Roger Deakins
Born
1949-05-24
Place of birth
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Biography
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 i...
Known for
The Oscars
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Cursed Films
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Allied Forces: Making 1917
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
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The Rules of Film Noir
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Cinematographer Style
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
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Who Needs Sleep?
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The Coen Brothers
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In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
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A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
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Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
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Painting with Pixels
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