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Robert Elswit

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Born: 1950-04-22
From: California, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Biography

Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

There Will Be Blood

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

There Will Be Blood

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2006

Acting4 titles

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Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

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Visual Effects4 titles

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