Robert Richardson (cinematographer)

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Robert Richardson
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Richardson in 2019
Born
Robert Bridge Richardson

(1955-08-27) August 27, 1955 (age 69)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education AFI Conservatory
Alma materAFI and RISD
Years active1981–present
Spouses
Currently Single
  • Monona Wali
  • Stephanie Martin
ChildrenKanchan Wali-Richardson
Maya Wali Richardson
Bibi Haberstock Richardson

Robert Bridge Richardson, ASC (born August 27, 1955) is an American cinematographer. [1]

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Having collaborated with prestigious filmmakers like Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, he's known for his trademark aggressively bright highlight and for exploring a variety of visual styles, both with film and digital cameras.

He is one of three living people who has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, [2] sharing the position with Vittorio Storaro and Emmanuel Lubezki.

Early life and education

Richardson was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Film/Animation/Video and received his MFA from AFI Conservatory.

Career

Richardson's work began as a camera operator and 2nd unit photographer on such features as Alex Cox's Repo Man , Dorian Walker's Making the Grade and Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (all in 1984). At the same time he also served as cinematographer on TV documentaries and docudramas such as America, America for The Disney Channel, God's Peace for the BBC and PBS' The Front Line: El Salvador. His television work and documentary-style filmmaking led to his meeting Oliver Stone, who hired him to "shoot" Salvador (1986).

Oliver Stone's major motion picture debut was also Richardson's first film as director of photography. Salvador was also filmed in the same year as Stone's Platoon . Platoon would earn Richardson his first Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography. In 1987, Richardson reteamed with Stone on Wall Street . In 1988, he filmed Eight Men Out for John Sayles. In 1989, he earned his second Best Cinematography Oscar nomination for Stone's Born on the Fourth of July .

In 1991, Richardson won the first of his Best Cinematography Academy Awards for his work on Stone's JFK ; he also shot Stone's The Doors that same year. He worked with Sayles again in 1991 for City of Hope . In 1992, he worked as director of photography on Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men. He served as a 2nd unit photographer for Haskell Wexler on To the Moon, Alice, a "Showtime 30-Minute Movie" (for which he was also credited as a visual consultant). He began a long working relationship with Martin Scorsese in 1995, with Casino . Also in 1995, he was the cinematographer on Stone's Nixon . In 1997, Richardson photographed Errol Morris's documentary Fast, Cheap and Out of Control as well as filming the majority of Stone's U Turn [ citation needed ] and serving as director of photography for Barry Levinson's Wag the Dog .

Richardson worked on the 2013 zombie film World War Z , but asked for his name to be taken off the final product. The credited cinematographer is Ben Seresin. [3]

Personal life

Richardson has four children, Kanchan, Maya, Bibi and x. His family previously ran the Cape Cod Sea Camps situated on Cape Cod Bay prior to selling them in 2021.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1982An Outpost of ProgressDorian Walker
1986 Salvador Oliver Stone 1st collaboration with Stone
Platoon
1987 Dudes Penelope Spheeris
Wall Street Oliver Stone
1988 Eight Men Out John Sayles
Talk Radio Oliver Stone
1989 Born on the Fourth of July
1991 City of Hope John Sayles
The Doors Oliver Stone
JFK
1992 A Few Good Men Rob Reiner
1993 Heaven & Earth Oliver Stone
1994 Natural Born Killers
1995 Casino Martin Scorsese 1st collaboration with Scorsese
Nixon Oliver Stone
1997 U Turn
Wag the Dog Barry Levinson Also made a cameo as "Man in TV Studio" (Uncredited)
1998 The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars Scott Hicks
Bringing Out the Dead Martin Scorsese
2002 The Four Feathers Shekhar Kapur
2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Quentin Tarantino 1st collaboration with Tarantino;
Shot Back-to-back
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2
The Aviator Martin Scorsese
2006 The Good Shepherd Robert De Niro
2009 Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
2010 Shutter Island Martin Scorsese
Eat Pray Love Ryan Murphy
2011 Hugo Martin Scorsese
2012 Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino
2013 World War Z Marc Forster Uncredited [4] [5]
2015 The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino
2016 Live by Night Ben Affleck 1st collaboration with Affleck
2017 Breathe Andy Serkis 1st collaboration with Serkis
2018 Adrift Baltasar Kormákur
A Private War Matthew Heineman
2019 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Andy Serkis
2022 Emancipation Antoine Fuqua 1st collaboration with Fuqua
2023 Air Ben Affleck
The Equalizer 3 Antoine Fuqua

Short film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2001Powder Keg Alejandro González Iñárritu Segment of The Hire
2013Wild HorsesStephanie Martin

