The following is a list of notable film director and cinematographer collaborations. It is ordered by film director.
Films for which the cinematographer won the Academy Award are in bold.
A J. J. Abrams Dan Mindel Mission: Impossible III (2006) Star Trek (2009) Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Robert Aldrich
Joseph Biroc World for Ransom (1954) Attack (1956) The Garment Jungle (1957) Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964, Academy Award nomination) The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) The Killing of Sister George (1968) The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969) Too Late the Hero (1970) The Grissom Gang (1971) Ulzana's Raid (1972) Emperor of the North Pole (1973) The Longest Yard (1974) Hustle (1975) The Choirboys (1977) ...All the Marbles (1981) Ernest Laszlo Apache (1954) Vera Cruz (1954) Kiss Me Deadly (1955) The Big Knife (1955) Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) The Last Sunset (1961) 4 for Texas (1963)
Woody Allen
Carlo Di Palma Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Radio Days (1987) September (1987) Alice (1990) Shadows and Fog (1992) Husbands and Wives (1992) Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) Bullets Over Broadway (1994) Don't Drink the Water (1994) — made for TV Mighty Aphrodite (1995) Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Deconstructing Harry (1997) Darius Khondji Anything Else (2003) Midnight in Paris (2011) To Rome With Love (2012) Magic in the Moonlight (2014) Irrational Man (2015) Sven Nykvist Another Woman (1988) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Oedipus Wrecks (1989) Celebrity (1998) Vittorio Storaro Cafe Society (2016) Wonder Wheel (2017) A Rainy Day in New York (2019) Rifkin's Festival (2021) Coup de Chance (2022) Gordon Willis Annie Hall (1977) Interiors (1978) Manhattan (1979) Stardust Memories (1980) A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) Zelig (1983, Academy Award nomination) Broadway Danny Rose (1984) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Pedro Almodóvar José Luis Alcaine Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) (1988) ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) (1990) La Mala Educación (Bad Education) (2004) Volver (2006) La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) (2011) Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited) (2013) Dolor y gloria (Pain and Glory) (2019) La voz humana (The Human Voice) (2020) Madres paralelas (Parallel Mothers) (2021) Extraña forma de vida (Strange Way of Life) (2023)
Robert Altman
Pierre Mignot Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) Streamers (1983) Secret Honor (1984) O.C. and Stiggs (1984, released in 1987) Fool for Love (1985) Beyond Therapy (1987) Prêt-à-Porter (1994), with Jean Lépine Vilmos Zsigmond McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Images (1972) The Long Goodbye (1973)
Paul Thomas Anderson Robert Elswit Hard Eight (also known as Sydney) (1996) Boogie Nights (1997) Magnolia (1999) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) There Will Be Blood (2007, Academy Award) Inherent Vice (2014) Wes Anderson Robert Yeoman Bottle Rocket (1996) Rushmore (1998) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Moonrise Kingdom (2012) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, Academy Award nomination) The French Dispatch (2021) Asteroid City (2023)
Michael Apted
Maryse Alberti Incident at Oglala (1992) Moving the Mountain (1994) Inspirations (1997) (with cinematographer Amnon Zlayet) Me & Isaac Newton (1999) The Power of the Game (2007) Ralf D. Bode Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Gorky Park (1983) Firstborn (1984) Bring on the Night (1985) Critical Condition (1987)
Darren Aronofsky Matthew Libatique Pi (1998) Requiem for a Dream (2000) The Fountain (2006) Black Swan (2010, Academy Award) Noah (2014) Mother! (2017) The Whale (2022) Caught Stealing (2025)
John G. Avildsen
Ralf D. Bode The Stoolie (1972) with Avildsen as co-cinematographer Fore Play (1975) Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978) James Crabe Save the Tiger (1973) W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) Rocky (1976) The Formula (1980, Academy Award nomination) The Karate Kid (1984) The Karate Kid Part II (1986) Happy New Year (1987) For Keeps (1988)
