Awards & Winners

Joseph T. Rucker

Date of Birth 01-January-1887
Place of Birth Atlanta
(Georgia, United States of America, Fulton County, Area code 470, Area code 678, Area code 404)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Cinematographer
Joseph T. Rucker was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the film With Byrd at the South Pole. Along with Willard Van der Veer. He spent 40 years of his life as a news cameraman at Paramount News and at NBC. He won his Oscar for doing camera work of Admiral Byrd's trip to the North Pole. He also has the Rucker Spur named after him by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names.

Awards by Joseph T. Rucker

Check all the awards nominated and won by Joseph T. Rucker.

1930


Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Honored for : With Byrd at the South Pole

Nominations 1930 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White With Byrd at the South Pole