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Bill Pope Biography

Birth Name:William Homer Pope

Birth Place:Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

Profession Cinematographer, Camera department, Actor, Director, Visual effects

Fast Facts

  • Earned an Oscar at the 5th Annual Student Academy Awards in 1978 for his work on the film, "The Sixth Week"
  • A longtime member of the American Society of Cinematographers
  • Earned his master's degree in fine arts from New York University
  • Has shot several music videos including songs for Metallica, Mick Jagger, Sting and dozens of others
  • Helped shoot Barry Sonnenfeld's thesis work while at NYU

Awards

  • 1997Independent Spirit Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 1999ACCA-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Episodic: nominated
  • 2015Gold Panda-Best Documentary, Feature - Nature/Enviroment: nominated
  • 2017Felix-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2017Satellite Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2017VES Award-Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project: winner
  • 2019International Motor Film Award-Best Cinematography: nominated