Tim Cragg

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Tim Cragg
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2000–present

Tim Cragg is a cinematographer. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Cragg started his career as film editor and later moved to the camera department. [2] He is best known for his work on Netflix's Beckham , The Deepest Breath , and Fear City: New York vs The Mafia . [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2007Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Simon Schama's Power of Art [8]
2010NominatedHow Earth Made Us [9]
2011Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - NatureHow the Earth Changed History [10]
2013NominatedBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest Photography: Factual Kingdom of Plants 3D [11]
2017NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Cinematography: DocumentaryForces of Nature [12]
2020Nominated The Serengeti Rules [13]
Won Raindance Film Festival Best CinematographyThe Great Green Wall [14]
2021NominatedBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest Photography: Factual Fear City: New York vs The Mafia [15]
2022NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design The Lost Sons [16]
2023Won Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Cinematography The Deepest Breath [17]
2024Won Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Long Documentary [18]
Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Beckham [19]

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