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'''Stephen Goldblatt''', <small>[[A.S.C.]], [[British Society of Cinematographers|B.S.C.]]</small> (born 29 April 1945) is a [[White South African|South African]]-born [[British people|British]] [[cinematographer]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/goldblatt.htm|title=STEPHEN GOLDBLATT|website=www.cinematographers.nl|access-date=2017-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theasc.com/ac_magazine/February2013/ASCClose-Up/page1.html|title=The ASC -- American Cinematographer: ASC Close-Up:|website=theasc.com|access-date=2017-09-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901114751/https://theasc.com/ac_magazine/February2013/ASCClose-Up/page1.html|archive-date=2017-09-01|df=}}</ref> noted for his work on numerous high-profile action films, including the [[Lethal Weapon|first]] [[Lethal Weapon 2|two]] entries in the [[Lethal Weapon Series|''Lethal Weapon'' series]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zacuto.com/castbios/stephen-goldblatt-asc-bs|title=Stephen Goldblatt ASC, BSC {{!}} Zacuto USA|work=Zacuto USA|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> as well as for his recent collaborations with director [[Mike Nichols]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/angels-in-america-cinematographer-on-working-on-mike-nichols-masterpiece-1201362433/|title=‘Angels in America’ Cinematographer on Working With Mike Nichols|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=2014-11-22|work=Variety|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Tate Taylor]].
'''Stephen Goldblatt''', <small>[[A.S.C.]], [[British Society of Cinematographers|B.S.C.]]</small> (born 29 April 1945) is a [[White South African|South African]]-born [[British people|British]] [[cinematographer]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/goldblatt.htm|title=STEPHEN GOLDBLATT|website=www.cinematographers.nl|access-date=2017-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theasc.com/ac_magazine/February2013/ASCClose-Up/page1.html|title=The ASC -- American Cinematographer: ASC Close-Up|website=theasc.com|access-date=2017-09-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901114751/https://theasc.com/ac_magazine/February2013/ASCClose-Up/page1.html|archive-date=2017-09-01}}</ref> noted for his work on numerous high-profile action films, including the [[Lethal Weapon|first]] [[Lethal Weapon 2|two]] entries in the [[Lethal Weapon Series|''Lethal Weapon'' series]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zacuto.com/castbios/stephen-goldblatt-asc-bs|title=Stephen Goldblatt ASC, BSC {{!}} Zacuto USA|work=Zacuto USA|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> as well as for his recent collaborations with director [[Mike Nichols]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/angels-in-america-cinematographer-on-working-on-mike-nichols-masterpiece-1201362433/|title='Angels in America' Cinematographer on Working With Mike Nichols|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=2014-11-22|work=Variety|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Tate Taylor]].

==Early life==
Goldblatt was born on 29 April 1945 in [[Johannesburg|Johannesburg, South Africa]], to a [[Jewish]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person-list?grp=1347&displayNo=20&page=1|title = Jewish artists - People - National Portrait Gallery}}</ref> When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to [[London]], where at the age of 18 he started working as a photojournalist for the ''[[The Sunday Times|London Sunday Times]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url =http://music.hollywood.com/celebrities/stephen-goldblatt-57292669/|title =Stephen Goldblatt|date =|access-date =|website =|publisher =|last =|first =|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044133/http://music.hollywood.com/celebrities/stephen-goldblatt-57292669/#|archive-date =2016-03-04|url-status =dead}}</ref>

Goldblatt attended [[Guildford School of Art]] for photography, but later discovered his interest in film while working on a special assignment for [[British Lion Films|Lion Films]] at [[Shepperton Studios]]. It was this interest that motivated him to attend London's [[Royal College of Art|Royal College of Art Film School]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://www.panavision.com/stephen-goldblatt-asc-bsc-illuminates-%E2%80%9C-help%E2%80%9D|title = STEPHEN GOLDBLATT, ASC, BSC, ILLUMINATES "THE HELP"|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Upon graduation, he went to work shooting documentaries and animation, much of it in [[16 mm film|16mm]]. Among his assignments were two ''[[Disappearing World (TV series)|Disappearing World]]'' episodes for [[ITV Granada|Granada TV]].<ref name=":1" />


