Buddy Squires
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
Awards
- 1986Oscar - Best Documentary, Features:Nominated
- 1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Informational Special:Nominated
- 1992Erik Barnouw AwardWinner
- 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