Director Michael Radford was one of Deakins's schoolmates. He spent the following year wandering the countryside, photographing rural life in North Devon, before finally being admitted to the National Film School in 1972. Īfter college, Deakins applied to the newly opened National Film School, but was denied admission as his photography was considered not "filmic" enough. While studying in Bath, Deakins developed a passion for photography he cited the photographer Roger Mayne, who was then a guest lecturer at the academy, as a major source of inspiration. He took up painting from a young age, and subsequently enrolled in the Bath Academy of Art in Bath, Somerset, where he studied graphic design. Deakins attended Torquay Boys' Grammar School. His father ran a construction company, while his mother was an actress and amateur painter. Early life ĭeakins was born in Torquay in the English county of Devon.
In the 2021 New Year Honours he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor. Deakins received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2011, and in 2013 he was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film. British film" Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards.Īn alumnus of the National Film and Television School, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to . He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinematographers and to the American Society of Cinematographers. Sir Roger Alexander Deakins CBE (born ) is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.
2020 1917 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
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