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Mandy Walker

Mandy Walker AM ASC ACS is an Australian cinematographer based in Los Angeles. She is one of the few female DOPs working on big-budget feature films today. Best known for Australia (2007) Hidden Figures (2016) and Elvis (2022), the latter of which garnered her an Oscar® and BAFTA nomination and led to her becoming the first woman to win the ASC Award, ACS Award and AACTA for Best Cinematography and the Milli Award for Cinematographer of the Year. Alongside feature films, she is renowned for her long career in commercials. Most notably the famous advertising spots for Chanel N°5, featuring Nicole Kidman and Gisele Bündchen. She is currently serving as the first woman president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), is an accredited member of the ASC and Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS), served as a Governor for both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ASC, is inducted into the ACS Hall of fame, received an Honorary Doctorate from AFTRS, and in 2021 she was awarded The Member of the Order of Australia Medal for her contributions to the industry. 

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8 Feb 2026

Mandy Walker AM ASC ACS: Behind the Lens

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