Linus Sandgren

Linus Sandgren
Born	(1972-12-05) 5 December 1972 (age 53) Spånga, Sweden
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2000–present
Organization(s)	Swedish Society of Cinematographers American Society of Cinematographers
Website	www.linussandgren.com

Linus Sandgren FSF, ASC (born 5 December 1972) is a Swedish cinematographer.

Career

Sandgren is known for his use of unique and unconventional formats, ^[1] shooting Van Sant's Promised Land in 4-perf Super 35mm 1.3x anamorphic for a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and Chazelle’s First Man on a variety of different formats: Super 16mm, 35mm Techniscope, Super 35 3-perf, and IMAX 70mm film. ^[2]

For his work on La La Land (2016), which he shot in the classic Cinemascope ratio of 2.55:1, he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics Choice and other awards for his cinematography. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} He is additionally the recipient of a Guldbagge Award, Sweden's highest film honor. He is a member of both the American and Swedish Society of Cinematographers. ^[8]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2005	Storm	Måns Mårlind Björn Stein
2010	Shelter
2012	Promised Land	Gus Van Sant
2013	American Hustle	David O. Russell
2014	The Hundred-Foot Journey	Lasse Hallström
2015	Joy	David O. Russell
2016	La La Land	Damien Chazelle
2017	Battle of the Sexes	Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris
2018	First Man	Damien Chazelle
	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms	Lasse Hallström Joe Johnston
2021	No Time to Die	Cary Joji Fukunaga
	Don't Look Up	Adam McKay
2022	Babylon	Damien Chazelle
2023	Saltburn	Emerald Fennell
2025	Jay Kelly	Noah Baumbach
2026	Wuthering Heights	Emerald Fennell
	Dune: Part Three †	Denis Villeneuve	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2002	Överallt och ingenstans	Kajsa Eldin Kristina Kjellin	TV movie
	Spung	Måns Mårlind	4 episodes
2003	Rätt i rutan	Carl Svensson	7 episodes
2004	Kommissarie Winter	Eddie Thomas Petersen	Episode: "Himlen är en plats på jorden - Del 1"
2006	Snapphanar	Måns Mårlind Björn Stein	Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Major awards

Academy Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won

BAFTA Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated
2021	No Time to Die		Nominated

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated
2023	Saltburn		Nominated

Royal Photographic Society

Year	Category	Result
2020	Lumière Award	Won

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated

Other awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2016	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography	La La Land	Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		Won
	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Cinematography		Won
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Cinematography		Won
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	National Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	Indiewire Critics Poll	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards			Won
	Phoenix Film Critics Society			Won
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society			Won
	Southeastern Film Critics Association			Won
	Utah Film Critics Association			Won
	Nevada Film Critics Association Award			Won
	Austin Film Critics Association Awards			Won
	North Texas Film Critics Association			Won
	North Carolina Film Critics Association			Won
	Houston Film Critics Society			Won
	Central Ohio Film Critics Association			Won
	Hawaii Film Critics Society			Won
	Seattle Film Critics Association			Nominated
2018	Dublin Film Critics Circle		First Man	Won
	Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society			Nominated
	S:t Louis Film Critics Circle Awards			Nominated
	North Texas Film Critics Association			2nd place

References

1. "How Cinematographer Linus Sandgren Used Format to Change Visual Tone In 'First Man'". No Film School. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
2. O'Falt, Chris (November 1, 2018). "'First Man': How Damien Chazelle Used Handheld 16mm Cameras to Cut Through the Neal Armstrong Myth". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
3. "Moon Walk: First Man". American Cinematographer . January 7, 2019.
4. "Shot in CinemaScope, La La Land vibrantly romances the olden days of Hollywood". Kodak.
5. "» Breathless". ICG Magazine. 9 December 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2016). "How 'La La Land' Director Damien Chazelle, His Team & Lionsgate Faced The Music & Resurrected The Original Hollywood Musical". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 13, 2016.
7. "'La La Land': Magical Modern-Day Musical Will Sweep You Off Your Feet". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 13, 2016.
8. "The ASC Welcomes Linus Sandgren as a New Active Member - The American Society of Cinematographers". theasc.com. Retrieved 2019-06-16.

External links

• Linus Sandgren at IMDb
• Linus Sandgren at the Swedish Film Database