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She was the cinematographer for the 2017 film ''[[Mudbound (film)|Mudbound]]''.<ref name="Mudbound">[https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-voting-1202626767/ New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Willem Dafoe Wins Supporting Actor, ‘Mudbound’ DP Makes History – Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the following year, she will work with Ryan Coogler again to serve as the cinematographer for [[Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel]]'s ''[[Black Panther (film)| Black Panther]]'' (2018).<ref name="BPRM">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/artisans/production/mudbound-cinematographer-1202615868/ |title=‘Mudbound’ Cinematographer Captures Look of ’40s South With Digital Cameras |last=Valentini |first=Valentina I, |date=2017-11-16 |website=Variety |access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref> |
She was the cinematographer for the 2017 film ''[[Mudbound (film)|Mudbound]]''.<ref name="Mudbound">[https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-voting-1202626767/ New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Willem Dafoe Wins Supporting Actor, ‘Mudbound’ DP Makes History – Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the following year, she will work with Ryan Coogler again to serve as the cinematographer for [[Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel]]'s ''[[Black Panther (film)| Black Panther]]'' (2018).<ref name="BPRM">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/artisans/production/mudbound-cinematographer-1202615868/ |title=‘Mudbound’ Cinematographer Captures Look of ’40s South With Digital Cameras |last=Valentini |first=Valentina I, |date=2017-11-16 |website=Variety |access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref> |
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In 2018, she became the first woman ever nominated for an Oscar in the cinematography category. |
In 2018, she became the first woman ever nominated for an Oscar in the cinematography category.<ref>http://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/oscars-first-female-cinematographer-mudbound-cinematographer-rachel-morrison-1202673355</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 14:42, 23 January 2018
Rachel Morrison | |
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| Born | April 27, 1978 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 1 son |
Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978)[1] is an American cinematographer. She is best known for the films Cake, Fruitvale Station, Sound of My Voice, and Mudbound.
Early life and career
Morrison took up photography at a young age. She grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts[2] and graduated from Concord Academy in 1996.[3] She then attended New York University, where she completed a double major in film and photography since she was unable to choose between the two disciplines; by the end of her degree, she had decided to concentrate on cinematography.[4] She then attended the AFI Conservatory's graduate cinematography program and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2006.[5] She began her career in television, working on series and telefilms for a number of networks. Her cinematography on the 2005 television documentary Rikers High, about high school education within the Rikers Island prison complex, was nominated for an Emmy Award.[6]
The 2007 independent film Palo Alto marked Morrison's debut as the primary cinematographer on a feature film, after which she took a job as director of photography on the MTV reality series The Hills.[7] She worked on The Hills for two years before moving to features, beginning with Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[7] Over the next two years, she photographed Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Fruitvale Station, which premiered at Sundance in 2012 and 2013 respectively,[7] as well as Any Day Now (2012), Some Girl(s) (2013) and The Harvest (2013).[6] In 2014, she photographed Cake, directed by Daniel Barnz,[8] which she followed up with the 2015 film Dope. Dope premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, making it Morrison's seventh film to screen at the annual festival in six consecutive years.[9]
2014 marked Morrison's first foray into directing, as she was offered the chance to direct an episode of the television series American Crime, which aired in 2015.[9] In 2017 she became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[10]
She was the cinematographer for the 2017 film Mudbound.[11] In the following year, she will work with Ryan Coogler again to serve as the cinematographer for Marvel's Black Panther (2018).[12]
In 2018, she became the first woman ever nominated for an Oscar in the cinematography category.[13]
Personal life
Morrison lives in Los Angeles with her wife, also named Rachel.[14] The couple's son was born in February 2015.[15]
Accolades
Morrison's first accolade was an Emmy Award nomination for her work on the television documentary Rikers High in 2006.[4]
At the 2013 Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, Morrison was awarded the Kodak Vision Award for her work in cinematography and her collaboration with other women filmmakers.[6] The same year, Variety named her as one of the "Up Next" in their Below The Line Impact Report,[16] while Indiewire named her as one of their "Cinematographers To Watch".[7]
In 2017 she became the first woman to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer, for her work on Mudbound.[11] In 2018, she became the first woman to be nominated for the feature category of the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards, which was also for her work on Mudbound.[17] That same year she also became the first woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.[18]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rikers High | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography | Nominated | [4] |
