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Roger Deakins
FilmmakerKnown for:
Two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer with a preference for naturalistic lighting and spherical primes
Education:
Bath Academy of Art, National Film and Television School
Sir Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer with over four decades of work spanning documentary, drama, and science fiction. He trained at the National Film and Television School and has since earned 16 Academy Award nominations, winning for Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and 1917 (2019). His long-running collaborations with the Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve have produced some of the most visually distinctive films of the past 30 years. He was knighted in 2021, the first cinematographer to receive the honour, and co-hosts the Team Deakins podcast with his wife and collaborator James Ellis Deakins.
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First film ever shot on this camera (1917); continued using on Empire of Light
Large-format digital cinema camera pairing the compact ALEXA Mini body with a full-frame sensor. First used on 1917 (2019), also used on Dune and Dune: Part Two.
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Primary camera on Sicario (2015)
and Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Studio variant of the ALEXA XT with an optical viewfinder and mechanical shutter. Used on Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, and A Most Violent Year.
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Last updated March 18, 2026
