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Bentley Dean is an Australian documentarian, director, producer, cinematographer, and filmmaker.
Dean appeared inRace Around the World in 1997.
He is known for his collaborations with directorMartin Butler.
Dean has earned critical acclaim for his worksContact (2010),First Footprints (2013),Tanna (2015), andA Sense of Self (2016) forFour Corners profilingLiz Jackson's experience ofParkinson's disease.
ForTanna, he received a nomination forBest Foreign Language Film at the89th Academy Awards.[1][2]
Tanna has received critical acclaim. It has a score of 74% onMetacritic.[4]
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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AACTA Awards (6th) | Best Film | Martin Butler, Bentley Dean and Carolyn Johnson | Nominated | [5] |
Best Direction | Martin Butler and Bentley Dean | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography | Bentley Dean | Nominated | ||
Academy Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Martin Butler and Bentley Dean | Nominated | [6][7] |
African-American Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Film | Won | [8] | |
FCCA Awards | Best Film | Martin Butler, Bentley Dean and Carolyn Johnson | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography | Bentley Dean | Nominated |