Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC, (born 1957) is a French cinematographer, known for works from a number of high-profile directors,[1] including Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Tim Burton, the Coen brothers, Joe Wright and Wes Anderson.

Bruno Delbonnel
Delbonnel in 2012
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Nancy, France
EducationESEC
Years active1981–present

Life and career

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Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC (Paris, Île-de-France).

Delbonnel's accolades include a César Award and a European Film Award, as well as six Academy Award nominations and four BAFTA Award nominations.

He was appointed in 2019 as the head of the cinematography department of the Paris film school, La Fémis.[2][3]

Style

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His work tends to feature very stylized color palettes, often very warm and featuring yellows and greens as prominent and ubiquitous colors which often tint the whole image. Also often in his work, the film stock has a very apparent, well-defined grain structure.

Filmography

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Cinematographer

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Short film

Year Title Director Notes
1984 Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1993 Jour de fauche Vincent Monner
1996 Regarde-moi Gabrielle Lazure
2006 Tuileries Coen Brothers Segment of Paris, je t'aime
2016 Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion Wes Anderson

Feature film

Year Title Director Notes
1993 Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents[a] Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
2001 The Cat's Meow Peter Bogdanovich
Amélie Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2003 Not For, or Against Cédric Klapisch
2004 A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2006 Infamous Douglas McGrath
2007 Across the Universe Julie Taymor
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince David Yates
2011 Faust Alexander Sokurov
2012 Dark Shadows Tim Burton
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Coen brothers
2014 Big Eyes Tim Burton
Francofonia Aleksandr Sokurov
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Tim Burton
2017 Darkest Hour Joe Wright
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Coen Brothers
2021 The Woman in the Window Joe Wright
The Tragedy of Macbeth Joel Coen
TBA The Phoenician Scheme[4] Wes Anderson Post-production
  1. ^ Shared credit with Thierry Jault

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1999 Chambre n° 13 Aruna Villiers
Fabienne Berthaud
Episode "Chair en vie"
2001 Luis Miguel Dominguin: El Numero Uno Marianne Lamour Documentary film
2024 Disclaimer Alfonso Cuarón Miniseries;
With Emmanuel Lubezki, also credited as executive producer

Other credits

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Director

  • The Grand Circus (1989) (Documentary film)
  • Paso doble (2006) (Documentary short)

Writer

Actor

Awards and nominations

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Academy Awards

Year Title Category Result
2001 Amélie Best Cinematography Nominated
2004 A Very Long Engagement Nominated
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Nominated
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Nominated
2017 Darkest Hour Nominated
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Title Category Result
2001 Amélie Best Cinematography Nominated
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Nominated
2017 Darkest Hour Nominated
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

American Society of Cinematographers

Year Title Category Result
2001 Amélie Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated
2004 A Very Long Engagement Won
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Nominated
2017 Darkest Hour Nominated
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

César Awards

Year Title Category Result
2001 Amélie Best Cinematography Nominated
2004 A Very Long Engagement Won

Satelitte Awards

Year Title Category Result
2004 A Very Long Engagement Best Cinematography Nominated
2007 Across the Universe Nominated
2011 Faust Nominated
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Won
2017 Darkest Hour Nominated
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

European Film Award

Year Title Category Result
2001 Amélie Best Cinematographer Won
2004 A Very Long Engagement Nominated
2011 Faust Nominated

Other awards

Year Award Category Title Result
2013 Boston Online Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Inside Llewyn Davis Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Cinematography Won
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Cinematography Won
Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Cinematography Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
2017 Austin Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Darkest Hour Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
2018 San Diego Film Critics Society Best Cinematography The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Won
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Teacher Profile - Bruno Delbonnel". Global Cinematography Institute. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Afcinema (17 August 2020). "Nomination et renouvellement à la tête de La Fémis". Afcinema (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Département image". La Fémis (in French). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Bruno Delbonnel is DP on Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme'". World of Reel. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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