<page_title> Chris Menges </page_title> <section_title> Film (as cinematographer) </section_title> <table> <cell> 1983 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Local Hero <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bill Forsyth <col_header> Director </col_header> </cell> <cell> Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1984 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> The Killing Fields <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography <col_header> Director </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1983, Chris Menges received his first BAFTA nomination for the Bill Forsyth film Local Hero and a year later won his first Academy Award for the film The Killing Fields.