Owen Roizman

Born

September 22, 1936

Died

Jan 6, 2023

From

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Actor
Camera Department

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Awards

In short · Shot for six decades — 28 credits, 1 Academy Award win.

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Biography

Owen Roizman, A.S.C. (September 22, 1936 – January 6, 2023) was a cinematographer and a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). He received five Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for the films *The French Connection* (1971), *The Exorcist* (1973), *Network* (1976), *Tootsie* (1982), and *Wyatt Earp* (1994). Roizman was known for collaborating with film directors William Friedkin, Sydney Pollack, and Lawrence Kasdan.

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