Seamus McGarvey

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Seamus McGarvey
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McGarvey filming The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Born (1967-06-29) 29 June 1967 (age 58)
Years active1989–present
Spouse Lorna Tucker

Seamus McGarvey (born 29 June 1967) is an Irish cinematographer. [3]

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He has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for Joe Wright's Atonement and Anna Karenina .

Career

He began his career as a still photographer, before attending film school at the University of Westminster in London.[ citation needed ]

After graduating in 1988, he began shooting short films and documentary films, including Skin , directed by Vincent O'Connell, and Atlantic, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood.

He served as cinematographer on the pilot for the TV series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency , directed by Anthony Minghella.

His documentary work includes Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home, which followed his work on Wright's The Soloist, and filmed in the same locales; Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction; Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue; and The Name of This Film Is Dogme95.

Supplementing his work on features and TV movies, McGarvey has photographed and directed over 100 music videos for various artists, including Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, The Rolling Stones, U2, and Robbie Williams.

In 2015, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Dundee University and an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Ulster. He is an Honorary Fellow of Edinburgh College of Art. He is featured in the book In Conversation with Cinematographers by David A. Ellis and in the book Ballinger, Alexander; New Cinematographers (2004) ISBN   978-1-85669-334-9.

Personal life

He is married to the British filmmaker Lorna Tucker, and they live in Tuscany, Italy.

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1995 Butterfly Kiss Michael Winterbottom
1997 Jump the Gun Les Blair
The Winter Guest Alan Rickman
The Slab Boys John Byrne
1999 The War Zone Tim Roth
I Could Read the Sky Nichola Bruce With Owen McPolin
A Map of the World Scott Elliott
The Big Tease Kevin Allen
2000 High Fidelity Stephen Frears
2001 Enigma Michael Apted
2002 The Hours Stephen Daldry
2003 The Actors Conor McPherson
2004 Along Came Polly John Hamburg
2005 Sahara Breck Eisner
2006 World Trade Center Oliver Stone
Charlotte's Web Gary Winick
2007 Atonement Joe Wright
2009 The Soloist
Nowhere Boy Sam Taylor-Wood
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay
2012 The Avengers Joss Whedon
Anna Karenina Joe Wright
2014 Godzilla Gareth Edwards
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Wood
Pan Joe WrightWith John Mathieson
2016 Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford
The Accountant Gavin O'Connor
2017 Life Daniel Espinosa
The Greatest Showman Michael Gracey
2018 Greta Neil Jordan
Bad Times at the El Royale Drew Goddard
2021 Cyrano Joe Wright
2024 Without Blood Angelina Jolie
2025 The Accountant 2 Gavin O'Connor
Die, My Love Lynne Ramsay
2026 Narnia: The Magician's Nephew Greta Gerwig Filming
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Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1993He-Play, She-PlayKieron J. WalshEpisode "Shooting to Stardom"
1994 Screen Two Nick WardEpisode "Look Me in the Eye"
1996Out of the Deep PanKieron J. WalshTV movie
2001 Wit Mike Nichols
2008 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Anthony Minghella Pilot episode
2016 Black Mirror Joe Wright Episode "Nosedive"
2021 The Nevers Joss Whedon 2 episodes
2024 Mussolini: Son of the Century Joe WrightMiniseries

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2008 Atonement Best Cinematography Nominated
2013 Anna Karenina Nominated

BAFTA Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2007Atonement Best Cinematography Nominated
2012Anna KareninaNominated
2016Nocturnal AnimalsNominated

American Society of Cinematographers

YearTitleCategoryResult
2007Atonement Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated
2012Anna KareninaNominated

British Society of Cinematographers

YearTitleCategoryResult
2007Atonement Best Cinematography Nominated
2012Anna KareninaWon
2016Nocturnal AnimalsWon
2018Bad Times at the El RoyaleNominated
2022CyranoNominated

Evening Standard British Film Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2002The HoursTechnical Achievement AwardWon
2007AtonementWon
2012Anna KareninaWon

IFTA Film & Drama Awards

YearTitleCategoryResult
2005SaharaBest CinematographyWon
2007AtonementWon
2011We Need to Talk About KevinWon
2012Anna KareninaWon
2016Nocturnal AnimalsWon
2017The Greatest ShowmanWon

Other awards

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1995 Royal Television Society Cinematography Award Skin Nominated
2004 Royal Photographic Society Lumiere MedalWon
2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography AtonementNominated
Houston Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
2011 British Independent Film Awards Best Technical Achievement We Need to Talk About KevinNominated
2012 Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Anna KareninaNominated
2016 Critics Choice Association Best Cinematography Nocturnal AnimalsNominated
Houston Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated

Further reading

References

  1. "Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey Public Interview". IFTN. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. "Seamus McGarvey | Edinburgh International Film Festival". edfilmfest.org.uk. 15 February 2015.
  3. "Seamus McGarvey | Edinburgh International Film Festival". edfilmfest.org.uk.