Biography
Haskell Wexler was an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and documentarian. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and 1976 for Bound for Glory, out of five total nominations. As a director, he was known for his socio-politically provocative documentary and docufiction works, emerging from the civil rights movement and counterculture of the 1960s.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1967
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1988 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1967 · nominated
Filmography49 titles
Something's Gonna Live
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Second-Hand Hearts
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
In the Heat of the Night
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Days of Heaven
The Conversation
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Underground
The Best Man
Wild River
Faces
61*
American Graffiti
America America
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Pablo
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Secret of Roan Inish
Hal
The Brothers Warner
Limbo
Three Fugitives
Stakeout on Dope Street
Colors
The Black Stallion Returns
THX 1138
Battle in Seattle
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Blaze
The Loved One
Silver City
Other People's Money
Mulholland Falls
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Mexico
The Hoodlum Priest
Canadian Bacon
The Babe
The Savage Eye
Latino
The Rich Man's Wife
Lookin' to Get Out
Notfilm
The Man Who Loved Women
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
In the Name of Democracy