Emmanuel Lubezki

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Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (Spanish pronunciation: [emaˈnwel luˈβeski]; born November 30, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. Lubezki uses natural lighting and continuous, uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis gimbal, or a hand-held camera. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Terrence Malick, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu. He has received numerous accolades, including three consecutive wins for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the science fiction thriller Gravity (2013), the dark comedy Birdman (2014), and the epic western The Revenant (2015). He was Oscar-nominated for his work on A Little Princess (1995), Sleepy Hollow (1999), The New World (2005), Children of Men (2006), and The Tree of Life (2011). Lubezki is a member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers. Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for significant cinematography, video or animation achievement in 2016.

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2026
Digger
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2024
Disclaimer
TV show Executive Producer
2024
Concierto Caifanes Auditorio Nacional 1989
Movie Director
2024
The Knowing
Movie Director
2022
Amsterdam
Movie Director of Photography
2017
Flesh and Sand
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2017
Song to Song
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2016
Last Days in the Desert
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2015
The Revenant
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2015
Knight of Cups
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2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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2013
Gravity
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2013
To the Wonder
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2011
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Movie Self
2011
The Tree of Life
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2009
Dick Tracy Special
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2008
Burn After Reading
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2008
Shine a Light
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2007
To Each His Own Cinema
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2007
Year of the Nail
Movie Thanks
2006
Children of Men
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2005
The New World
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2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
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2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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2003
The Cat in the Hat
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2002
From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two
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2001
Ali
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2001
Y Tu Mamá También
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2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Movie Self
2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
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1999
Sleepy Hollow
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1998
Meet Joe Black
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1998
Great Expectations
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1996
The Birdcage
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1995
A Walk in the Clouds
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1995
A Little Princess
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1994
Amber
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1994
Reality Bites
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1993
The Harvest
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1993
Twenty Bucks
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