Documentary works

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1984The Front Line Jeff B. Harmon
Christopher Wenner 		With Jacques Audrain
1997 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Errol Morris
1999 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
2008 Shine a Light Martin Scorsese Concert film
Standard Operating Procedure Errol MorrisWith Robert Chappell
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World Martin ScorseseWith Martin Kenzie
2017The ReturnErich Joiner
2021 JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass Oliver Stone
TBAIn between Stars and Scars: Masters of Cinema Yi Zhou With Yi Zhou

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1982Desperate DreamsDaniel J. Blackburn
Maria Centrella		TV movie
1985 America Undercover Himself
Terry Dunn Meurer		Episode "Losin' It: Sex and the American Teenager"
1987 Unsolved Mysteries John CosgroveSegment Missing...Have You Seen This Person?
2021JFK: Destiny Betrayed Oliver Stone Miniseries

Award and nominations

Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1986 Best Cinematography PlatoonNominated [6]
1989 Born on the Fourth of JulyNominated [7]
1991 JFKWon [8]
1999 Snow Falling on CedarsNominated [9]
2004 The AviatorWon [10]
2009 Inglourious BasterdsNominated [11]
2011 HugoWon [12]
2012 Django UnchainedNominated [13]
2015 The Hateful EightNominated [14]
2019 Once Upon a Time in HollywoodNominated [15]

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1986 Best Cinematography PlatoonNominated [16]
2004 The AviatorNominated [17]
2009 Inglourious BasterdsNominated [18]
2011 HugoNominated [19]

American Society of Cinematographers

YearCategoryNominated workResult
1989 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Born on the Fourth of JulyNominated
1991JFKNominated
1992A Few Good MenNominated
1993Heaven & EarthNominated
1998The Horse WhispererNominated
1999Snow Falling on CedarsNominated
2004The AviatorNominated
2006The Good ShepherdNominated
2009Inglourious BasterdsNominated
2011HugoNominated
2019Once Upon a Time in HollywoodNominated

Miscellaneous awards

YearAwardTitleNotes
1986 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Salvador Nominated
Platoon Won
1988 Talk Radio Nominated
1989 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Born on the Fourth of July Nominated
1991 Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography JFK Won
1998 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography The Horse Whisperer Nominated
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Won
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Won
Bringing Out the Dead Won
2003 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Kill Bill: Volume 1 Nominated
Gold Derby Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Village Voice Film Poll for Best CinematographyNominated
2004 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography The Aviator Won
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Gold Derby Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Inglourious Basterds Won
Australian Cinematographers Society for Best CinematographyWon
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Gold Derby Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
2010 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Shutter Island Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Achievement in CinematographyNominated
Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
International Online Cinema Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Utah Film Critics Association Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Online Film & Television Association for Best CinematographyNominated
2011 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Hugo Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Django Unchained Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Gold Derby Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
CinEuphoria Awards for Best Cinematography - International CompetitionNominated
Italian Online Movie Awards for Best Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia)Nominated
2015 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography The Hateful Eight Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association for Best CinematographyNominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Gold Derby Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
2019 Boston Online Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Won
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards for Best CinematographyWon
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best CinematographyNominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography [20] Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association for Best CinematographyNominated
Seattle Film Critics Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Online Association of Female Film Critics for Best CinematographyNominated
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Phoenix Critics Circle for Best CinematographyNominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best CinematographyNominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best CinematographyNominated
Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best CinematographyNominated
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards for Best CinematographyNominated
Gold Derby Awards for Best CinematographyNominated

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Robert Richardson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014.
    2. ↑ Pavlus, John (January 2005). "High Life". American Cinematographer .
    3. ↑ Jagernauth, Kevin (February 3, 2016). "Watch: Robert Richardson Explains Why He Took His Name Off 'World War Z' And More In 58-Minute Cinematographer Talk". IndieWire . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
    4. ↑ "Brad Pitt's Zombie Nightmare: Inside the Troubled 'World War Z' Production". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 June 2012.
    5. ↑ "Someone Important Fought To Keep Their Name Off Of World War Z, Here's Why". CINEMABLEND. February 4, 2016.
    6. ↑ "59th Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 28 January 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    7. ↑ "62nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 5 October 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    8. ↑ "64th Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 9 October 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    9. ↑ "72nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 22 April 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    10. ↑ "77th Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 5 October 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    11. ↑ "82nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 4 December 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    12. ↑ "84th Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 7 October 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    13. ↑ "85th Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 7 October 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    14. ↑ "88th Academy Awards". Oscars.org . 16 February 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    15. ↑ "92nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    16. ↑ "40th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    17. ↑ "58th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    18. ↑ "63rd British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    19. ↑ "65th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
    20. ↑ "The 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Nominations". Hollywood Critics Association. November 25, 2019.
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