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| caption = Pope in 2015
| birth_name = Richard Campbell Pope
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1947}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|8|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bromley]], [[Kent]], England
| birth_place = [[Bromley]], [[Kent]], England
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|22|1947|8|3|df=yes}}
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| occupation = Cinematographer
| years_active = 1968–2024
| spouse = {{marriage|Pat|1972}}
| children = 2
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'''Richard Campbell Pope''' (3 August 1947 – 22 October 2024) was a British cinematographer. He was known for his work with British film director [[Mike Leigh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Orla |date=2019-04-24 |title=DP Dick Pope on the 'magical mystery tour' of working with Mike Leigh |url=https://seventh-row.com/2019/04/24/dick-pope-cinematographer/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Seventh Row |language=en-CA}}</ref> Pope was a member of the [[British Society of Cinematographers]] and was twice nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]].
'''Richard "Dick" Pope''', [[British Society of Cinematographers|B.S.C.]] (born 1947) is an [[Academy Award]] nominated<!--awards and nominations don't belong here--> British [[cinematographer]]. He has notably worked with British film director [[Mike Leigh]].

==Biography==
Born in [[Bromley]] on 3 August 1947, Richard Campbell Pope took an early interest in photography.<ref name = Gilbey>{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/29/dick-pope-obituary|title = Dick Pope obituary|last = Gilbey|first = Ryan|date = 29 October 2024|accessdate = 29 October 2024|work = [[The Guardian]]}}</ref> He trained at the [[Pathé]] lab in London, and began his career in 1968 working as a camera operator on documentaries.<ref name = Gilbey/> He began working as a cinematographer on feature films in the 1980s.<ref name = Gilbey/> He began his collaboration with Mike Leigh with 1990's ''[[Life is Sweet (film)|Life is Sweet]]'', and continued to work with him for over thirty years, until ''[[Hard Truths]]'' (2024).<ref name = Gilbey/>

Pope and his wife, Pat, whom he married in 1972, had two children.<ref name = Gilbey/> He died on 21 October 2024 at the age of 77.<ref name = Gilbey/><ref>{{cite news|url = https://bscine.com/news?id=543|title = Dick Pope BSC (1947–2024)|website = [[British Society of Cinematographers]]|date = 22 October 2024|accessdate = 22 October 2024}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
===Documentary films===
===Film===
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'''Documentary film'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1980
|rowspan=2|1980
| ''Women in Rock''
| ''Women in Rock''
|rowspan="2"| Wolfgang Büld
|rowspan=2|Wolfgang Büld
| With Sven Kristen
| With Sven Kristen
|-
|-
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| With [[Roger Deakins]]
| With [[Roger Deakins]]
|}
|}
--->


===Short films===
'''Short film'''
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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| 2005
| 2005
| ''Friday Night Shirt''
| ''Friday Night Shirt''
|rowspan=2| Joanna Carrick
|rowspan=2|Joanna Carrick
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
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|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''A Running Jump''
| ''[[A Running Jump]]''
| [[Mike Leigh]]
| [[Mike Leigh]]
|-
|-
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|}
|}