Goldblatt began his career as a [[cameraman]] for documentaries and commercials. From 1972-75, he worked shooting TV commercials for directors such as [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Alan Parker]], [[Ridley Scott]], and [[Brian Gibson (director)|Brian Gibson]].<ref name=":1" /> Goldblatt made the transition to feature films in 1979, when he shot ''[[Breaking Glass (film)|Breaking Glass]]'' for Gibson, then in the following decade he worked with directors [[Peter Hyams]] on ''[[Outland (film)|Outland]]'' (1981), [[Tony Scott]] on ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'' (1983), [[Francis Coppola]] on [[The Cotton Club (film)|''The Cotton Club'']] (1984), and [[Richard Donner]] on ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' (1987) and ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'' (1989).<ref name=":2" />
Goldblatt was born on 29 April 1945 in [[Johannesburg|Johannesburg, South Africa]]. When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to London, where at the age of 18 he started working as a photojournalist for the [[The Sunday Times|London Sunday Times]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url =http://music.hollywood.com/celebrities/stephen-goldblatt-57292669/|title =Stephen Goldblatt|date =|access-date =|website =|publisher =|last =|first =|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044133/http://music.hollywood.com/celebrities/stephen-goldblatt-57292669/#|archive-date =2016-03-04|url-status =dead|df =}}</ref> Goldblatt attended [[Guildford School of Art]] for photography, but later discovered his interest in film while working on a special assignment for [[Lions Films]] at [[Shepperton Studios]]. It was this interest that motivated him to attend London's [[Royal College of Art|Royal College of Art Film School]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://www.panavision.com/stephen-goldblatt-asc-bsc-illuminates-%E2%80%9C-help%E2%80%9D|title = STEPHEN GOLDBLATT, ASC, BSC, ILLUMINATES "THE HELP"|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Upon graduation, he went to work shooting documentaries and animation, much of it in [[16 mm film|16mm]]. Among his assignments were two ''[[Disappearing World (TV series)|Disappearing World]]'' episodes for [[ITV Granada|Granada TV]].<ref name=":1" />


In the 1990s, Goldblatt joined the [[Batman]] series with director [[Joel Schumacher]] and shot ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995) and ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' (1997). In the late 1990s, during a “film sabbatical” and after many years of only taking snapshots, Goldblatt built a darkroom and began to photograph his life and surroundings again.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfae.com/index.php?pg=600148|title = The Art of Stephen Goldblatt|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> After his sabbatical Goldblatt worked with directors such as [[Mike Nichols]] on ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'' (2003), ''[[Closer (2004 film)|Closer]]'' (2004) and ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]'' (2007), [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] on ''[[Rent (movie)|Rent]]'' (2005) and ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010), [[Nora Ephron]] on ''[[Julie & Julia]]'' (2009), and most recently [[Tate Taylor]] on [[The Help (film)|''The Help'']] (2011) and ''[[Get On Up (film)|Get On Up]]'' (2014)''.''
Goldblatt began his career as a [[cameraman]] for documentaries and commercials. From 1972-75, he worked shooting TV commercials for directors such as [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Alan Parker]], [[Ridley Scott]], and [[Brian Gibson (director)|Brian Gibson]].<ref name=":1" /> Goldblatt made the transition to feature films in the mid-1980s, quickly acquiring work with directors [[Tony Scott]] on ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'' (1983), [[Francis Coppola]] on [[The Cotton Club (film)|''The Cotton Club'']] (1984), and [[Richard Donner]] on ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' (1987) and ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'' (1989).<ref name=":2" />


Stephen Goldblatt now lives in [[San Miguel de Allende, Mexico]] and has three grown children. When he is at home, Goldblatt enjoys tending to his pond and koi fish, gardening, playing his guitar, cooking, reading every day, and mastering the art of husbanding with his wife Deborah.<ref name=":0" />
In the 1990s, Goldblatt joined the [[Batman]] series with director [[Joel Schumacher]] and shot ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995) and ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' (1997). In the late 1990s, during a “film sabbatical” and after many years of only taking snapshots, Goldblatt built a darkroom and began to photograph his life and surroundings again.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfae.com/index.php?pg=600148|title = The Art of Stephen Goldblatt|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> After his sabbatical Goldblatt worked with directors such as [[Mike Nichols]] on ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'' (2003), ''[[Closer (2004 film)|Closer]]'' (2004) and ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]'' (2007), [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] on ''[[Rent (movie)|Rent]]'' (2005) and ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010), [[Nora Ephron]] on ''[[Julie & Julia]]'' (2009), and most recently [[Tate Taylor]] on [[The Help (film)|''The Help'']] (2011) and ''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]'' (2014)''.''


