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Cinematographer · age 77

Roger Deakins

Best rated: The Shawshank Redemption (9.3)

Films
57
Avg rating
7.16
Peak run
1993’96
7+ run
9 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Roger Deakins, cinematography career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1993 to 1996, 7.8856789198019851990199520002005201020152020The Shawshank Redemption 9.3Air America 5.8Career avg 7.16

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Roger Deakins's career barcodecoolhot
197757 films2022
Current formLast 5: 7.12 vs career 7.16 (−0.04)
  1. LHail, Caesar!2016 · 6.3−0.9
  2. WBlade Runner 20492017 · 8.0+0.8
  3. LThe Goldfinch2019 · 6.4−0.8
  4. W19172019 · 8.2+1.0
  5. LEmpire of Light2022 · 6.7−0.5
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes

Roger by the numbers

Average
7.16
54 rated films
Vote weighted
7.23
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.69
rating spread
Career
46y
1977 to 2022
Total votes
16.1M
across every film
Best
9.3
The Shawshank Redemption
Worst
5.8
Air America
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
2022Empire of Light posterEmpire of Light6.727,751
20191917 poster19178.2789K
2019The Goldfinch posterThe Goldfinch6.430,546
2017Blade Runner 2049 posterBlade Runner 20498.0771K
2016Hail, Caesar! posterHail, Caesar!6.3151K
2015Sicario posterSicario7.7552K
2014Unbroken posterUnbroken7.2201K
2013Prisoners posterPrisoners8.2963K
2012Skyfall posterSkyfall7.8782K
2011In Time posterIn Time6.7490K
2011Rango posterRango7.3325K
2010The Company Men posterThe Company Men6.751,486
2010True Grit posterTrue Grit7.6380K
2009A Serious Man posterA Serious Man7.0160K
2008Revolutionary Road posterRevolutionary Road7.3239K
2008The Reader posterThe Reader7.6276K
2008Doubt posterDoubt7.5149K
2007No Country for Old Men posterNo Country for Old Men8.21.22M
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford posterThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford7.5207K
2007In the Valley of Elah posterIn the Valley of Elah7.177,871
Better together?

Roger Deakins's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Joel Coen and Roger Deakins movies · Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins movies · Ethan Coen and Roger Deakins movies · Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins movies

Takes

On Roger Deakins

16 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2023
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2020
    Roger Deakins
    Won
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2018
    Roger A. Deakins
    Won
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2016
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2015
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2014
    Roger A. Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2013
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2011
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2009
    Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2008
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2008
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2002
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2001
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1998
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1997
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1995
    Roger Deakins
    Nominated

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