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Buddy Squires Biography

Birth Name:Buddy Squires

Profession Cinematographer, Camera department, Producer, Sound department

Fast Facts

In 1992, he won the Erik Barnouw Award from the Organization of American Historians for his work on "The American Experience․"
In 1995, he recieved the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival
Was awarded the Documentary Association's Outstanding Documentary Cinematography Award in 2007
In 1976, he earned a degree from Hampshire College
Filmed his first documentary in high school as a part of a term paper he was writing on pollution
Quote: "(On his love of film) "Film handles the subtleties and range of natural light beautifully with a wonderfully smooth rendering of highlights and shadows․""
Often collaborates on various projects with fellow independent filmmaker Ken Burns

1986Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
1986Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Informational Special: nominated
1992Erik Barnouw Award-: winner
1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming: nominated
1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming: nominated
2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography in Non-Fiction Program: nominated
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming: nominated
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera): nominated
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera Productions: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: nominated