===Photography===
Stephen Goldblatt now lives in [[San Miguel de Allende, Mexico]] and has three grown children. When he is at home, Goldblatt enjoys tending to his pond and koi fish, gardening, playing his guitar, cooking, reading everyday, and mastering the art of husbanding with his wife Deborah.<ref name=":0" />
One of Stephen Goldblatt's most significant photo shoots was of the British band [[The Beatles]] in 1968, who at the time had just finished recording what came to be known as [[The Beatles (album)|The White Album]]. The Beatles wanted some fresh publicity photos shot by an unknown photographer, with whom they planned to travel all over London to take random photos. One of Goldblatt's shots became a two-page spread in [[Life (magazine)|Life magazine]], and a few others were used as album art on Beatles compilations.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Unseen-Beatles-photos-on-view-at-UC-Berkeley-3167485.php|title = Unseen Beatles photos on view at UC Berkeley|date = 6 November 2010|accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Director
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|1969
| 1969
| ''Forum''{{efn| Co-cinematographer with [[Tony Scott]]}}
|''Forum''
|[[Mireille Dansereau]]
| [[Mireille Dansereau]]
|[[Film studies|Student film]]
|-
|-
| 1972
| rowspan="2" |1973
|''The Mangrove Nine''
| ''Pass of Arms''
| Peter Elford
|[[Franco Rosso]]
|Short film
|-
|-
| 1980
|''Odeon Cavalcade''
| ''[[Breaking Glass (film)|Breaking Glass]]''
|Barry Clayton
| [[Brian Gibson (director)|Brian Gibson]]
|Short film
|-
|-
| 1981
|1980
|''[[Breaking Glass]]''
| ''[[Outland (film)|Outland]]''
| [[Peter Hyams]]
|[[Brian Gibson (director)|Brian Gibson]]
|
|-
|-
| 1982
|1981
|''[[Outland (film)|Outland]]''
| ''[[The Return of the Soldier (film)|The Return of the Soldier]]''
|[[Peter Hyams]]
| [[Alan Bridges]]
|
|-
|-
| 1983
|1982
|''[[The Return of the Soldier (film)|The Return of the Soldier]]''
| ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]''
|[[Alan Bridges]]
| [[Tony Scott]]
|
|-
|-
| 1984
|1983
|''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]''
| ''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]''
|[[Tony Scott]]
| [[Francis Ford Coppola]]
|
|-
|-
| 1985
|1984
|''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]''
| ''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]''
|[[Francis Ford Coppola]]
| [[Barry Levinson]]
|
|-
|-
| 1987
|1985
|''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]''
| ''[[Lethal Weapon]]''
|[[Barry Levinson]]
| [[Richard Donner]]
|
|-
|-
| 1988
|1987
| ''[[Everybody's All-American (film)|Everybody's All-American]]''
|''[[Lethal Weapon]]''
|[[Richard Donner]]
| [[Taylor Hackford]]
|
|-
|-
| 1989
|1988
| ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]''
|''[[Everybody's All-American (film)|Everybody's All-American]]''
| Richard Donner
|[[Taylor Hackford]]
|
|-
|-
| 1990
|1989
|''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]''
| ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]''
| [[John Patrick Shanley]]
|Richard Donner
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|1990
|''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]''
| ''[[For the Boys]]''
|[[John Patrick Shanley]]
| [[Mark Rydell]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The Prince of Tides]]''
| rowspan="2" |1991
| [[Barbra Streisand]]
|''[[The Prince of Tides]]''
|[[Barbra Streisand]]
|Nominated- [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]<br>Nominated- [[ASC Awards|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]
