Russell Crowe leads tributes to Oscar winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie who has died, aged 59
Russell Crowe has lead the tributes to Oscar winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie who has died aged 59 following a serious heart condition.
Crowe who recently worked with Lesnie on his directorial debut The Water Diviner, took to Twitter to pay his respects.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Devastating news from home. The master of the light, genius Andrew Lesnie has passed on .— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/592915597102428161" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-57531-https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/592915597102428161" data-vars-event-id="c23">April 28, 2015</a>
He tweeted: "Devastating news from home. The master of the light, genius Andrew Lesnie has passed on."
Ron Johanson, the national president of the Australian Society of Cinematographers, announced the news on Facebook, writing: “It is with overwhelming sadness that I inform you of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC, who after suffering a serious heart condition over the last six months died suddenly on Monday, 27 April.”
He continued, “words cannot express the absolute feeling of loss, particularly for his immediate family,” before concluding: “We will advise you of any further arrangements as they come to hand, but ask that you take a moment and remember Andrew and the legacy he has left us.
“The family has asked for privacy at this time.”
Lesnie worked on all six Lord of the Rings films for Peter Jackson — both the original trilogy, and the three Hobbit films as well as the director's remake of King Kong and The Lovely Bones.
