Owen Roizman (born September 22, 1936) is an American cinematographer. He has received five

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nominations for Best Cinematography, for the films '' The French Connection'' (1971), ''

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'' (1973), ''

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'' (1976), ''

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'' (1982), and ''

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'' (1994). He served on the Board of Governors of the

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and was president of the American Society of Cinematographers. His first feature film was ''Stop'' (1970), and several other notable credits include '' The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972), '' Three Days of the Condor'' (1975), ''

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'' (1981), '' True Confessions'' (1981), '' The Addams Family'' (1991), and '' Grand Canyon'' (1991). He is known for his "gritty" style and received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.

Early life

Roizman was raised in

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, and as a child, he wanted to be a

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player, physicist, or mathematician. He had a tryout with the

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but contracted

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as a teenager. His father, Sol, was a cameraman for Movietone News, and upon hearing about the film industry's possible wages, Roizman decided, "I'm going for the money!" He began working during summer breaks at a camera rental store in New York City and later was an assistant to cinematographer

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at MPO Videotronics.

Career

After creating several television commercials, Roizman made his feature film debut in 1970 with ''Stop''. His second film, William Friedkin's '' The French Connection'' (1971), earned him an

nomination for Best Cinematography. The film set the style for many of his future films, with "gritty New York street photography" and available light. Throughout the 1970s, he also worked on '' Play It Again, Sam'' (1972), '' The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972), ''

'' (1973), '' Three Days of the Condor'' (1975), and ''

'' (1976), among others, garnering Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography for ''The Exorcist'' and ''Network''. Roizman received two more Academy Award nominations, for ''

'' (1994) and ''

'' (1982). His final film was

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's ''

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'' (1995). He was a member of the Board of Governors of the

from 2002 to 2011, representing the Cinematographers Branch, and was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Roizman was ASC president from 1997 to 1998 and served on its board. He received an Academy Honorary Award at the 9th Governors Awards ceremony in 2017. Roizman is known for collaborating with film directors William Friedkin, Sydney Pollack, and

Filmography

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'' , {{sortname, Michael, Schultz , , - , rowspan="2", 1979 , ''The Rose'' , {{sortname, Mark, Rydell , Additional photography;
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, - , ''{{sortname, The, Electric Horseman'' , Sydney Pollack , , - , 1980 , ''{{sortname, The, Black Marble'' , {{sortname, Harold, Becker , , - , rowspan="3" , 1981 , '' True Confessions'' , Ulu Grosbard , , - , ''

'' , Sydney Pollack , , - , '' Taps'' , Harold Becker , , - , 1982 , ''

'' , Sydney Pollack , Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography , - , 1985 , '' Vision Quest'' , Harold Becker , , - , rowspan="2" , 1990 , ''

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'' , {{sortname, Lawrence, Kasdan , , - , ''

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'' , Sydney Pollack , , - , rowspan="2" , 1991 , ''{{sortname, The, Addams Family, The Addams Family (1991 film)'' , {{sortname, Barry, Sonnenfeld , , - , '' Grand Canyon'' , rowspan="3" , Lawrence Kasdan , , - , 1994 , ''

'' , Nominated – A.S.C. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
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Other awards

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