Emmanuel Lubezki is known for his frequent collaborations with Terrence Malick, Alfonso Cuaron, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
17 Facts About Emmanuel Lubezki
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Emmanuel Lubezki has received numerous accolades including three consecutive wins for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the science fiction thriller Gravity, the dark comedy Birdman, and the epic western The Revenant.
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Emmanuel Lubezki was Oscar-nominated for his work on A Little Princess, Sleepy Hollow, The New World, Children of Men, and The Tree of Life.
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Emmanuel Lubezki is a member of both the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.
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Emmanuel Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumiere Award for major achievement in cinematography, video or animation in 2016.
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Emmanuel Lubezki was born to a Jewish family in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Emmanuel Lubezki studied film at Mexico's Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematograficos, where he met Alfonso Cuaron.
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Emmanuel Lubezki began his career in Mexican film and television productions in the late 1980s.
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Emmanuel Lubezki has worked with directors including Mike Nichols, Tim Burton, Michael Mann, Joel and Ethan Coen, and David O Russell.
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Emmanuel Lubezki is a frequent collaborator with fellow Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron.
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Emmanuel Lubezki won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Cuaron's Gravity, a thriller set in outer space.
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Emmanuel Lubezki won his second Academy Award for Best Cinematography in the following year for his work on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman.
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Emmanuel Lubezki won the award again in 2015 for Inarritu's The Revenant, becoming a milestone for his third consecutive win and for being the first cinematographer to do so.
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Emmanuel Lubezki is known for groundbreaking uses of natural lighting and continuous uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis gimbal, or hand-held camera to orchestrate fluid, uninterrupted camera movements during particularly significant scenes.
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Emmanuel Lubezki is a member of both the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.
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Emmanuel Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumiere Award for major achievement in cinematography, video or animation in 2016.
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Emmanuel Lubezki has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following films:.