Roger Deakins is a British cinematographer. In 2009, he was nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar along side Chris Menges for his work on The Reader. However, the Award went to Slumdog Millionaire cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle.
Career
While studying graphic design in England, Roger Deakins developed a passion for photography.Allmovie: Roger Deakins Biography He shot documentaries until the mid-1980s.
In 1991, Deakins established an ongoing collaborative partnership with The Coen Brothers after working on Barton Fink. His cinematography on the film earned him a London Critics Circle Film Awards and a National Society of Film Critics Award.IMDb: Roger Deakins Awards
Deakins had a successful 2007, working on the critically acclaimed films The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and No Country for Old Men. He was nominated for both films at the 2008 Academy Awards and by the American Society of Cinematographers.
Notable Works
Roger Deakins Timeline
Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
May 29, 1949: Born
1980 Blue Suede Shoes: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1983 Another Time, Another Place: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1985 Shadey: IMDb
1985 Defense of the Realm: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1986 Sid and Nancy: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1987 White Mischief: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1987 Personal Services: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1987 The Kitchen Toto: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1988 Stormy Monday: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1988 Pascali's Island: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1990 Mountains of the Moon: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1990 Air America: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1990 The Long Walk Home: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1991 Homicide: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1991 Barton Fink: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1992 Thunderheart: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1992 Passion Fish: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1993 The Secret Garden: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1994 The Shawshank Redemption: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1995 Dead Man Walking: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1996 Fargo: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1996 Courage Under Fire: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1997 Kundun: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1998 The Big Lebowski: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1998 The Siege: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1999 The Hurricane: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1999 Anywhere But Here: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2000 Thirteen Days: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2001 Dinner with Friends: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2001 A Beautiful Mind: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2003 Levity: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2003 Intolerable Cruelty: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2003 House of Sand and Fog: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomaotes
2004 The Ladykillers: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2004 The Village: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2005 Jarhead: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 No Country for Old Men: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 In the Valley of Elah: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: IMDb | Mahalo
2008 Revolutionary Road: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
Roger Deakins DVDs and Merchandise
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