B Charles Band Mac Ahlberg Parasite (1982) Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) The Dungeonmaster (1984) – Segment: "Heavy Metal" Trancers (1984) Pulse Pounders (1988) – Segments: "The Evil Clergyman", "Trancers: City of Lost Angels" and "Dungeonmaster 2" Meridian (1990) Crash and Burn (1990) Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003) Evil Bong (2006) Cutter's Club (2025)
Warren Beatty Vittorio Storaro Reds (1981, Academy Award) Dick Tracy (1990) Bulworth (1998)
Ingmar Bergman
Gunnar Fischer Port of Call (1948) Thirst (1949) This Can't Happen Here (1950) To Joy (1950) Summer Interlude (1951) Secrets of Women (1952) Summer with Monika (1953) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) The Seventh Seal (1957) Wild Strawberries (1957) The Magician (1958) The Devil's Eye (1960) Sven Nykvist Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) – also with Hilding Bladh The Virgin Spring (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) The Silence (1963) Winter Light (1963) All These Women (1964) Persona (1966) Shame (1968) Hour of the Wolf (1968) The Rite (1969) – made for TV The Passion of Anna (1969) The Touch (1971) Cries and Whispers (1973, Academy Award) Scenes from a Marriage (1973) The Magic Flute (1975) Face to Face (1976) The Serpent's Egg (1977) Autumn Sonata (1978) From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Fanny and Alexander (1982, Academy Award) After the Rehearsal (1984) – made for TV
Bruce Beresford
Peter James Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Mister Johnson (1990) Black Robe (1991) Rich in Love (1992) Silent Fall (1994) Last Dance (1996) Paradise Road (1997) Double Jeopardy (1999) Bride of the Wind (2001) And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003, miniseries) Mao's Last Dancer (2009) Ladies in Black (2018) Donald McAlpine The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) Don's Party (1976) The Getting of Wisdom (1977) Money Movers (1978) Breaker Morant (1980) The Club (1980) Puberty Blues (1981) King David (1985) The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
Bernardo Bertolucci Vittorio Storaro The Spider's Stratagem (1970) The Conformist (1970) Last Tango in Paris (1973) 1900 (1976) Luna (1979) The Last Emperor (1987, Academy Award) The Sheltering Sky (1990) Little Buddha (1993)
Kenneth Branagh
Roger Lanser Peter's Friends (1992) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) The Magic Flute (2006) As You Like It (2006) Haris Zambarloukos Sleuth (2007) Thor (2011) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) Cinderella (2015) Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Artemis Fowl (2020) Belfast (2021) Death on the Nile (2022)
Danny Boyle
Anthony Dod Mantle 28 Days Later (2002) Millions (2004) Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Academy Award) 127 Hours (2010) Trance (2013) T2 Trainspotting (2017) 28 Years Later (2025)
Tim Burton
Stefan Czapsky Edward Scissorhands (1990) Batman Returns (1992) Ed Wood (1994) Bruno Delbonnel Dark Shadows (2012) Big Eyes (2014) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Philippe Rousselot Planet of the Apes (2001) Big Fish (2003) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
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Martin Campbell
Phil Méheux Criminal Law (1988) Defenseless (1991) No Escape (1994) GoldenEye (1995) The Mask of Zorro (1998) Beyond Borders (2003) The Legend of Zorro (2005) Casino Royale (2006) Edge of Darkness (2010) David Tattersall Vertical Limit (2000) The Foreigner (2017) The Protégé (2021) Memory (2022) Dirty Angels (2024)
James Cameron Russell Carpenter True Lies (1994) Titanic (1997, Academy Award) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Frank Capra
