Biography
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2008
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2006 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
There Will Be Blood
The Night Of
Ripley
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Nightcrawler
Magnolia
King Richard
Boogie Nights
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
The Town
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Punch-Drunk Love
Desert Hearts
The King of Staten Island
Runaway Jury
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Shine a Light
Michael Clayton
Hard Eight
Bob Marley: One Love
Gold
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
The Burning Plain
Inherent Vice
8MM
The River Wild
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Salt
Redbelt
Syriana
Tomorrow Never Dies
Return of the Living Dead II
Skyscraper
Heist
Waterland
The Children of Times Square
The Bourne Legacy
Impostor
Trick or Treat
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Bad Influence
How I Got Into College
Suburbicon
Duplicity
Bounce