Emmanuel Lubezki

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-11-30 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Mexico City, Mexico

Also Known As Chivo

Emmanuel Lubezki

Biography

Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (Spanish pronunciation: [emaˈnwel luˈβeski]; born November 30, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. Lubezki uses natural lighting and continuous, uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis gimbal, or a hand-held camera. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Terrence Malick, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu. He has received numerous accolades, including three consecutive wins for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the science fiction thriller Gravity (2013), the dark comedy Birdman (2014), and the epic western The Revenant (2015). He was Oscar-nominated for his work on A Little Princess (1995), Sleepy Hollow (1999), The New World (2005), Children of Men (2006), and The Tree of Life (2011).  Lubezki is a member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers. Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for significant cinematography, video or animation achievement in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Emmanuel Lubezki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Camera

2026
Judy

as Director of Photography

2024
The Knowing

as Director of Photography

2024
Disclaimer

as Director of Photography

2022
Amsterdam

as Director of Photography

2017
Song to Song

as Director of Photography

2016
Last Days in the Desert

as Director of Photography

2015
Knight of Cups

as Director of Photography

2015
The Revenant

as Director of Photography

2013
Gravity

as Director of Photography

2013
To the Wonder

as Director of Photography

2011
The Tree of Life

as Director of Photography

2009
Dick Tracy Special

as Director of Photography

2008
Burn After Reading

as Director of Photography

2008
Shine a Light

as Director of Photography

2007
To Each His Own Cinema

as Director of Photography

2006
Children of Men

as Director of Photography

2005
The New World

as Director of Photography

2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon

as Director of Photography

2003
The Cat in the Hat

as Director of Photography

2002
From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two

as Director of Photography

2001
Y Tu Mamá También

as Director of Photography

2001
Ali

as Director of Photography

2000
1999
Sleepy Hollow

as Director of Photography

1998
Meet Joe Black

as Director of Photography

1998
Great Expectations

as Director of Photography

1996
The Birdcage

as Director of Photography

1995
A Walk in the Clouds

as Director of Photography

1995
A Little Princess

as Director of Photography

1994
Reality Bites

as Director of Photography

1994
Amber

as Director of Photography

1993
Miroslava

as Director of Photography

1993
The Harvest

as Director of Photography

1993
Twenty Bucks

as Director of Photography

1993
Fallen Angels

as Director of Photography

1992
Sólo con tu pareja

as Director of Photography

1992
Like Water for Chocolate

as Director of Photography

1991
Bandidos

as Director of Photography

1990
La muchacha

as Director of Photography

1989
Appointment with Death

as Director of Photography

1988
The Marked Hour

as Director of Photography

Crew

2026
Goal IV: Dreams Never End

as Cinematography

2007

Producer

2024
Disclaimer

as Executive Producer

2004

Director

Actor