Giles Nuttgens (born 1960),

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is a British

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, perhaps best known for the 2016 film '' Hell or High Water'', for which he received a 2017 BAFTA nomination and 2020 film Enola Holmes. Fans of independent art house fare may also be familiar with his work on

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's "

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", consisting of the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''

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'' (1998) and ''

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'' (2005), as well as Mehta's adaptation of

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's epic novel ''Midnight's Children'' (2012). He received critical acclaim and the 2006

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(Canadian Academy Award) for his work on ''

''. He has also collaborated on more than one occasion with

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and David Siegel on '' The Deep End'' and ''

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'', and David Mackenzie on '' Young Adam'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and most recently, '' Hell or High Water''. He won the 2001

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's Cinematography Award for ''The Deep End''.

Career

Nuttgens began his career with the

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for the Natural History documentary unit in 1984, and rose up through the camera assistant ranks, and by the age of 25 he was one of the youngest film cameramen ever in the BBC. After many years living in

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, he relocated to

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in late 2003. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish. Although best known for independent films, he also has worked on major commercial productions such as Enola Holmes, Hell or High Water the ''

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'' prequels, '' Battlefield Earth'' and '' Swimfan''.

Filmography

References

External links

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