Russell Carpenter

Born

December 9, 1950

From

Van Nuys, California, USA

Also:
Camera Department
Producer

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In short · Shooting since 1984, 5 decades active, 44 credits, 1 Academy Award win.

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2027
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The Last Resort
1997
Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Cinematography

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Biography

Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film *Titanic*.

Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including *Hard Target* (1993), *True Lies* (1994), *Charlie's Angels* (2000) and its sequel *Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle* (2003), *Ant-Man* (2015), and *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022). His documentary cinematography includes *George Harrison: Living in the Material World*, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team.

In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award.

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