|-
|''[[For the Boys]]''
|[[Mark Rydell]]
|
|-
|-
|1992
| 1992
|''[[Consenting Adults (1992 film)|Consenting Adults]]''
| ''[[Consenting Adults (1992 film)|Consenting Adults]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Alan J. Pakula]]
|rowspan=2|[[Alan J. Pakula]]
|
|-
|-
|1993
| 1993
|''[[The Pelican Brief (film)|The Pelican Brief]]''
| ''[[The Pelican Brief (film)|The Pelican Brief]]''
|
|-
|-
|1995
| 1995
|''[[Batman Forever]]''
| ''[[Batman Forever]]''
|[[Joel Schumacher]]
| [[Joel Schumacher]]
|Nominated- [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]
|-
|-
|1996
| 1996
|''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]''
| ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]''
|[[Andrew Bergman]]
| [[Andrew Bergman]]
|
|-
|-
|1997
| 1997
|[[Batman & Robin (film)|''Batman & Robin'']]
| ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''
|Joel Schumacher
| Joel Schumacher
|
|-
|-
|1999
| 1999
|[[The Deep End of the Ocean (film)|''The Deep End of the Ocean'']]
| ''[[The Deep End of the Ocean (film)|The Deep End of the Ocean]]''
|[[Ulu Grosbard]]
| [[Ulu Grosbard]]
|
|-
|-
| 2004
|2001
|''[[Conspiracy (2001 film)|Conspiracy]]''
| ''[[Closer (2004 film)|Closer]]''
|[[Frank Pierson]]
| [[Mike Nichols]]
|Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography]]
|-
|-
| 2005
|2002
|''[[Path to War]]''
| ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]''
| [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]]
|[[John Frankenheimer]]
|Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography]]
|-
|-
| 2007
|2003
| ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]''
|[[Angels in America (miniseries)|''Angels in America'']]
|rowspan=2|[[Mike Nichols]]
| Mike Nichols
|[[Television miniseries]]
Nominated- [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography]]<br>Nominated- [[ASC Awards|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]
|-
|-
| 2009
|2004
|''[[Closer (2004 film)|Closer]]''
| ''[[Julie & Julia]]''
| [[Nora Ephron]]
|
|-
|-
| 2010
|2005
| ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]''
|''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]''
|[[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]]
| Chris Columbus
|
|-
|-
| 2011
|2007
|''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]''
| ''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Tate Taylor]]
|Mike Nichols
|
|-
|-
| 2014
|2009
|''[[Julie & Julia]]''
| ''[[Get On Up (film)|Get On Up]]''
|[[Nora Ephron]]
|
|-
|-
| 2015
|2010
| ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]''
|''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|Percy Jackson and the Olympians:<br>The Lightning Thief]]''
| [[Nancy Meyers]]
|Chris Columbus
|
|-
|-
| 2017
|2011
|''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]''
| ''[[Our Souls at Night]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Tate Taylor]]
| [[Ritesh Batra]]
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
|2014
|''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]''
| ''[[Ava (2020 film)|Ava]]''
| Tate Taylor
|Nominated- [[Camerimage|Camerimage Golden Frog Award]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Wild Mountain Thyme (film)|Wild Mountain Thyme]]''
|2015
| John Patrick Shanley
|[[The Intern (2015 film)|''The Intern'']]
|-
|[[Nancy Meyers]]
| 2023
| ''[[Red, White & Royal Blue (film)|Red, White & Royal Blue]]''
| [[Matthew Lopez (writer)|Matthew Lopez]]
|}
{{notelist}}

