevin Hill.
It is probably fair to call Moxness a “multi-award-winning” cinematographer.
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