Emmanuel Lubezki
Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (born 30 November, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. Lubezki has worked with many acclaimed directors, including Mike Nichols, Tim Burton, Michael Mann, Joel and Ethan Coen, and frequent collaborators Terrence Malick, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Lubezki is known for groundbreaking uses of natural lighting and continuous uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis Gimbal, or Hand-held camera to orchestrate fluid, uninterrupted camera movements during particularly significant scenes. His work has been praised by audiences and critics alike, which earned him multiple awards, including eight Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography. He won in this category three times, becoming the first person to do so in three consecutive years, for Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), and The Revenant (2015).
Lubezki is known for groundbreaking uses of natural lighting and continuous uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis Gimbal, or Hand-held camera to orchestrate fluid, uninterrupted camera movements during particularly significant scenes. His work has been praised by audiences and critics alike, which earned him multiple awards, including eight Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography. He won in this category three times, becoming the first person to do so in three consecutive years, for Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), and The Revenant (2015).
Known for
The Knowing
Amsterdam
Song to Song
Last Days in the Desert
The Revenant
Knight of Cups
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Gravity
To the Wonder
The Tree of Life
Dick Tracy Special
Burn After Reading
Shine a Light
To Each His Own Cinema
Year of the Nail
Children of Men
The New World
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Cat in the Hat
Ali
Y Tu Mamá También
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Sleepy Hollow
Meet Joe Black
Great Expectations
The Birdcage
A Walk in the Clouds
A Little Princess
Amber
Reality Bites
The Harvest
Twenty Bucks
Fallen Angels
Miroslava
Like Water for Chocolate
Sólo con tu pareja
Bandidos
La muchacha
Appointment with Death
The Oscars