Linus Sandgren (born 5 December 1972) is a Swedish
cinematographer
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, known for his collaborations with directors
Damien Chazelle
Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' (2014), the musical romance ''La La Land'' (2016), the biographical drama ''First Man (film), First ...
,
David O. Russell,
Gus Van Sant
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His ...
, and the duo of
Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein.
Work
Sandgren is known for his use of unique and unconventional formats, shooting Van Sant's ''
Promised Land
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'' in 4-perf Super 35mm 1.3x anamorphic for a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and Chazelle’s ''
First Man'' on a variety of different formats:
Super 16mm,
35mm Techniscope,
Super 35 3-perf, and
IMAX
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70mm film.
For his work on ''
La La Land
''La La Land'' is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing ...
'' (2016), which he shot in the classic
Cinemascope
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Its cr ...
ratio of 2.55:1, he won the
Academy Award
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,
BAFTA
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,
Critics Choice and other awards for his cinematography. He is additionally the recipient of a
Guldbagge Award
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, Sweden's highest film honor. He is a member of both the
American and
Swedish Society of Cinematographers. He also shot ''
No Time to Die'', directed by
Cary Joji Fukunaga, the 25th
James Bond film.
Filmography
Short film
Feature film
Television
Awards and nominations
Major awards
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
American Society of Cinematographers
Miscellaneous awards
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Royal Photographic Society
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Chicago Film Critics Association
Other awards
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners
Best Cinematographer Guldbagge Award winners
Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners
Artists from Stockholm
Swedish cinematographers