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Oscar-nominated director Tim Hetherington died Wednesday in the midst of heavy fighting in Libya, The Washington Post reports.
Hetherington, 40, was in the war-torn country with Pulitzer Prize-nominated American photojournalist Chris Hondros, 41, and were killed when fighting broke out between Moammar Gaddafi's forces and rebels in the city of Misrata. Two other photojournalists were also hurt during the attack.
British-born Hetherington rose to fame when 'Restrepo,' his documentary chronicling the deployment of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, was nominated for an Academy Award earlier this year. He was most recently based in Brooklyn, New York.
On Tuesday the director took to Twitter to update his followers on the situation in Libya. "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata," he wrote. "Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO."
According to CNN, Hetherington also served as a contributing photographer for 'Vanity Fair.' The magazine issued a statement from the director's family.
"It is with great sadness we learned that our son and brother, photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington, was killed today in Misrata, Libya, by a rocket-propelled grenade," the statement said. "Tim will be remembered for his amazing images and his Academy Award-nominated documentary 'Restrepo.' "
The statement continued, "Tim was in Libya to continue his ongoing multimedia project to highlight humanitarian issues during time of war and conflict. He will be forever missed."
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