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Roger Deakins Biography

Birth Name:

Roger Antony Deakins

Birth Place:

Torquay, Devon, England

Profession

cinematographer

Fast Facts

Had a passion for film at an early age—he and his brother used to walk miles, sometimes in the rain, to see the latest movies
Said that he was greatly influenced by his mother, who was an actress and artist
His school's headmaster told him that he should aspire to work in a bank, but he rebelled against the idea
Studied graphic design and photography
After graduation, he honed those skills and moved into filming documentaries
Met his longtime film collaborators, the Coen Brothers, by luck when he was on his first job in the United States in the 1980s
Received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011

Awards

2022Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2020BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2019Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: winner
2019Critics' Choice Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2018BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2017Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: winner
2017Critics' Choice Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2016BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2015Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2015Critics' Choice Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2014Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2013Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2012American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: nominated
2012Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2012Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: winner
2011Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2010L.A. Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography (Runner-up): winner
2010National Society of Film Critics-Best Cinematography: winner
2010Independent Spirit Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2010American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: nominated
2009BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2008BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2007Ohio Film Critics-Best Cinematography: nominated
2007Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: winner
2007Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: nominated
2007American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: nominated
2007Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2007National Society of Film Critics-Best Cinematography: nominated
2007St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: winner
2007San Diego Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: winner
2007Florida Film Critics-Best Cinematography: winner
2002BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
2001BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: winner
2001Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
2001Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: winner
2001American Film Institute-Best Cinematography: winner
2000American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: nominated
2000Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
1997BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
1997Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
1997National Society of Film Critics-Best Cinematography: winner
1997Independent Spirit Awards-Best Cinematography: winner
1997New York Film Critics Circle-Best Cinematography: winner
1997American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: nominated
1996Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
1996American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: nominated
1994Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: nominated
1994American Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography: winner
1992Independent Spirit Awards-Best Cinematography: nominated
1991New York Film Critics Circle-Best Cinematography: winner
1990Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Cinematography: winner

Relationships

William Albert Deakins -- Father
Josephine Deakins -- Mother
Isabella James Purefoy Ellis -- Wife