Jim Denault

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Jim Denault is an American cinematographer.

Graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in photo illustration, [1] he would move to New York City in 1989 and worked in the camera department of several independent films. [2] Denault first served as cinematographer for Michael Almereyda's 1992 film Another Girl Another Planet . [3]

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Notable credits for Denault include Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry , [4] Matt Dillon's directorial debut City of Ghosts , [2] and would work frequently with Jay Roach in film and television for Recount , Dinner for Schmucks , Game Change , The Campaign , Trumbo , All the Way and Coastal Elites . [5]

Denault received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Carnivàle and Game Change, [3] [6] as well as a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Nadja . [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1992 Another Girl Another Planet Michael Almereyda
1994 River of Grass Kelly Reichardt
1995 Nadja Michael Almereyda
Two Plus OneEugene Martin
1996Illtown Nick Gomez
Layin' Low Danny Leiner
Breathing RoomJon Sherman
Sudden Manhattan Adrienne Shelly
1997 Clockwatchers Jill Sprecher
1998 Too Tired to Die Wonsuk Chin
The Book of Life Hal Hartley
Taxman Avi Nesher
Louis & Frank Alexandre Rockwell
The Eternal Michael Almereyda
1999Getting to Know YouLisanne Skyler
A Good Baby Katherine Dieckmann
Boys Don't Cry Kimberly Peirce
2000 Our Song Jim McKay
Double ParkedStephen Kinsella
Chasing Sleep Michael Walker
2001 The Believer Henry Bean
2002 Real Women Have Curves Patricia Cardoso
City of Ghosts Matt Dillon
2004 Maria Full of Grace Joshua Marston
2005 Heights Chris Terrio
2006 The Night of the White Pants Amy Talkington
2007 Freedom Writers Richard LaGravenese
Hounddog Deborah Kampmeier Shared credit with Edward Lachman
The Passage Mark Heller
2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Sanaa Hamri
2010 She's Out of My League Jim Field Smith
Dinner for Schmucks Jay Roach
2011 Butter Jim Field Smith
2012 The Campaign Jay Roach
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Elizabeth Banks
Trumbo Jay Roach
2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Kirk Jones
Bad Moms Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
2018 The Grizzlies Miranda de Pencier
2019 What Men Want Adam Shankman

Short film

YearTitleDirector
1997Number One Fan Amy Talkington
1998FrostbiteKristy Hasen
Second SkinAmy Talkington
1999Bust
2000The New Arrival
2011The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes Michael Almereyda
2024Wing BJohn Pirozzi

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1996Hide and Seek Su Friedrich
2000Daughter of SuicideDempsey Rice
2010Forget Me NotsDocumentary short

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2002 Push, Nevada John McNaughton Episode "The Amount"
2005 Carnivàle Jack Bender
Steve Shill
Tucker Gates
Tim Hunter
Todd Field
Scott Winant
6 episodes
Six Feet Under Rodrigo García
Jeremy Podeswa
Daniel Minahan
Joshua Marston
Michael Cuesta
6 episodes
2009 In Plain Sight 15 episodes
Royal Pains 7 episodes
2011 Suits Kevin Bray
Norberto Barba
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Jennifer Getzinger
Michael Smith
6 episodes
2013 Getting On Miguel Arteta
Howard Deutch
Becky Martin
5 episodes
2014 Silicon Valley Mike Judge
Tricia Brock
Maggie Carey
Alec Berg
8 episodes
2015 Wayward Pines James Foley
Jeff T. Thomas
Steve Shill
Tim Hunter
Nimród Antal
6 episodes
2018 The Looming Tower Alex Gibney
John Dahl
Ali Selim
Michael Slovis
Craig Zisk
7 episodes
2019 The Affair Colin Bucksey
Steve Fierberg
Toa Fraser
Allison Anders
6 episodes
2019-2020 Yellowstone Stephen Kay
Christina Voros
7 episodes
2021–present Law & Order: Organized Crime 34 episodes

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
2006Him and Us Charles Shyer
2007Wildlife Tucker Gates
2008 Recount Jay Roach
2010Lies in Plain Sight Patricia Cardoso
2012 Game Change Jay Roach
2013 Clear History Greg Mottola
The Arrangement Kevin Bray
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Stephen Frears
2016 All the Way Jay Roach
Mamma Dallas Mike White
2017 Budding Prospects Terry Zwigoff
2020 Coastal Elites Jay Roach

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1995 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography NadjaNominated
2005 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for TV Series Carnivàle [lower-alpha 1] Nominated
2012 Outstanding Cinematography for TV Movie Game ChangeNominated
2017 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television All the WayNominated
  1. For episode "The Road to Damascus"

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