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Emmanuel Lubezki

Emmanuel Lubezki

Highest Rated: 97% A Little Princess (1995)

Lowest Rated: 39% Great Expectations (1998)

Birthday: Nov 30, 1963

Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Arguably one of the world's best directors of photography and the best Mexican cinematographer of his generation, Oscar-winning Emmanuel Lubezki shot to prominence with the success of "Like Water for Chocolate" (1991), directed by Alfonso Arau and went on to a career that encompassed independent films as well as mainstream Hollywood fare. Among his many awards and nominations was an unprecedented three consecutive Oscar wins for "Gravity" (2013), "Birdman" (2014) and "The Revenant" (2015).

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Emmanuel Lubezki, (winner for THE REVENANT) at arrivals for 2016 American Society of Cinematographers Awards, Century Plaza Hotel, Century City, CA February 14, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Emmanuel Lubezki, Winner: Best Achievement in Cinematography for the film THE REVENANT in the press room for The 88th Academy Awards Oscars 2016 - Press Room, The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, CA February 28, 2016. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Emmanuel Lubezki, Emma Stone, award for best feature for BIRDMAN in the press room for 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015 - Press Room, Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, CA February 21, 2015. Photo By: James Atoa/Everett Collection Emmanuel Lubezki, Best Achievement in Cinematography in the press room for The 86th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room 2 - Oscars 2014, The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, CA March 2, 2014. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Col THE CAT IN THE HAT, Director Bo Welch, Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, on set, 2003, ©Universal LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, standing left:, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, right: director Rodrigo Garcia, 2015. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Broad Green Pictures LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, right: cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki on location, 2015. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Broad Green Pictures LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, center l-r: Ewan McGregor, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, director Rodrigo Garcia, 2015. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Broad Green Pictures LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, l-r: Ewan McGregor, director Rodrigo Garcia, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, 2015. ph: Francois Duhamel/©Broad Green Pictures KNIGHT OF CUPS, from left: cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, Christian Bale, on set, 2015. ph: Melinda Sue Gordon/©Broad Green Pictures KNIGHT OF CUPS, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (back left), production designer Jack Fisk (beard), wardrobe designer Jacqueline West (right), on set, 2015. ph: Melinda Sue Gordon/© Broad Green Pictures KNIGHT OF CUPS, from left: Christian Bale, Teresa Palmer, Kevin Corrigan, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, on set, 2015. ph: Melinda Sue Gordon/©Broad Green Pictures THE REVENANT, from left: cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, Forrest Goodluck, on set, 2015. ph: Kimberley French/TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. KNIGHT OF CUPS, l-r: Isabel Lucas, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, Christian Bale, on location in desert, California, 2015. ph: Melinda Sue Gordon/©Broad Green Pictures BIRDMAN, (aka BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), Michael Keaton (left), director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (black shirt), cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (right), on set, 2014. TM and Copyright ©Fox Searchlight Pictures BIRDMAN, (aka BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (left), Michael Keaton (sitting), director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (standing, center), on set, 2014. TM and Copyright ©Fox Searchlight Pictures BIRDMAN, (aka BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), from left: cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Michael Keaton, on set, 2014. ph: Alison Rosa/TM and ©Fox Searchlight Pictures. All rights reserved. BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), (aka BIRDMAN), from left: director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, on set, 2014. ph: Alison Rosa/TM and ©Fox Searchlight Pictures. All rights reserved. BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), (aka BIRDMAN), from left: Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, on set, 2014. ph: Alison Rosa/TM and ©Fox Searchlight Pictures. All rights r THE CAT IN THE HAT, Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, on set, 2003, ©Universal
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
43% 37% Song to Song Cinematographer $421.9K 2017
76% 46% Last Days in the Desert Cinematographer - 2015
46% 37% Knight of Cups Cinematographer $558.4K 2015
78% 84% The Revenant Cinematographer $183.6M 2015
91% 78% Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Cinematographer $42.3M 2014
96% 79% Gravity Cinematographer $274.1M 2013
47% 37% To the Wonder Cinematographer $586.3K 2012
85% 60% The Tree of Life Cinematographer $13.3M 2011
78% 65% Burn After Reading Cinematographer $60.3M 2008
92% 85% Children of Men Cinematographer $35.3M 2006
63% 58% The New World Cinematographer $12.7M 2005
68% 69% The Assassination of Richard Nixon Cinematographer $697.8K 2004
72% 63% Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Cinematographer $118.6M 2004
90% 88% Y tu mamá también Cinematographer $13.6M 2001
68% 65% Ali Cinematographer $58.2M 2001
76% 64% Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Cinematographer - 2000
70% 80% Sleepy Hollow Cinematographer $101.1M 1999
46% 81% Meet Joe Black Cinematographer $44.6M 1998
39% 57% Great Expectations Cinematographer $26.3M 1998
84% 81% The Birdcage Cinematographer $124.0M 1996
97% 88% A Little Princess Cinematographer $9.0M 1995
46% 75% A Walk in the Clouds Cinematographer $48.0M 1995
62% 74% Reality Bites Cinematographer $20.0M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amber Cinematographer - 1994
75% 61% Twenty Bucks Cinematographer $30.7K 1993
88% 84% Like Water for Chocolate Cinematographer $14.0M 1992