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Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

Born: 1949-05-24 • Torquay, Devon, England, UK

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.

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Filmography
Allied Forces: Making 1917 poster
Allied Forces: Making 1917
2020 • Self
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall poster
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010 • Self
The Rules of Film Noir poster
The Rules of Film Noir
2009 • Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird poster
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006 • Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light poster
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 • Self
Cinematographer Style poster
Cinematographer Style
2006 • Self
Who Needs Sleep? poster
Who Needs Sleep?
2006 • Self
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Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002 • Self
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Painting with Pixels
2001 • Self
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The Coen Brothers
2000 • Self
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese poster
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
1998 • Self