===Feature films===
'''Feature film'''
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{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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| [[Stephen Bayly]]
| [[Stephen Bayly]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1990
|rowspan=3|1990
| ''[[The Reflecting Skin (film)|The Reflecting Skin]]''
| ''[[The Reflecting Skin (film)|The Reflecting Skin]]''
| [[Philip Ridley]]
| [[Philip Ridley]]
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|-
|-
| ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]''
| ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[Mike Leigh]]
|rowspan=2|[[Mike Leigh]]
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
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| [[Paul Michael Glaser]]
| [[Paul Michael Glaser]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
|rowspan=2|1995
| ''Nothing Personal''
| ''[[Nothing Personal (1995 film)|Nothing Personal]]''
| [[Thaddeus O'Sullivan]]
| [[Thaddeus O'Sullivan]]
|-
|-
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| 1996
| 1996
| ''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]''
| ''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]''
|rowspan="2"| Mike Leigh
|rowspan=2|Mike Leigh
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997
|rowspan=2|1997
| ''[[Career Girls]]''
| ''[[Career Girls]]''
|-
|-
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| [[Beeban Kidron]]
| [[Beeban Kidron]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
|rowspan=2|1999
| ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]''
| ''[[Topsy-Turvy]]''
| Mike Leigh
| Mike Leigh
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| [[Jill Sprecher]]
| [[Jill Sprecher]]
|-
|-
| 2002
|rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[All or Nothing (film)|All or Nothing]]''
| Mike Leigh
|-
| ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| [[Douglas McGrath]]
| [[Douglas McGrath]]
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| Mike Leigh
| Mike Leigh
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
|rowspan=2|2006
| ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]''
| ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]''
| [[Barry Levinson]]
| [[Barry Levinson]]
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| [[John Sayles]]
| [[John Sayles]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008
|rowspan=3|2008
| ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]''
| ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]''
| [[Gurinder Chadha]]
| [[Gurinder Chadha]]
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|-
|-
| ''[[Happy-Go-Lucky (2008 film)|Happy-Go-Lucky]]''
| ''[[Happy-Go-Lucky (2008 film)|Happy-Go-Lucky]]''
|rowspan="2"| Mike Leigh
|rowspan=2| Mike Leigh
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
|rowspan=2|2010
| ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]''
| ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]''
|-
|-
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| Gurinder Chadha
| Gurinder Chadha
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011
|rowspan=2|2011
| ''[[Thin Ice (2011 film)|Thin Ice]]''
| ''[[Thin Ice (2011 film)|Thin Ice]]''
| Jill Sprecher
| Jill Sprecher
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| Richard Linklater
| Richard Linklater
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
|rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[Mr. Turner]]''
| ''[[Mr. Turner]]''
| Mike Leigh
| Mike Leigh
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| Mike Leigh
| Mike Leigh
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
|rowspan=2|2019
| ''[[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]]''
| ''[[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]]''
| [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]
| [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]''
| ''[[Motherless Brooklyn]]''
| [[Edward Norton]]
| [[Edward Norton]]
|-
|-
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| ''[[The Outfit (2022 film)|The Outfit]]''
| ''[[The Outfit (2022 film)|The Outfit]]''
| [[Graham Moore (writer)|Graham Moore]]
| [[Graham Moore (writer)|Graham Moore]]
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Hard Truths]]''
| Mike Leigh
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
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'''TV series'''
'''Documentary series'''
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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! Notes
|-
|-
| 1975–1978
| 1975-1978
| ''World in Action''
| ''[[World in Action]]''
|
|
| 8 episodes
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1978
| ''The London Weekend Show''
|
| Episode "The Year of Punk"
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
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| TV special
| TV special
|-
|-
| 1982
| 1981
| ''The Shattered Dream: Employment in the Eighties''
| ''[[Whoops Apocalypse]]''
| John Reardon
| John Carlaw
|
| 3 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3| 1985
| ''[[The South Bank Show]]''
| Nigel Wattis
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1985
| ''[[40 Minutes]]''
| ''[[40 Minutes]]''
| Ted Clisby
| Ted Clisby
| Episode "In Between Days"
| Episode "In Between Days"
|-
|-
| 1982
| ''Worlds Apart''
|
| Episode "A Connemara Family"
|-
| 1985
| ''The Planets''
| ''The Planets''
| Paul Fisher
| Paul Fisher
| Episode "The Angry Red Planet"
| Episode "The Angry Red Planet"
|-
|-
|}
| 1987
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| ''[[Porterhouse Blue]]''
'''TV series'''
| [[Robert Knights]]
{| class="wikitable"
| 4 episodes
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Whoops Apocalypse]]''
| John Reardon
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The South Bank Show]]''
| Nigel Wattis
| Episode "David Lean: A Life in Film"
|-
|-
| 1989
| 1989
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| [[David Giles (director)|David Giles]]
| [[David Giles (director)|David Giles]]
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Blackheath Poisonings (TV series)|The Blackheath Poisonings]]''
| Stuart Orme
| Mini-series
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
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| Segment ''[[Deadly Voyage]]''
| Segment ''[[Deadly Voyage]]''
|}
|}
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'''TV movies'''
'''TV movies'''
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Title
! Title
! Director
! Director
|-
| 1984
| ''The Women's Olamal: The Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony''
| Melissa Llelewyn-Davies
|-
|-
| 1992
| 1992
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| ''The Great Kandinsky''
| ''The Great Kandinsky''
| Terry Winsor
| Terry Winsor
|}
--->

'''Miniseries'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Porterhouse Blue]]''
| [[Robert Knights]]
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Blackheath Poisonings (TV series)|The Blackheath Poisonings]]''
| Stuart Orme
|}
|}


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| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]''
| ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]''
|New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Cinematography <br />[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]
|New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Cinematography <br />[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
| ''[[Mr. Turner]]''
| ''[[Mr. Turner]]''
| British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography <br /> International Cinephile Society Award for Best Cinematography <br /> [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />[[Satellite Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />[[Vulcan Award]]<br />Nominated- [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]<ref name=turner>{{cite news|last1=Strang|first1=Fay|title=Mr Turner's Dick Pope called POOP by Academy's president during live Oscar nominations|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/mr-turners-dick-pope-called-4983978|access-date=15 January 2015|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=15 January 2015}}</ref><br />Nominated- [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography|Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography<br />Nominated- [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography|San Francisco Bay Area Film Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated- Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
| British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography <br />[[International Cinephile Society]] Award for Best Cinematography <br />[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />[[Satellite Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />[[Vulcan Award]]<br />Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |title=Dick Pope: 'I have been called a lot worse' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/01/15/dick-pope-talks-dick-poop-mr-turner/21806775/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><br />Nominated - [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography|Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography<br />Nominated - [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography|San Francisco Bay Area Film Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />Nominated - Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| [[Royal Photographic Society]] Lumière Award For major achievement in British cinematography, video or animation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rps.org/awards/recent-ceremonies/2015-awards |title= |website=www.rps.org |access-date=20 September 2015}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=May 2022}}</ref>
| [[Royal Photographic Society]] Lumière Award for major achievement in British cinematography, video or animation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rps.org/awards/recent-ceremonies/2015-awards |title=2015 Awards |website=www.rps.org |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927041055/http://www.rps.org/awards/recent-ceremonies/2015-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]''
| ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]''
| Nominated- [[Satellite Award for Best Cinematography]]
| Nominated - [[Satellite Award for Best Cinematography]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|5836|Dick Pope}}
*{{IMDb name|5836|Dick Pope}}
* {{discogs artist|Dick Pope}}


