James Wong Howe - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	28-August-1899
Place of Birth	Taishan (China)
Nationality	China, United States of America
Also know as	Wong Tung Jim, Jimmie Howe, James How, James Howe, Jimmy, é»ƒå®—éœ‘, HuÃ¡ng ZÅngzhÄn, James Wong Howe, A.S.C.
Profession	Cinematographer, Film Director, Television Director
James Wong Howe, A.S.C. was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. He was a master at the use of shadow and was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice for The Rose Tattoo and Hud. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

Awards by James Wong Howe

Check all the awards nominated and won by James Wong Howe.

1975

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	Funny Lady

1966

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Seconds

1963

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Honored for : Hud

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Hud

1958

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography	The Old Man and the Sea

1955

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Honored for : The Rose Tattoo

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	The Rose Tattoo

1943

Nominations 1943 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Air Force
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	The North Star

1942

Nominations 1942 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Kings Row

1940

Nominations 1940 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1938

Nominations 1938 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Algiers

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