Emmanuel Lubezki

Emmanuel Lubezki

Known for
Camera
Born
November 30, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico

Biography

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Airman

Airman

Movie · Director of Photography

2026
Digger poster

Digger

Movie · Director of Photography

2024
The Knowing

The Knowing

Movie · Director of Photography

2024
Disclaimer poster

Disclaimer

TV · Director of Photography · 7 eps

2022
Amsterdam poster

Amsterdam

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Song to Song poster

Song to Song

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Flesh and Sand poster

Flesh and Sand

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Last Days in the Desert poster

Last Days in the Desert

Movie · Director of Photography

2015
Knight of Cups poster

Knight of Cups

Movie · Director of Photography

2015
The Revenant poster

The Revenant

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) poster

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
Gravity poster

Gravity

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
To the Wonder poster

To the Wonder

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
The Tree of Life poster

The Tree of Life

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Dick Tracy Special poster

Dick Tracy Special

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Burn After Reading poster

Burn After Reading

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Shine a Light poster

Shine a Light

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
To Each His Own Cinema poster

To Each His Own Cinema

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Children of Men poster

Children of Men

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
The New World poster

The New World

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon poster

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
The Cat in the Hat poster

The Cat in the Hat

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two

From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Y Tu Mamá También poster

Y Tu Mamá También

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Ali poster

Ali

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her poster

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Sleepy Hollow poster

Sleepy Hollow

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Meet Joe Black poster

Meet Joe Black

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
The Birdcage poster

The Birdcage

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
A Walk in the Clouds poster

A Walk in the Clouds

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
A Little Princess poster

A Little Princess

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Reality Bites poster

Reality Bites

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Amber poster

Amber

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Miroslava poster

Miroslava

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
The Harvest poster

The Harvest

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Twenty Bucks poster

Twenty Bucks

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps

1992
Sólo con tu pareja poster

Sólo con tu pareja

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Like Water for Chocolate poster

Like Water for Chocolate

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Bandidos poster

Bandidos

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
La muchacha poster

La muchacha

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Motel of Death

Motel of Death

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Appointment with Death poster

Appointment with Death

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
The Marked Hour poster

The Marked Hour

TV · Director of Photography · 87 eps