UPDATED with video: In his 14th go-round, Roger Deakins has finally won the Best Cinematography Oscar, scoring the victory Sunday for Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic. “I guess I'd better say something, or else they'll give me a jet ski, and I can't…

Teaming with Denis Villeneuve on Blade Runner 2049—a well-received sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic—cinematographer Roger Deakins took on what the director has called "the most expensive art house movie in cinema history," seamlessly recreating the aesthetic of the original film while building out its…

Boasting a history with the Coen brothers dating back to their early films, makeup and hair department heads Jean Ann Black and Cydney Cornell were excited to delve into the pair's latest effort, old Hollywood comedy Hail, Caesar! An airy La La Land mystery set in the '50s, on Hollywood backlots and Romanesque sets, Ca…

Acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins and his partner James Ellis Deakins just signed with UTA. They are in pre-production on the Blade Runner sequel that Denis Villenueve is directing with Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright and Dave Bautista starring and Ridley Scott producing for Warner Bros, Alcon and…

Even for a master cinematographer like Roger Deakins, Sicario was a tricky project to pull off—a logistical puzzle with many moving pieces, including aerial and night-vision footage and highly choreographed action sequences. For the most part, Deakins weathered the demanding shoot by being extremely methodical, as is…

Sicario‘s Roger Deakins, Bridge Of Spies‘ Janusz Kaminski, Carol‘s Ed Lachman, The Revenant‘s Emmanuel Lubezki and Mad Max: Fury Road‘s John Seale have been nominated in the theatrical release category for the 30th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards. The winner will be revealed February 14 at the 30th…

This year, Hollywood's most respected cinematographers went to extreme lengths to bring to audiences some stunning imagery. When it comes to this work, for several D.P.s the Oscar is an afterthought, it's all about the craft. Shooting on any set is challenging, more so when you're in the extreme heat of Mexico or…

Roger Deakins has been tapped by director Denis Villeneuve to be cinematographer on Alcon Entertainment's Blade Runner sequel, reteaming the DP and helmer who did Prisoners together and most recently Sicario, the drug-trafficking drama that just knocked it out of the park at its Cannes Film Festival competition…

The American Society Of Cinematographers unveiled the feature film nominees for its 29th ASC Awards this morning, a list that featured staples Roger Deakins (for Universal’s Unbroken) and Emmanuel Lubezki, who won the society’s award last year for Warner Bros’ Gravity and went on to take the Oscar. The winner will be…

This tremendous year for cinematography also might be a historic one for two directors of photography whose careers cross paths this Oscar season. In his fourth decade of image-making, with films from The Shawshank Redemption to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford under his belt, 11-time Oscar…

Skyfall director of photography Roger Deakins won the Feature Film honor tonight at the 27th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards, two years after he won the society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Deakins, who didn’t attend because he is working on the Hugh Jackman-Jake Gyllenhaal movie Prisoners, now…

January 10, 2011 – Matthew Libatique, ASC (Black Swan), Wally Pfister, ASC (Inception), Danny Cohen, BSC (The King's Speech), Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (The Social Network), and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (True Grit) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 25th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)…