===Television===
'''Miniseries'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
|-
| 1971-1972
| ''The Flight of the Arctic 7''
|
|
|-
|-
| 2003
|2017
| ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]''
|[[Our Souls at Night (film)|''Our Souls at Night'']]
|[[Ritesh Batra]]
| [[Mike Nichols]]
|}

'''TV movies'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Note
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Conspiracy (2001 film)|Conspiracy]]''
| [[Frank Pierson]]
|
|
|-
|-
| TBA
| 2002
| ''[[Wild Mountain Thyme (film)|Wild Mountain Thyme]]''
| ''[[Path to War]]''
| John Patrick Shanley
| [[John Frankenheimer]]
| With [[Nancy Schreiber]]
| ''Filming''
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Photography==
'''Academy Awards'''
One of Stephen Goldblatt's most significant photo shoots was of [[The Beatles]] in 1968, who at the time had just finished recording what came to be known as [[The Beatles (album)|The White Album]]. The Beatles wanted some fresh publicity photos shot by an unknown photographer, with whom they planned to travel all over London to take random photos. One of Goldblatt's shots became a two-page spread in [[Life (magazine)|Life magazine]], and a few others were used as album art on Beatles compilations.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Unseen-Beatles-photos-on-view-at-UC-Berkeley-3167485.php|title = Unseen Beatles photos on view at UC Berkeley|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Title<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003552/awards?ref_=nm_awd|title = Stephen Goldblatt Awards|date = |accessdate = |website = [[IMDb]]|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
! Result
|-
| 1991
|rowspan=2| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| ''The Prince of Tides''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1995
| ''Batman Forever''
| {{nom}}
|}


'''American Society of Cinematographers'''
==Awards and nominations<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003552/awards?ref_=nm_awd|title = Stephen Goldblatt Awards|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
* 1991 [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]: ''[[The Prince of Tides]]'' (nomination)
|-
* 1991 [[ASC Awards|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases]]: ''[[The Prince of Tides]]'' (nomination)
! Year
* 1995 [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]: ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (nomination)
! Category
* 1995 [[ASC Awards|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases]]: ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (nomination)
! Title
* 2001 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie]]: ''[[Conspiracy (2001 film)|Conspiracy]]'' (nomination)
! Result
* 2002 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie]]: ''[[Path to War]]'' (nomination)
|-
* 2003 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie]]: ''[[Path to War|Angels in America]]'' (nomination)
| 1991
* 2003 [[ASC Awards|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots]]: ''[[Path to War|Angels in America]]'' (nomination)
|rowspan=2| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]
* 2007 [[Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Film Award for Cinematography of the Year]] (nomination)
| ''The Prince of Tides''
* 2007 [[Camerimage|Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award]] (won)
| {{nom}}
* 2014 [[Camerimage|Camerimage Golden Frog Award]]: ''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]'' (nomination)
|-
| 1995
| ''Batman Forever''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2003
| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Limited Series]]
| ''Angels in America''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2023
|colspan=2| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{won}}
|}

'''Primetime Emmy Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| 2001
|rowspan=3| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]]
| ''Conspiracy''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2002
| ''Path to War''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2003
| ''Angels in America''
| {{nom}}
|}

'''Hollywood Film Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Result
|-
| 2007
| Cinematography of the Year
| {{nom}}
|}

'''Camerimage'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| 2007
|colspan=2| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014
| Golden Frog
| ''Get on Up''
| {{nom}}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the British Society of Cinematographers]]
[[Category:South African cinematographers]]
[[Category:South African cinematographers]]
[[Category:South African film directors]]
[[Category:South African film directors]]
[[Category:American Society of Cinematographers members]]

Latest revision as of 07:04, 7 October 2024

Stephen Goldblatt
Goldblatt in 2010
Born (1945-04-29) 29 April 1945 (age 79)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality
  • South African
  • British
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1968–present
AwardsNominated for:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography

Stephen Goldblatt, A.S.C., B.S.C. (born 29 April 1945) is a South African-born British cinematographer,[1][2] noted for his work on numerous high-profile action films, including the first two entries in the Lethal Weapon series,[3] as well as for his recent collaborations with director Mike Nichols[4] and Tate Taylor.

Early life

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Goldblatt was born on 29 April 1945 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a Jewish family.[5] When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to London, where at the age of 18 he started working as a photojournalist for the London Sunday Times.[6]

Goldblatt attended Guildford School of Art for photography, but later discovered his interest in film while working on a special assignment for Lion Films at Shepperton Studios. It was this interest that motivated him to attend London's Royal College of Art Film School.[7]

Career

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Upon graduation, he went to work shooting documentaries and animation, much of it in 16mm. Among his assignments were two Disappearing World episodes for Granada TV.[6]

Goldblatt began his career as a cameraman for documentaries and commercials. From 1972-75, he worked shooting TV commercials for directors such as Hugh Hudson, Alan Parker, Ridley Scott, and Brian Gibson.[6] Goldblatt made the transition to feature films in 1979, when he shot Breaking Glass for Gibson, then in the following decade he worked with directors Peter Hyams on Outland (1981), Tony Scott on The Hunger (1983), Francis Coppola on The Cotton Club (1984), and Richard Donner on Lethal Weapon (1987) and Lethal Weapon 2 (1989).[7]

