Alik Sakharov (born May 17, 1959) is a film and television director. A former Director of Photography, he is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

Career

Sakharov entered the US film scene when he began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 in the New York industrial video scene, eventually progressing to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films. Sakharov served as

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on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO's ''

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'' (38 episodes), and, as Director/cinematographer, on HBO's ''

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'' (10 episodes), and '' Game of Thrones'' (8 episodes). He served as Director/co-Executive Producer on the third season of Starz' television series '' Black Sails''. In seasons one and two of

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series '' Marco Polo'' Sakharov directed: "Feast"; "The Fourth Step"; "Lost Crane"; "The Fellowship". He has also directed a Marco Polo stand-alone Christmas-special episode entitled "Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes". In 2016 he directed episodes of '' Goliath'' for the Amazon Studios. That same year, he joined

' ''

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'', directing chapters 55,56,59,66,72. In 2018 he directed episodes of ''

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''. Later that year, Sakharov joined ''

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''. After completing nearly three episodes in season one, he amicably parted ways with the project. In 2019 Sakharov returned to ''

'' to direct the mega-block of the last four episodes in season three. He received an Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Emmy Nomination for the penultimate episode of the season "Fire Pink". In 2022 Sakharov joined AppleTV+ ''

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'' as a Director/Executive Producer.

Awards

As a member of the Sopranos creative ensemble, Sakharov was honored twice (in 2002 & 2004) by the American Film Institute's A Year of Excellence Award. In 2004 Sakharov earned the 19th Annual ASC Awards nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a single camera category for ''

'' episode "

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". In 2007 Sakharov won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for the ''ROME'' episode "Passover". In 2013 Sakharov won the OFTA Award for Best Direction In A Drama Series for '' Game of Thrones''. In 2020 Sakharov earned a Primetime Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for ''

'' episode "Fire Pink".

Credentials

Since 2006 Sakharov has worked primarily as a television director, with credits including: *'' Boardwalk Empire'' *'' Game of Thrones'' *''

'' * ''Dexter'' * ''Rubicon'' * ''Brotherhood'' *''

'' (2nd unit director "Made in America"; "Kennedy and Heidi") * ''Easy Money'' *''

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'' *'' Black Sails'' *'' Marco Polo'' *''

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'' *''

'' *'' Counterpart'' *''

'' *'' Goliath'' *''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakharov, Alik 1959 births Living people American television directors American cinematographers American people of Uzbek descent