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Robert Richardson

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Born August 27, 1955 · Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as Bob Richardson

Biography

Robert Bridge Richardson, ASC (born August 27, 1955) is an American cinematographer. Having collaborated with prestigious filmmakers like Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino, he's known for his trademark aggressively bright highlights and for exploring a variety of visual styles, both with film and digital cameras. He is one of three people living here who have won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, sharing the position with Vittorio Storaro and Emmanuel Lubezki. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Richardson (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2012
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2005
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1992
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2020 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2016 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2010 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2000 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1992 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1990 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1987 · nominated

Filmography49 titles

Django Unchained

2012Director of Photography

Shutter Island

2010Director of Photography

Inglourious Basterds

2009Director of Photography

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2004Director of Photography

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003Director of Photography

Casino

1995Director of Photography

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2011Director of Photography

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004Director of Photography

Emancipation

2022Director of Photography

The Hateful Eight

2015Director of Photography

Platoon

1986Director of Photography

JFK

1991Director of Photography

A Few Good Men

1992Director of Photography

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019Director of Photography

Breathe

2017Director of Photography

Air

2023Director of Photography

The Equalizer 3

2023Director of Photography

Gravity

2013Thanks

Hugo

2011Director of Photography

The Aviator

2004Director of Photography

Wall Street

1987Director of Photography

Natural Born Killers

1994Director of Photography

The Doors

1991Director of Photography

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

2021Director of Photography

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

1999Additional Photography

Born on the Fourth of July

1989Director of Photography

Talk Radio

1988Director of Photography

Salvador

1986Director of Photography

The Horse Whisperer

1998Director of Photography

Wag the Dog

1997as Man in a TV Studio (uncredited)

Nixon

1995Director of Photography

Eight Men Out

1988Director of Photography

Adrift

2018Director of Photography

A Private War

2018Director of Photography

Shine a Light

2008Director of Photography

Standard Operating Procedure

2008Director of Photography

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

1997Director of Photography

City of Hope

1991Director of Photography

JFK: Destiny Betrayed

Director of Photography

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021Director of Photography

The Four Feathers

2002Director of Photography

Bringing Out the Dead

1999Director of Photography

U Turn

1997Director of Photography

Heaven & Earth

1993Director of Photography

The Good Shepherd

2006Director of Photography

Live by Night

2016Director of Photography

Eat Pray Love

2010Director of Photography

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999Director of Photography

Dudes

1987Director of Photography