| 2013 | Honoree | Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards: Kodak Vision Award | Won | [4] |
| 2016 | What Happened, Miss Simone? | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Mudbound | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer | Won | [11] |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography | Nominated | [19] | |
| 2017 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Pending | [17] |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Saturn | Camera intern | Rob Schmidt | |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Bamboozled' | Camera operator | Spike Lee & Samuel D. Pollard | Documentary |
| 2002 | Alchimie | Cinematographer | Anna Condo | Short |
| Citlalli's Prayer | Diana Kongkasem | Short | ||
| 2003 | The Event | Best boy electric | Thom Fitzgerald | |
| Just an American Boy | Cinematographer | Amos Poe | Documentary | |
| Room Raiders | Irad Eyal | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| 2004 | House Broken | Michael Jason Schiff | Short | |
| 2005 | Lost and Found | Rhiannon Hyde | Short | |
| Rikers High | Victor Buhler | Documentary | ||
| I Want To Be a Hilton | Camera operator | Chris Donovan | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 2007 | Palo Alto, CA | Cinematographer | Brad Leong | |
| Still Life | Mahesh Pailoor | Short | ||
| Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County | Gary Shaffer | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| Redemption Maddie | Writer & Cinematographer | Aaron Drew King | Short | |
| Quake | Loader | Peter Shanel | Short | |
| Maui Fever | Camera operator | Rory Lapointe-Smith | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Making the Cut | TV Series (3 Episodes) | |||
| 2007-09 | The Hills | Cinematographer & Camera operator | Hisham Abed, Jason Sands, ... | TV Series (46 Episodes) |
| 2008 | The Rachel Zoe Project | Camera operator | Benjamin Hurvitz | TV Series (2 Episodes) |
| 2009 | Sunday Afternoons | Cinematographer | Erin Daniels | Short |
| Ceremonies of the Horsemen | Peter Biegen | Short | ||
| Rich Dicks | Jonathan Krisel | Short | ||
| Cropsey | Camera operator | Barbara Brancaccio & Joshua Zeman | Documentary | |
| The Phone | Jason Sands (2) | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| 2010 | Summit on the Summit | Cinematographer | Michael Bonfiglio | Documentary |
| Happiness Runs | Camera operator | Adam Sherman | ||
| The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special | Thomas Kail | TV Show | ||
| Nicki Minaj: My Time Now | Michael John Warren | Documentary | ||
| The Hasselhoffs | Greg Matthews | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| 2011 | Sound of My Voice | Cinematographer | Zal Batmanglij | Film |
| Dorfman in Love | Brad Leong | Film | ||
| 2012 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim | Film | |
| Any Day Now | Travis Fine | Film | ||
| 2013 | Fruitvale Station | Ryan Coogler | Film | |
| Some Girl(s) | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Film | ||
| The Harvest | John McNaughton | Film | ||
| 2014 | Little Accidents | Sara Colangelo | Film | |
| Druid Peak | Marni Zelnick | Film | ||
| Cake | Daniel Barnz | Film | ||
| 2015 | Dope | Rick Famuyiwa | Film | |
| 2016 | Confirmation | Rick Famuyiwa | Film | |
| 2017 | Mudbound | Dee Rees | Film | |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Ryan Coogler | Film |
References
- ^ "Rachel Morrison". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ Behind the Camera on 'Fruitvale Station'
- ^ Rachel Morrison ’96: An Authentic Career
- ^ a b c d "ONFILM Interview: Rachel Morrison". Kodak. September 13, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "AFI Member Marquee". American Film Institute. February 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Morrison to Receive WIF Kodak Vision Award". Kodak. April 29, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Lyttelton, Oliver (January 31, 2013). "On The Rise: 5 Cinematographers To Watch In 2013". Indiewire. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ Workman, Matt (January 22, 2015). "The Cinematography of Cake with DP Rachel Morrison". Cinematography Database. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Paula (January 23, 2015). "Rachel Morrison on Her Two Sundance 2015 Films and Being Pegged as a 'Female DP'". Indiewire. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ Instagram 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b c New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Willem Dafoe Wins Supporting Actor, ‘Mudbound’ DP Makes History – Variety
- ^ Valentini, Valentina I, (2017-11-16). "'Mudbound' Cinematographer Captures Look of '40s South With Digital Cameras". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ http://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/oscars-first-female-cinematographer-mudbound-cinematographer-rachel-morrison-1202673355
- ^ Bendix, Trish (December 9, 2008). "Lesbian cinematographer Rachel Morrison brings us "A Non-Issue?"". AfterEllen. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Rachel Morrison Instagram". February 18, 2015.
- ^ "PHOTOS: Below the Line Impact Report – Cinematographers". Variety. August 14, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "2018 American Society of Cinematographers Awards Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ http://ew.com/awards/2018/01/23/oscars-rachel-morrison-first-woman-nominated-best-cinematography/
- ^ Pedersen, Erik; Hammond, Pete (December 6, 2017). "Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'The Shape Of Water' Leads With 14 Nods; Netflix Tops TV Contenders". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 6, 2017.