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Latest revision as of 18:04, 7 January 2025

Dick Pope
Pope in 2015
Born
Richard Campbell Pope

(1947-08-03)3 August 1947
Bromley, Kent, England
Died22 October 2024(2024-10-22) (aged 77)
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1968–2024
Spouse
Pat
​
(m. 1972)​
Children2

Richard Campbell Pope (3 August 1947 – 22 October 2024) was a British cinematographer. He was known for his work with British film director Mike Leigh.[1] Pope was a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Biography

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Born in Bromley on 3 August 1947, Richard Campbell Pope took an early interest in photography.[2] He trained at the Pathé lab in London, and began his career in 1968 working as a camera operator on documentaries.[2] He began working as a cinematographer on feature films in the 1980s.[2] He began his collaboration with Mike Leigh with 1990's Life is Sweet, and continued to work with him for over thirty years, until Hard Truths (2024).[2]

Pope and his wife, Pat, whom he married in 1972, had two children.[2] He died on 21 October 2024 at the age of 77.[2][3]

Filmography

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Film

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Short film

Year Title Director
1983 Six Days in Romandie Lindsey Clennell
2005 Friday Night Shirt Joanna Carrick
2007 Walking Away
2008 Intercom Mark Gutteridge
2012 A Running Jump Mike Leigh
2015 The Pros Cecilia Torquato

Feature film

Year Title Director
1985 The Girl in the Picture Cary Parker
1986 Coming Up Roses Stephen Bayly
1990 The Reflecting Skin Philip Ridley
Dark City Chris Curling
Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh
1993 Naked
1994 The Air Up There Paul Michael Glaser
1995 Nothing Personal Thaddeus O'Sullivan
An Awfully Big Adventure Mike Newell
1996 Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh
1997 Career Girls
Swept from the Sea Beeban Kidron
1999 Topsy-Turvy Mike Leigh
The Debt Collector Anthony Neilson
2000 The Way of the Gun Christopher McQuarrie
2001 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Jill Sprecher
2002 All or Nothing Mike Leigh
Nicholas Nickleby Douglas McGrath
2004 Vera Drake Mike Leigh
2006 Man of the Year Barry Levinson
The Illusionist Neil Burger
2007 Honeydripper John Sayles
2008 Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Gurinder Chadha
Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater
Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh
2010 Another Year
It's a Wonderful Afterlife Gurinder Chadha
2011 Thin Ice Jill Sprecher
Bernie Richard Linklater
2014 Mr. Turner Mike Leigh
Cuban Fury James Griffiths
2015 Legend Brian Helgeland
2018 Peterloo Mike Leigh
2019 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chiwetel Ejiofor
Motherless Brooklyn Edward Norton
2020 Supernova Harry Macqueen
2022 The Outfit Graham Moore
2024 Hard Truths Mike Leigh

Television

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TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1982 Whoops Apocalypse John Reardon 3 episodes
1985 The South Bank Show Nigel Wattis Episode "David Lean: A Life in Film"
1989 Forever Green David Giles 6 episodes
1995 Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge Coky Giedroyc Episode "Life's a Bitch"
1996 Screen Two John Mackenzie Segment Deadly Voyage

Miniseries

Year Title Director
1987 Porterhouse Blue Robert Knights
1992 The Blackheath Poisonings Stuart Orme

Awards and nominations

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Year Title Awards/Nominations
2006 The Illusionist New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Cinematography
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
2014 Mr. Turner British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography
International Cinephile Society Award for Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
Vulcan Award
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4]
Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
2015 — Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for major achievement in British cinematography, video or animation[5]
2019 Motherless Brooklyn Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Orla (24 April 2019). "DP Dick Pope on the 'magical mystery tour' of working with Mike Leigh". Seventh Row. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gilbey, Ryan (29 October 2024). "Dick Pope obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Dick Pope BSC (1947–2024)". British Society of Cinematographers. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ Alexander, Bryan. "Dick Pope: 'I have been called a lot worse'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2015 Awards". www.rps.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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