Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

cinematographer, camera and electrical department, additional crew

Roger Deakins was born on May 24, 1949 in UK. Roger Deakins's big-screen debut came with Van Morrison in Ireland directed by Michael Radford in 1980. Roger Deakins is known for 1917 directed by Sam Mendes, Dean-Charles Chapman stars as Lance Corporal Blake and George MacKay as Lance Corporal Schofield. Roger Deakins has got 179 awards and 162 nominations so far. The most recent award Roger Deakins achieved is Academy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie Roger Deakins plays is Empire of Light which will be released on Dec 09, 2022.

Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.He is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.Deakins' first feature film in America as cinematographer was Mountains of the Moon (1990). He began his collaboration with the Coen brothers in 1991 on the film Barton Fink. He received his first major award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his outstanding achievement in cinematography for the internationally praised major motion picture The Shawshank Redemption (1994).He is also known for his work in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).Deakins also worked as one of the visual consultants for Pixar's animated feature WALL-E.In 2018 he won an Oscar for best cinematographer for his work in Blade Runner 2049.

  • Birthday

    May 24, 1949

  • Place of Birth

    Torquay, Devon, England, UK

Known For

1917
Movie
1917

20208.2

Blade Runner 2049
Movie
Blade Runner 2049

20178.0

Sicario
Movie
Sicario

20157.6

Unbroken
Movie
Unbroken

20147.2

Prisoners
Movie
Prisoners

20138.1

Skyfall
Movie
Skyfall

20127.8

Rango
Movie
Rango

20117.2

True Grit
Movie
True Grit

20107.6

The Reader
Movie
The Reader

20097.6

Revolutionary Road
Movie
Revolutionary Road

20097.3

Awards

179 wins & 162 nominations

Academy Awards, USA
2020
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner - Oscar
1917 (2019)
2018
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner - Oscar
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2020
Best Cinematography
Winner - EDA Award
1917 (2019)
2018
Best Cinematography
Winner - EDA Award
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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