Robert Richardson | |
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Born | Robert Bridge Richardson August 27, 1955 Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | AFI Conservatory |
Alma mater | AFI and RISD |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1982—present |
Title | ASC |
Spouses | Currently Single
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Children | Kanchan Wali-Richardson Maya Wali Richardson Bibi Haberstock Richardson |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Cinematography JFK , 1991 The Aviator , 2004 Hugo , 2011 |
Robert Bridge Richardson, ASC (born August 27, 1955) is an American cinematographer. [1] Known for his trademark aggressively bright highlight as well as shapeshifting style, he is one of three living persons who has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, the others being Vittorio Storaro and Emmanuel Lubezki. He has frequently collaborated with Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese.
Richardson has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, for his work on JFK (1991), The Aviator (2004), and Hugo (2011). [2] He was Oscar-nominated for the films Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
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.
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]
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 ]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1984 | The Front Line | Jeff B. Harmon Christopher Wenner | |
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 Morris | With Robert Chappell | |
2011 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Martin Scorsese | With Martin Kenzie |
2017 | The Return | Erich Joiner | |
2021 | JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass | Oliver Stone |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Cinematography | Platoon | Nominated | [6] |
1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Nominated | [7] | |
1991 | JFK | Won | [8] | |
1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Nominated | [9] | |
2004 | The Aviator | Won | [10] | |
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Nominated | [11] | |
2011 | Hugo | Won | [12] | |
2012 | Django Unchained | Nominated | [13] | |
2015 | The Hateful Eight | Nominated | [14] | |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated | [15] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Cinematography | Platoon | Nominated | [16] |
2004 | The Aviator | Nominated | [17] | |
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Nominated | [18] | |
2011 | Hugo | Nominated | [19] |
American Society of Cinematographers
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1989 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Born on the Fourth of July | Nominated |
1991 | JFK | Nominated | |
1992 | A Few Good Men | Nominated | |
1993 | Heaven & Earth | Nominated | |
1998 | The Horse Whisperer | Nominated | |
1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Nominated | |
2004 | The Aviator | Nominated | |
2006 | The Good Shepherd | Nominated | |
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Nominated | |
2011 | Hugo | Nominated | |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Nominated | |
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