---
name: "Ari Wegner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ari-wegner"
fi1m_id: "ari-wegner"
imdb_id: "nm1645832"
tmdb_id: 1615123
wikidata_id: "Q96585506"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "3 May 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-30T20:56:43.925554+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ari Wegner

## Identity

Ari Wegner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ari-wegner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ari-wegner
- **IMDb ID:** nm1645832
- **TMDB ID:** 1615123
- **Wikidata ID:** Q96585506
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Wegner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96585506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1645832/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1615123

Cinematographer. Born 3 May 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 3 May 1984, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alice Birch](https://film.one/person/alice-birch.md), [Florence Pugh](https://film.one/person/florence-pugh.md), [Thomasin McKenzie](https://film.one/person/thomasin-mckenzie.md), [William Oldroyd](https://film.one/person/william-oldroyd.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 67 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Western 2, Comedy 1, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $15m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Wegner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96585506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1645832/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1615123

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Power of the Dog*](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md) (84), [*The Wonder*](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md) (63), [*Little House on the Prairie*](https://film.one/tv/little-house-on-the-prairie.md) (60)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Lady Macbeth*](https://film.one/film/lady-macbeth.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ari Wegner is an Australian cinematographer. She was born on 3 May 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria.

Wegner studied film at the Victorian College of the Arts. Her credits include *Lady Macbeth* (2016), *True History of the Kelly Gang* (2019), *The Power of the Dog* (2021), *The Wonder* (2022), *Eileen* (2023) and *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024). She served as director of photography on the pilot episode of the series *Little House on the Prairie* (2026).

For *The Power of the Dog* she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. She is a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Little House on the Prairie* (2026), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-house-on-the-prairie.md)
- *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/drive-away-dolls.md)
- *Eileen* (2023), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md)
- *The Wonder* (2022), Fi1m 63, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md)
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Lady Macbeth* (2016), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/lady-macbeth.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Little House on the Prairie* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-house-on-the-prairie.md)
- *Honey Don't!* (2025), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/drive-away-dolls.md)
- *Eileen* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md)
- *The Wonder* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md)
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Zola* (2021), Director of Photography
- *True History of the Kelly Gang* (2019), Director of Photography
- *In Fabric* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Stray* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Guerrilla* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Lady Macbeth* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/lady-macbeth.md)
- *Trespass* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Kettering Incident* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The Girlfriend Experience* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *Baby Baby* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Ruin* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Galore* (2013), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *In Safe Hands* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Bino* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Snowtown* (2011), Camera Operator
- *Grey Matter* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Lily* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Last Ride* (2009), Additional Photography
- *Lone Rider* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Go, Beavers!*, Director of Photography
- *Catch Fish*, Director of Photography

## Gallery

- ![Ari Wegner](https://film.one/media/person/11925/gallery-11e0360e94f1.jpg) Ari Wegner — Image via TMDB
- ![Ari Wegner](https://film.one/media/person/11925/gallery-0fcf1e799c22.jpg) Ari Wegner — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2022: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Power of the Dog*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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