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Bruno Delbonnel
French cinematographer (born 1957)
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Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC, (born 1957) is a French cinematographer, known for works from a number of high-profile directors,[1] including Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Tim Burton, the Coen brothers, Joe Wright and Wes Anderson.
Life and career
Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC (Paris, Île-de-France).
Delbonnel's accolades include a César Award and a European Film Award, as well as six Academy Award nominations and four BAFTA Award nominations.
He was appointed in 2019 as the head of the cinematography department of the Paris film school, La Fémis.[2][3]
Style
His work tends to feature very stylised colour palettes, often very warm and featuring yellows and greens as prominent and ubiquitous colours, which often tint the whole image. Also, often in his work, the film stock has a very apparent, well-defined grain structure.[citation needed]
Filmography
Cinematographer
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 1993 | Jour de fauche | Vincent Monner | |
| 1996 | Regarde-moi | Gabrielle Lazure | |
| 2006 | Tuileries | Coen Brothers | Segment of Paris, je t'aime |
| 2016 | Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion | Wes Anderson |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents[a] | Jean-Jacques Zilbermann | |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Peter Bogdanovich | |
| Amélie | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | ||
| 2003 | Not For, or Against | Cédric Klapisch | |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Douglas McGrath | |
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Julie Taymor | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | David Yates | |
| 2011 | Faust | Alexander Sokurov | |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Tim Burton | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Coen brothers | |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Tim Burton | |
| Francofonia | Aleksandr Sokurov | ||
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Tim Burton | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Joe Wright | |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Coen Brothers | |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Joe Wright | |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | Joel Coen | ||
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Wes Anderson | |
| TBA | Jack of Spades | Joel Coen | Filming |
- Shared credit with Thierry Jault
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Disclaimer | Alfonso Cuarón | Miniseries; Shared credit with Emmanuel Lubezki |
Other credits
Director
- The Grand Circus (1989) (Documentary film)
- Paso doble (2006) (Documentary short)
Writer
- Things I Like, Things I Don't Like (Foutaises) (1989) (Short film)
Actor
- The French Dispatch (2021) (As François-Marie Charvet)
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated | |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Won | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
César Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Won | |
Satelitte Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Faust | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
European Film Award
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematographer | Won |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Faust | Nominated | |
Other awards
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Boston Online Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Darkest Hour | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Won |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
