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Janusz Kaminski(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Janusz Kaminski
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Janusz Kaminski is a Polish cinematographer and film director. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his movies since 1993. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

His other film's as an cinematographer includes Amistad (1997), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), The BFG (2016), and Ready Player One (2018).
BornJune 27, 1959
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BornJune 27, 1959
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 41 wins & 110 nominations total

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Steven Spielberg, Janusz Kaminski, and Kathleen Kennedy in War of the Worlds (2005)
Janusz Kaminski in The Terminal (2004)
Steven Spielberg, Janusz Kaminski, and Diego Luna in The Terminal (2004)
Steven Spielberg and Janusz Kaminski in The Terminal (2004)
Steven Spielberg and Janusz Kaminski in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
For Best live action short film, The Oscar® is awarded to Jochen Alexander Freydank for "Spielzeugland (Toyland)" A Mephisto Film Production, backstage in the press room at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Janusz Kaminski arrives to present at the 81st Annual Academy Awards®, with wife Rebecca Rankin at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009 airing live on the ABC Television Network.
Janusz Kaminski arrives to present at the 81st Annual Academy Awards®, with wife Rebecca Rankin at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009 airing live on the ABC Television Network.
Presenters James Franco, Janusz Kaminski, and Seth Rogen during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Janusz Kaminski and Matthew Rhys in The Post (2017)
Janusz Kaminski and Michael Scott in The Post (2017)
Steven Spielberg, Janusz Kaminski, and Olivia Cooke in Ready Player One (2018)

Known for

Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)
War Horse
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 2011
Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 2002
Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
West Side Story
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 2021
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan
8.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1998

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)
    The Fabelmans
    • director of photography
    • 2022
  • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
    West Side Story
    • director of photography
    • 2021
  • Itzik Cohen, Salim Daw, Doval'e Glickman, Andrew Scott, Waleed Zuaiter, Ruth Wilson, Rotem Keinan, and Jeff Wilbusch in Oslo (2021)
    Oslo
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Kings of Leon: 100,000 People (2021)
    Kings of Leon: 100,000 People
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Harrison Ford in The Call of the Wild (2020)
    The Call of the Wild
    • director of photography
    • 2020
  • Nicki Minaj: Chun-Li (2018)
    Nicki Minaj: Chun-Li
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
    Ready Player One
    • director of photography
    • 2018
  • Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
    The Post
    • director of photography
    • 2017
  • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
    The BFG
    • director of photography
    • 2016
  • Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (2015)
    Bridge of Spies
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall in The Judge (2014)
    The Judge
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Nia Long, Damon Gupton, Paul Schneider, and Marin Ireland in The Divide (2014)
    The Divide
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Broken Night (2013)
    Broken Night
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
    Lincoln
    • director of photography
    • 2012
  • Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)
    War Horse
    • director of photography
    • 2011

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Cristiano Ronaldo in Write the Future (2010)
    Write the Future
    • guest cinematographer
    • TV Short
    • 2010
  • The Sunday Man (2007)
    The Sunday Man
    • set photographer
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    • additional cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Eric Roberts, Mädchen Amick, and John Lithgow in Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
    Love, Cheat & Steal
    • director of photography: additional photography
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Star Time (1992)
    Star Time
    • additional cinematography
    • 1992
  • One False Move (1992)
    One False Move
    • director of photography: second unit (as Janesz Kaminsky)
    • 1992
  • Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in Pyrates (1991)
    Pyrates
    • camera operator
    • 1991
  • Crackdown (1991)
    Crackdown
    • additional photographer
    • 1991
  • Volton: Electricity from the Inside Out
    • gaffer
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Watchers II (1990)
    Watchers II
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1990
  • Streets (1990)
    Streets
    • second unit director of photography
    • 1990
  • Jillian McWhirter in After Midnight (1989)
    After Midnight
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1989
  • Lords of the Deep (1989)
    Lords of the Deep
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Dance of the Damned (1989)
    Dance of the Damned
    • gaffer
    • 1989
  • Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls (1989)
    Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls
    • gaffer
    • 1989

Director

  • Nick Stahl and Luke Bracey in American Dream (2021)
    American Dream
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Nia Long, Damon Gupton, Paul Schneider, and Marin Ireland in The Divide (2014)
    The Divide
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Making a Scene (2013)
    Making a Scene
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2013
  • The Event (2010)
    The Event
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Hania (2007)
    Hania
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin in Lost Souls (2000)
    Lost Souls
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2000

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Janesz Kaminsky
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • June 27, 1959
    • Ziebice, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
  • Spouses
      Rebecca RankinJanuary 12, 2004 - 2010 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Director of photography for Sierra Mist TV commercial "Bronze Man" (2002).
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    • 1 Interview

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    He is the cinematographer for most of Steven Spielberg's movies.
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    Truly, when you look at a horse, there are no emotions in its eyes. They don't blink, they don't smile and they don't get sad. They just get tired.
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      Uses fog and intense light streaming through windows to create shafts of light

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