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Ellen Kuras Biography
Birth Name:Ellen Kuras
Birth Place:New Jersey, United States
Profession Cinematographer, Camera department, Director, Producer, Assistant director, Writer, Sound department
Awards
- 1992Cinematography Award-Dramatic: winner
- 1993Independent Spirit Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
- 1995Cinematography Award-Dramatic: winner
- 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming: nominated
- 2002Cinematography Award-Dramatic: winner
- 2003Independent Spirit Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
- 2004ACCA-Best Cinematography: nominated
- 2005Gold Derby Film Award-Cinematography: nominated
- 2005OFCS Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
- 2008EDA Female Focus Award-Hanging in There Award for Persistence: nominated
- 2008Spectrum Award-: winner
- 2008Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
- 2009Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
- 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
- 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film: nominated
- 2009Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: winner
- 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program: winner
- 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special: nominated
- 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Cinematography: winner
- 2023Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
- 2024Audience Award-Feature Fiction: nominated
- 2024Crystal Award-Advocacy in Film: winner
- 2025BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
- 2025WFCC Award-Best Movie by a Woman: nominated