Robert Richardson | |
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![]() Richardson at the 84th Academy Awards | |
10 Nominations / 3 Wins | |
Role | Cinematographer |
Born | August 27, 1955 |
Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA | |
Robert Richardson is an American cinematographer. He has won several Academy Awards for Best Cinematography. Richardson is and has been a frequent collaborator for several directors, including Oliver Stone, John Sayles, Errol Morris, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese. He also served as cinematographer on TV documentaries and docudramas for such companies The Disney Channel, BBC and PBS. His work in El Salvador led to his meeting Oliver Stone, who hired him to "shoot" Salvador (1986).
Wins[]
- 64th Academy Awards, 1991
- Best Cinematography — JFK
Nominations[]
- 59th Academy Awards, 1986
- Best Cinematography — Platoon
- 62nd Academy Awards, 1989
- Best Cinematography — Born on the Fourth of July
- 64th Academy Awards, 1991
- Best Cinematography — JFK
- 72nd Academy Awards, 1999
- Best Cinematography — Snow Falling on Cedars