John Toll - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	15-June-1952
Place of Birth	Cleveland (United States of America, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Area code 216)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	John Toll A.S.C.
Profession	Cinematographer
John Toll, A.S.C. is a Cleveland-born American cinematographer. In 1978 he worked on his first film, Norma Rae, as camera operator. He won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Cinematography in 1994 and 1995, for the movies Legends of the Fall and Braveheart. He is also only 1 of 3 cinematographers to win back to back Oscars. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his work on The Thin Red Line and won an Honorable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the pilot of Breaking Bad. He was the cinematographer in 1987 for a Ben-Gay baseball-themed national television commercial shot in Anaheim Stadium in southern California, written and co-directed by Peter Hoffman, a creative director at the New York advertising agency Ally & Gargano. It was the first commercial to use a baseball team's human mascot – in this case a giant "bird" – as a star in a commercial. He has been a regular collaborator for acclaimed filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Cameron Crowe and The Wachowskis. He is married to Lois Burwell who also worked on Braveheart as the make-up artist.

Awards by John Toll

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Toll.

2013

German Film Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : Cloud Atlas

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
German Film Award for Best Cinematography	Cloud Atlas

2008

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series	Breaking Bad Pilot

2004

Satellite Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : The Last Samurai

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	The Last Samurai
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography	The Last Samurai

1999

Satellite Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : The Thin Red Line

Berlin International Film Festival Award Honorable Mention

Honored for : The Thin Red Line

(For his outstanding camera work)

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Berlin International Film Festival Award Honorable Mention	The Thin Red Line For his outstanding camera work
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography	The Thin Red Line
Chlotrudis Award for Best Cinematography	The Thin Red Line
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography	The Thin Red Line

1998

American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases

Honored for : The Thin Red Line

Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : The Thin Red Line

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : The Thin Red Line

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography	The Thin Red Line
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	The Thin Red Line
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	The Thin Red Line
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	The Thin Red Line

1996

BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : Braveheart

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography	Braveheart

1995

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : Braveheart

American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases

Honored for : Braveheart

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Braveheart
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	Braveheart

1994

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Honored for : Legends of the Fall

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Legends of the Fall
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	Legends of the Fall

1989

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots	The Kid

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