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James Laxton

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Born February 3, 1981 · San Francisco, California, USA

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Biography

James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, including  Moonlight, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Laxton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2017 · nominated

Filmography26 titles

Beef

2023Director of Photography

Nightcrawler

2014Additional Director of Photography

Moonlight

2016Director of Photography

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024Director of Photography

The Underground Railroad

2021Director of Photography

The Black Jacket

2016Director of Photography

The Murder of Hi Good

2012Director of Photography

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018Director of Photography

Black Monday

2019Director of Photography

Tour de Pharmacy

2017Camera Operator

Camp X-Ray

2014Director of Photography

Here and Now

2018Director of Photography

Adult World

2013Director of Photography

The Myth of the American Sleepover

2010Director of Photography

Medicine for Melancholy

2008Director of Photography

For a Good Time, Call...

2012Director of Photography

Bad Milo!

2013Director of Photography

California Solo

2012Director of Photography

Tusk

2014Director of Photography

Anything

2018Director of Photography

Dealin' with Idiots

2013Director of Photography

Holidays

2016Director of Photography

The Violent Kind

2010Director of Photography

Pig Hunt

2008Camera Loader

Yoga Hosers

2016Director of Photography

The Moment

2013Director of Photography