Benjamin T. Richardson, (born 21 September 1975) is an English cinematographer, television producer and director. He is best known for his work on the films ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2014), '' Wind River'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2021), as well as the limited series ''

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'' (2021), which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Early life

Richardson was born in England and attended Bournemouth school succeeded by Royal Holloway, University of London's media arts degree programme.

Career

Richardson is a director of photography. Three of his films, ''

'', '' Happy Christmas'', and '' Wind River'' have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Beasts of the Southern Wild was also nominated for four

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at the

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, including a nomination for

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. His short film ''Seed'' won Best Animated Short at the 2010

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. In 2019, Richardson was invited to join the

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''Beasts of the Southern Wild''

Richardson met director

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in Prague in 2004 and subsequently collaborated on the short film ''Glory at Sea'' in 2008. During pre-production on ''

'', Richardson shot a test reel which convinced the financiers to approve him as cinematographer for the film. ''

'' debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where Richardson won the

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. For his work on the film he also won the

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for Best Cinematography, and was nominated for multiple awards including a

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award and a

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Personal life

Richardson had been a relationship with actress Anna Kendrick since 2014 after they met while filming ''

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''. That relationship ended at an unknown date.

Filmography

Cinematographer

Short films Film Television

Director

Short films Television

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Ben English cinematographers English expatriates in the United States Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1975 births