Awards & Winners

Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography is one of the annual awards given by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography is a film award presented by the Film Independent.

Check all the winners of Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography presented under Independent Spirit Awards since 1986 .


Guillaume Schiffman

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Hodge Bellflower
Benjamin Kasulke The Off Hours
Darius Khondji Midnight in Paris
Guillaume Schiffman The Artist
Jeffrey Waldron The Dynamiter

Matthew Libatique

Honored for : Black Swan

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael McDonough Winter\u2019s Bone
Harris Savides Greenberg
Jody Lee Lipes Tiny Furniture
Matthew Libatique Black Swan
Adam Kimmel Never Let Me Go

Roger Deakins

Honored for : A Serious Man

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adriano Goldman Sin Nombre
Andrij Parekh Cold Souls
Peter Zeitlinger Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Roger Deakins A Serious Man
Anne Misawa Treeless Mountain

Maryse Alberti

Honored for : The Wrestler

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maryse Alberti The Wrestler
Lol Crawley Ballast
James Laxton Medicine for Melancholy
Harris Savides Milk
Michael Simmonds Chop Shop

Janusz Kami?ski

Honored for : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Janusz Kami?ski The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
W. Mott Hupfel III The Savages
Milton Kam Vanaja
Mihai Malaimare Jr. Youth Without Youth
Rodrigo Prieto Lust, Caution

Guillermo Navarro

Honored for : Pan's Labyrinth

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Guillermo Navarro Pan's Labyrinth
Anthony Dod Mantle Brothers of the Head
Arin Crumley Four Eyed Monsters
Michael Simmonds Man Push Cart
Aaron Platt Wild Tigers I Have Known

Robert Elswit

Honored for : Good Night, and Good Luck

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Elswit Good Night, and Good Luck
Adam Kimmel Capote
John Foster Keane
Harris Savides Last Days
Chris Menges The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Éric Gautier

Honored for : The Motorcycle Diaries

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Éric Gautier The Motorcycle Diaries
Tim Orr Dandelion
David Greene Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Ryan Little Saints and Soldiers
Maryse Alberti We Don't Live Here Anymore

Declan Quinn

Honored for : In America

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Declan Quinn In America
Harris Savides Elephant
M. David Mullen Northfork
Derek Cianfrance Streets of Legend
Mandy Walker Shattered Glass

Edward Lachman

Honored for : Far from Heaven

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Lachman Far from Heaven
Harris Savides Gerry
Richard Rutkowski Interview with the Assassin
Alex Nepomniaschy Narc
Ellen Kuras Personal Velocity: Three Portraits

Peter Deming

Honored for : Mulholland Drive

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Deming Mulholland Drive
Frank DeMarco Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Wally Pfister Memento
W. Mott Hupfel III The American Astronaut
Giles Nuttgens The Deep End

Matthew Libatique

Honored for : Requiem for a Dream

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew Libatique Requiem for a Dream
Xavier Pérez Grobet Before Night Falls
Guillermo Rosas Before Night Falls
Tim Orr George Washington
John de Borman Hamlet
Lou Bogue Shadow of the Vampire

Lisa Rinzler

Honored for : Three Seasons

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa Rinzler Three Seasons
Jeffrey Seckendorf Judy Berlin
Anthony Dod Mantle Julien Donkey-Boy
Harlan Bosmajian The City
M. David Mullen Twin Falls Idaho

Maryse Alberti

Honored for : Velvet Goldmine

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maryse Alberti Velvet Goldmine
Paul Sarossy Affliction
Malik Hassan Sayeed Belly
Tami Reiker High Art
Matthew Libatique Pi

Declan Quinn

Honored for : Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Declan Quinn Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Frank DeMarco Habit
Robert Elswit Hard Eight
Michael Barrow Sunday
John Foster Sunday
Alex Vendler The Bible And Gun Club

Roger Deakins

Honored for : Fargo

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Deakins Fargo
Bill Pope Bound
Rob Sweeney Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Robby Müller Dead Man
Ken Kelsch The Funeral

Declan Quinn

Honored for : Leaving Las Vegas

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Declan Quinn Leaving Las Vegas
Tom Richmond Little Odessa
Jim Denault Nadja
Elliot Davis The Underneath
Newton Thomas Sigel The Usual Suspects

John Thomas

Honored for : Barcelona

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Thomas Barcelona
Lin Jong Eat Drink Man Woman
Alexander Gruszynski I Like It Like That
Greg Gardiner Suture
Stevan Larner The Beans of Egypt, Maine

Lisa Rinzler

Honored for : Menace II Society

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa Rinzler Menace II Society
James R. Bagdonas American Heart
Nancy Schreiber Chain of Desire
Elliot Davis Equinox
Alex Vlacos Ruby in Paradise

Frederick Elmes

Honored for : Night on Earth

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frederick Elmes Night on Earth
Jon Jost All The Vermeers In New York
Jean de Segonzac Laws of Gravity
Edward Lachman Light Sleeper
Ellen Kuras Swoon

Walt Lloyd

Honored for : Kafka

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walt Lloyd Kafka
Roger Deakins Homicide
Eric Alan Edwards My Own Private Idaho
John Campbell My Own Private Idaho
Tom Richmond Pastime
Johnny E. Jensen Rambling Rose

Frederick Elmes

Honored for : Wild at Heart

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frederick Elmes Wild at Heart
Peter Deming House Party
Bojan Bazelli King of New York
Amir Mokri Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Robert M. Young The Plot Against Harry

Robert Yeoman

Honored for : Drugstore Cowboy

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Yeoman Drugstore Cowboy
Oliver Stapleton Earth Girls Are Easy
Robby Müller Mystery Train
Toyomichi Kurita Powwow Highway
Rob Tregenza Talking to Strangers

Sven Nykvist

Honored for : The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sven Nykvist The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Gregory Cummins Patti Rocks
Tom Richmond Stand and Deliver
Robert Richardson Talk Radio
Toyomichi Kurita The Moderns

Haskell Wexler

Honored for : Matewan

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Haskell Wexler Matewan
Robby Müller Barfly
Amir Mokri Slam Dance
Fred Murphy The Dead
John Bailey Tough Guys Don't Dance

Robert Richardson

Honored for : Platoon

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Richardson Platoon
Frederick Elmes Blue Velvet
Robby Müller Down by Law
Robert Richardson Salvador
Edward Lachman True Stories

Toyomichi Kurita

Honored for : Trouble in Mind

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Toyomichi Kurita Trouble in Mind
Michael Ballhaus After Hours
Barry Sonnenfeld Blood Simple
Michael Chin Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart