Biography
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2019 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2005 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2001 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1997 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1985 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1984 · nominated
Filmography49 titles
The Godfather
Twin Peaks
Apocalypse Now
Bones
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Titanic
A Woman Under the Influence
Never Look Away
Being There
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Passion of the Christ
These Amazing Shadows
My Sister's Keeper
The Right Stuff
The Patriot
The Lion King
The Black Stallion
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Fly Away Home
The Natural
Cinematographer Style
Anna and the King
Jack Reacher
The Spiderwick Chronicles
National Treasure
It Could Happen to You
Hal
Killer Joe
The Black Stallion Returns
THX 1138
Gangster Squad
Hope Floats
Winter's Tale
Message in a Bottle
Let's Spend the Night Together
Dream House
The Hunted
Ad Astra
Rodeo
Conviction
Unforgettable
Crusoe
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Killshot
Rules Don't Apply
Timeline
Ask the Dust
More American Graffiti
The Slugger's Wife