Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson is, to me, one of the most important cinematographers alive. Born in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1955, he has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, a feat shared only with Vittorio Storaro and Emmanuel Lubezki. What fascinates me is his range: his collaborations with Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino span wildly different visual languages, from the jagged urgency of JFK to the lush period look of The Aviator and Hugo. He moves between film and digital without losing his signature, and that adaptability across decades and directors is exactly what separates a great cinematographer from a merely good one.

Name (English)

Robert Richardson

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・リチャードソン

Reading

ろばーと・りちゃーどそん

Born

August 27, 1955 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Goat

Origin

Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

cinematographer / film producer

University

University of Vermont

Awards & achievements

• 1992 Academy Award for Best Cinematography
• 2005 Academy Award for Best Cinematography
• 2012 Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%92%AE%E5%BD%B1%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3)

Tags

• Massachusetts
• cinematographer
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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