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• Tom Stern is an American cinematographer who has been nominated for an Oscar for his work on Changeling.OSCAR.com: 81st Annual Academy Awards - Cinematography However, the Award went to Slumdog Millionaire cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Thomas Evans SternInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  2. Born: December 16, 1946Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  3. Birth place: Palo Alto, CaliforniaInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  4. Lived in France as a teenagerInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  5. Alma mater: St. John's College, Santa Fe, New MexicoInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  6. Graduate school: Stanford UniversityInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  7. Previously worked as a gaffer and a lighting technicianInternational Cinematographers Guild: Guilty by Suspicion
  8. Member: ASC (American Society of Cinematographers)Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  9. Member: AFC (Association of French Directors of Photography)Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  10. Debut: Blood Work, 2002, for Clint EastwoodInternational Cinematographers Guild: Guilty by Suspicion

• Introduction to Film

  While in college studying the classics, a classmate asked Stern to photograph a movie he was working on. Stern says, "I had no idea of what to do, so I read the ASC Manual from beginning to end". The movie, which was about the disenfranchisement of the original Spanish-American settlers in New Mexico, sparked his interest in film, and, he maintains, helped him get into graduate school at Stanford.Kodak OnFilm Interviews: A Conversation with Tom Stern

• 2009 Cinematography Oscar

  Stern shared the nomination with four other cinematographers, Claudio Miranda for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Wally Pfister for The Dark Knight, Chris Menges and Roger Deakins for The Reader and Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire. Claudio Miranda, Anthony Dod Mantle and Tom Stern are all first-time nominees. Mantle received the award for his work on Slumdog Millionaire.

• Notable Works

  • 2003: Mystic RiverInternational Cinematographers Guild: Guilty by Suspicion
  • 2004: Million Dollar BabyInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  • 2005: Flags of Our FathersInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  • 2006: Letters from Iwo JimaInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  • 2007: ChangelingInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern
  • 2008: Gran TorinoInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Tom Stern

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