Joseph Walker Flight (1929), with Elmer Dyer and Paul Perry Ladies of Leisure (1930) Rain or Shine (1930) Dirigible (1931) The Miracle Woman (1931) Platinum Blonde (1931) Forbidden (1932) American Madness (1932) The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) Lady for a Day (1933) It Happened One Night (1934) Broadway Bill (1934) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Lost Horizon (1937), with Elmer Dyer You Can't Take It with You (1938, Academy Award nomination) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) It's a Wonderful Life (1946), with Joseph Biroc and Victor Milner
John Carpenter
Gary B. Kibbe Prince of Darkness (1987) They Live (1988) Body Bags (1993) (made-for-TV) (segments: "The Gas Station" and "Hair") In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Village of the Damned (1995) Escape from L.A. (1996) Vampires (1998) Ghosts of Mars (2001) Dean Cundey Halloween (1978) The Fog (1980) Escape from New York (1981) The Thing (1982) Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Claude Chabrol
Jean Rabier Le Beau Serge (Handsome Serge / Bitter Reunion) (1958) — also with Henri Decaë Les Godelureaux (Wise Guys) (1961) Les Sept Péchés capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins) (segment "L'Avarice") (1962) L'Œil du Malin (The Eye of Evil) (1962) Landru (Bluebeard) (1963) Ophélia (1963) Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde (The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers) (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (1964) Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche (Code Name: Tiger / The Tiger Likes Fresh Meat) (1964) Paris vu par... (Six in Paris) (segment "La Muette") (1965) Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha (Marie-Chantal vs. Doctor Kha) (1965) Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite (An Orchid for the Tiger / Our Agent Tiger) (1965) La Ligne de démarcation (Line of Demarcation) (1966) Le Scandale (The Champagne Murders) (1967) La Route de Corinthe (The Road to Corinth) (1967) Les Biches (The Does / Bad Girls / Girlfriends) (1968) La Femme infidèle (The Unfaithful Wife) (1969) Que la bête meure (This Man Must Die) (1969) Le Boucher (The Butcher) (1970) La Rupture (The Breach / Hallucination / The Breakup) (1970) Juste avant la nuit (Just Before Nightfall) (1971) La Décade prodigieuse (Ten Days' Wonder) (1971) Docteur Popaul (Scroundel in White / High Heels / Play Now, Play Later) (1972) Les Noces rouges (Wedding in Blood) (1973) Nada (The Nada Gang) (1974) Une partie de plaisir (A Piece of Pleasure / Pleasure Party) (1975) Les Innocents aux mains sales (Dirty Hands / Innocents with Dirty Hands) (1975) Les Magiciens (Death Rite) (1976) Folies bourgeoises (The Twist) (1976) Alice ou la dernière fugue (Alice / Alice or The Last Escapade) (1977) Les Liens de sang (Blood Relatives) (1978) Violette Nozière (Violette) (1978) Le Cheval d'orgueil (The Proud Ones / The Horse of Pride) (1980) Les Fantômes du chapelier (The Hatter's Ghost) (1982) Poulet au vinaigre (Chicken with Vinegar) (1985) Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) Masques (Masks) (1987) Le Cri du hibou (The Cry of the Owl) (1987) Une affaire de femmes (Story of Women) (1988) Jours tranquilles à Clichy (Quiet Days in Clichy) (1990) Dr. M (1990) Madame Bovary (1991) Eduardo Serra Rien ne va plus (The Swindle) (1997) Au cœur du mensonge (The Color of Lies) (1999) La Fleur du Mal (The Flower of Evil) (2003) La Demoiselle d'honneur (The Bridesmaid) (2004) L'Ivresse du pouvoir (A Comedy of Power) (2006) La Fille coupée en deux (A Girl Cut in Two) (2007) Bellamy (2009)
Charlie Chaplin Roland TotherohImage Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (2019 documentary) The Floorwalker (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) The Fireman (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) The Vagabond (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) One A.M. (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) The Count (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) The Pawnshop (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) Behind the Screen (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) The Rink (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) Easy Street (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) The Cure (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra)