Fabian Wagner | |
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Alma mater | Northern Film School (Master's degree) |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Fabian Wagner (born 25 April 1978) is a German cinematographer. His roles in the production of the television shows Sherlock and Game of Thrones have earned him two Creative Arts Emmy Award nominations. In 2017 and 2020 respectively, he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for his work on the Game of Thrones episode "Battle of the Bastards" and for his work on season 3 of The Crown .
Fabian Wagner was born in Munich, West Germany. He studied at the Northern Film School in Leeds, earning a master's degree. [1] Starting in 2004, Wagner began working as a cinematographer, first shooting music videos and short films. In 2008, he began working regularly on television shows for BBC and ITV, and since then has been working almost exclusively for British and American film companies. His first role as a cinematographer for a TV show was for the 2008 BBC Three drama series Spooks: Code 9 , for which he filmed all six episodes. Since then he has been working all across the world on various productions. His first feature film The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015) under director Robert Carlyle won the Scottish Bafta award for best movie. His work on the Sherlock episode "A Scandal in Belgravia" and the Game of Thrones episode "Hardhome" earned him two Emmy nominations in 2012 and 2015, respectively. [2] He has also been nominated for ASC and BSC awards and has become one of the youngest members of the British Society of Cinematographers.
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Robert Carlyle | |
Victor Frankenstein | Paul McGuigan | ||
2017 | Justice League | Zack Snyder | Wagner was not involved with the reshoots by Joss Whedon [a] |
2018 | Overlord | Julius Avery | Shared credit with Laurie Rose |
2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Zack Snyder | |
2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | Kelly Marcel | |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2008-2010 | Spooks: Code 9 | Toby Haynes Brendan Maher Mat Whitecross Michael Caton-Jones | 8 episodes |
2009 | Ashes to Ashes | Ben Bolt | 2 episodes |
The Street | David Blair | Episodes "The Hero" and "Past Life" | |
The Fixer | Sarah O'Gorman | 2 episodes | |
2009-2011 | Hustle | James Strong Luke Watson Colin Teague | 6 episodes |
2010 | Survivors | David Evans | 2 episodes |
2010-2012 | Accused | David Blair Ashley Pearce | 6 episodes |
2011 | Scott & Bailey | Sarah Pia Anderson Syd Macartney | 4 episodes |
DCI Banks | Paul Whittington | Episode "Playing with Fire" (Part 1 and 2) | |
2012 | Sherlock | Paul McGuigan Toby Haynes | 3 episodes |
Sinbad | Colin Teague | 3 episodes | |
Mrs Biggs | Paul Whittington | Miniseries | |
2013 | The White Queen | Colin Teague | 4 episodes |
Lucky 7 | |||
2013-2014 | Da Vinci's Demons | Jamie Payne Paul Wilmshurst Charles Sturridge | 5 episodes |
2014-2019 | Game of Thrones | Alik Sakharov Miguel Sapochnik | 8 episodes |
2016 | The Family | Paul McGuigan | Episode "Pilot" |
2019 | The Crown | Sam Donovan | Episodes "Dangling Man" and "Imbroglio" |
2022 | House of the Dragon | Miguel Sapochnik | Episodes "The Heirs of the Dragon", "The Princess and the Queen" and "Driftmark" |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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2010 | Pulse | James Hawes |
2011 | Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds | Colin Teague |
2015 | Make Your Face Funny for Money: The Mechanics | Sarah O'Gorman |
Make Your Face Funny for Money... With Make-Up | ||
Churchill's Secret | Charles Sturridge | |
American Society of Cinematographers
Year | Category | Title | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Best Cinematography in Regular Series | Game of Thrones | "Mockingbird" | Nominated | [3] |
2016 | "Hardhome" | Nominated | [4] | ||
2017 | "Battle of the Bastards" | Won | [5] | ||
2021 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial | The Crown | "Imbroglio" | Won | [6] |
British Society of Cinematographers
Year | Category | Title | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | Game of Thrones | "Hardhome" | Nominated | [7] |
2016 | "The Winds of Winter" | Nominated | [7] | ||
2022 | House of the Dragon | "The Heirs of the Dragon" | Nominated |
AACTA Awards
Year | Category | Title | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Cinematography in Television | Mrs Biggs | "Episode 3" | Nominated | [8] |
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Title | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | Sherlock | "A Scandal in Belgravia" | Nominated | [9] |
2015 | Game of Thrones | "Hardhome" | Nominated | [9] |
OFTA Television Awards
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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2012 | Best Cinematography in a Non-Series | Sherlock | Won |
2014 | Best Cinematography in a Series | Game of Thrones | Won |
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Year | Category | Title | Result |
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2018 | Best Cinematography | Overlord | Won |
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