Lol Crowley won the Oscar for Best Cinematography in the film Brutalist, beating the sequel Dune and Nosferatu
British cinematographer Lol Crawley has won the Oscar for Best Cinematography for the film Brutalist. This is his first nomination and first win at the ceremony.
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The Brutalist, directed by Brady Corbett, is a historical drama that explores the American dream through the lens of architecture and emigration. Crowley shot the film on 35mm VistaVision film, which was popular in the 1950s. This format gave the film a unique visual aesthetic.
This is the first time since 1961 that an entire film has been shot in VistaVision.
Lol Crowley began his career in television and made his film breakthrough with Ballast (2008), which won him the Best Cinematography award at Sundance. Over the past two decades, he has worked on such acclaimed films as Four Lions, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and 45 Years.
However, it was his collaboration with Brady Corbett that was the most successful for Crowley. They made three films together: Childhood of a Leader (2015), Vox Lux (2019) and now The Brutalist. This long-term collaboration brought the cinematographer his first Oscar.
Before the Oscar ceremony, Crowley had already won a BAFTA and a British Society of Cinematographers award for his work on Brutalist. He was also nominated for the Critics Choice Award and the American Society of Cinematographers Award.
In the best cinematography category, he beat out competitors such as Greg Fraser (Dune: Part II), Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu), Paul Guillaume (Emilia Perez) and Edward Lackman (Maria).
Source: Oscars
