Performer

Roger Deakins

Cinematographer in the Nutevio catalogue.

Born
24 May 1949
Age
77
Active
1984–2022
Known for
Cinematographer
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Why this filmmaker matters

Roger Deakins has 0 features photographed in the Nutevio catalogue. Sir Roger Alexander Deakins ASC, BSC (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. He has collaborated multiple times with directors such as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards. He is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers in mainstream cinema. An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school in recognition of his "outstanding contribution[s] to ... British film". He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2011 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter organization. Deakins was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film in 2013 and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 2021 New Year Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Deakins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature style

The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.

Legacy

Deakins set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.

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Recognition

Awards

2 wins

Academy Awards

2 wins · latest 2020

  • WinnerBest Cinematography2020

    1917 · as Cinematographer

  • WinnerBest Cinematography2018

    Blade Runner 2049 · as Cinematographer

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  • Drama31
  • Thriller13
  • Crime11
  • Comedy9
  • Romance6
  • Adventure5
  • Action5
  • Western4

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Quick facts

Born
24 May 1949
Age
77
Active
1984–2022
Features photographed
0
In the Nutevio catalogue
Known for
Cinematographer
photographed score
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