Bill Pope
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