In the 1990s, Goldblatt joined the Batman series with director Joel Schumacher and shot Batman Forever (1995) and Batman and Robin (1997). In the late 1990s, during a “film sabbatical” and after many years of only taking snapshots, Goldblatt built a darkroom and began to photograph his life and surroundings again.[8] After his sabbatical Goldblatt worked with directors such as Mike Nichols on Angels in America (2003), Closer (2004) and Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Chris Columbus on Rent (2005) and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Nora Ephron on Julie & Julia (2009), and most recently Tate Taylor on The Help (2011) and Get On Up (2014).

Stephen Goldblatt now lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and has three grown children. When he is at home, Goldblatt enjoys tending to his pond and koi fish, gardening, playing his guitar, cooking, reading every day, and mastering the art of husbanding with his wife Deborah.[8]

Photography

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One of Stephen Goldblatt's most significant photo shoots was of the British band The Beatles in 1968, who at the time had just finished recording what came to be known as The White Album. The Beatles wanted some fresh publicity photos shot by an unknown photographer, with whom they planned to travel all over London to take random photos. One of Goldblatt's shots became a two-page spread in Life magazine, and a few others were used as album art on Beatles compilations.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director
1969 Forum[a] Mireille Dansereau
1972 Pass of Arms Peter Elford
1980 Breaking Glass Brian Gibson
1981 Outland Peter Hyams
1982 The Return of the Soldier Alan Bridges
1983 The Hunger Tony Scott
1984 The Cotton Club Francis Ford Coppola
1985 Young Sherlock Holmes Barry Levinson
1987 Lethal Weapon Richard Donner
1988 Everybody's All-American Taylor Hackford
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Richard Donner
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley
1991 For the Boys Mark Rydell
The Prince of Tides Barbra Streisand
1992 Consenting Adults Alan J. Pakula
1993 The Pelican Brief
1995 Batman Forever Joel Schumacher
1996 Striptease Andrew Bergman
1997 Batman & Robin Joel Schumacher
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean Ulu Grosbard
2004 Closer Mike Nichols
2005 Rent Chris Columbus
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Mike Nichols
2009 Julie & Julia Nora Ephron
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Chris Columbus
2011 The Help Tate Taylor
2014 Get On Up
2015 The Intern Nancy Meyers
2017 Our Souls at Night Ritesh Batra
2020 Ava Tate Taylor
Wild Mountain Thyme John Patrick Shanley
2023 Red, White & Royal Blue Matthew Lopez
  1. ^ Co-cinematographer with Tony Scott

Television

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Miniseries

Year Title Director
1971-1972 The Flight of the Arctic 7
2003 Angels in America Mike Nichols

TV movies

Year Title Director Note
2001 Conspiracy Frank Pierson
2002 Path to War John Frankenheimer With Nancy Schreiber

Awards and nominations

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Academy Awards

Year Category Title[10] Result
1991 Best Cinematography The Prince of Tides Nominated
1995 Batman Forever Nominated

American Society of Cinematographers

Year Category Title Result
1991 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography The Prince of Tides Nominated
1995 Batman Forever Nominated
2003 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Limited Series Angels in America Nominated
2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Title Result
2001 Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Conspiracy Nominated
2002 Path to War Nominated
2003 Angels in America Nominated

Hollywood Film Awards

Year Category Result
2007 Cinematography of the Year Nominated

Camerimage

Year Category Title Result
2007 Lifetime Achievement Award Won
2014 Golden Frog Get on Up Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "STEPHEN GOLDBLATT". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The ASC -- American Cinematographer: ASC Close-Up". theasc.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Stephen Goldblatt ASC, BSC | Zacuto USA". Zacuto USA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (22 November 2014). "'Angels in America' Cinematographer on Working With Mike Nichols". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Jewish artists - People - National Portrait Gallery".
  6. ^ a b c "Stephen Goldblatt". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "STEPHEN GOLDBLATT, ASC, BSC, ILLUMINATES "THE HELP"".
  8. ^ a b "The Art of Stephen Goldblatt".
  9. ^ "Unseen Beatles photos on view at UC Berkeley". 6 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Stephen Goldblatt Awards". IMDb.
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