Roger Deakins
Sir Roger Alexander Deakins CBE (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. He has collaborated multiple times with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards.
Roger Deakins | |
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Deakins in 2021 | |
| Born | Roger Alexander Deakins 24 May 1949 |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Organization(s) | British Society of Cinematographers American Society of Cinematographers |
| Spouse |
Isabella James Purefoy Ellis
(m. 1991) |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Cinematography 2018 Blade Runner 2049 2020 1917 BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography 1997 Fargo 2010 A Serious Man |
| Website | rogerdeakins |
An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school in recognition of his "outstanding contribution[s] to ... British film". He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2011 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter organization. Deakins was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film in 2013, and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 2021 New Year Honours.