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Roger Deakins is a British cinematographer who has worked on some of the most acclaimed films of the past few decades. He has been nominated for 13 Academy Awards for his work, and has won two. He has also won four BAFTA Awards and seven American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
Deakins began his career in the 1970s, working on documentaries and television shows. He made his feature film debut in 1984 with the British drama The Killing Fields. Since then, he has worked on a wide variety of films, including The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, Skyfall, and Blade Runner 2049.
Deakins is known for his use of natural lighting and his ability to capture the beauty of the natural world. He has also been praised for his use of color and his ability to create a unique visual style for each film he works on.
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Roger Alexander Deakins |
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cinematographer,camera_department,miscellaneous |
| Age |
74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
24 May 1949 |
| Birthday |
24 May |
| Birthplace |
Torquay, Devon, England, UK |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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He is a member of famous Cinematographer with the age 74 years old group.
Roger Deakins Height, Weight & Measurements
At 74 years old, Roger Deakins height
is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .
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5' 10" (1.78 m) |
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Who Is Roger Deakins's Wife?
His wife is James Ellis Deakins (11 December 1991 - present)
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James Ellis Deakins (11 December 1991 - present) |
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Roger Deakins Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Roger Deakins worth at the age of 74 years old? Roger Deakins’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cinematographer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Roger Deakins's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| The Village (2004) | $384,750 |
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Timeline
As of 2020, he has contributed with the cinematography of eight films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Reader (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and 1917 (2019). Of those, A Beautiful Mind (2001) and No Country for Old Men (2007) are winners in the category.
(March 4, 2018) During a post Oscar ceremonies interview, Deakins declared that he was especially delighted to have received his first Oscar alongside fellow Brit and first time Oscar winner Gary Oldman (for Darkest Hour (2017)). Early in their careers Roger filmed Sid and Nancy (1986) in which Gary made his breakthrough performance. This was their only collaboration.
As of 2015, he finds, among his work, The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) is the most cohesive as a piece of visual interpretation.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Film.
He is also known for his work in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Deakins also worked as one of the visual consultants for Pixar's animated feature WALL-E.
Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Cinematographers Branch) [2004-2007].
Is the most Oscar-snubbed cinematographer having been nominated 13 times (1995-2016) before finally winning the statuette for his 14th nomination for Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and again for his cinematic masterpiece 1917 (2019) . Curiously enough, composer Thomas Newman who, with Deakins, was first Oscar-nominated for The Shawshank Redemption (1994), but Newman has never landed the award despite being nominated 14 times through 2020.
He received his first major award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his outstanding achievement in cinematography for the internationally praised major motion picture The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
He began his collaboration with the Coen brothers in 1991 on the film Barton Fink.
Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. He is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers. Deakins' first feature film in America as cinematographer was Mountains of the Moon (1990).
Member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 1986, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1994.
His favorite films are The Wild Bunch (1969), Come and See (1985), La Dolce Vita (1960), Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964), Le Samouraï (1967), Army of Shadows (1969), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Passenger (1975) and Paris, Texas (1984).
