Ari Wegner, , , (born 3 May 1984) is an Australian cinematographer. Her work includes films such as Lady Macbeth (2016), 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.
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.Pat Saperstein, "‘Power of the Dog’ Cinematographer Ari Wegner to Be Honored With TIFF Variety Artisan Award" . Variety, September 2, 2021.
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| 2007 | The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark | Oscar Redding | |
| 2011 | Grey Matter | Kivu Ruhorahoza | |
| 2013 | Ruin | Michael Cody Amiel Courtin-Wilson | |
| 2016 | Lady Macbeth | William Oldroyd | |
| 2018 | 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 Dolls | Ethan Coen | |
| 2025 | Honey Don't! | ||
| 2026 | Go, Beavers! |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident | Rowan Woods Tony Krawitz | Miniseries | |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | John Ridley | "Episode 6" | |
| The Girlfriend Experience | Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan | 9 episodes | ||
| 2025 | Little House on the Prairie | Sarah Adina Smith |
| 2016 | AACTA Awards | Best Cinematography in Television | The Kettering Incident | ||
| 2017 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Lady Macbeth | ||
| 2018 | Golden Eye | Grand Prize | Stray | ||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| 2019 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Cinematography | In Fabric | ||
| 2021 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | Zola | ||
| Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | The Power of the Dog | |||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | Best Cinematography | ||||
| 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 Awards | Best 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 | ||||
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