- 2007 - Ranked #24 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
- The first man to win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography three years in a row, for his work on Gravity (2013), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Revenant (2015). He is the seventh individual to win a three-peat in any Oscar category.
- In 2007, he was one of 11 Mexican Academy Award-nominees. The others were Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga, Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo Navarro, Adriana Barraza, Eugenio Caballero, Pilar Revuelta, Fernando Cámara and Alex Rodríguez.
- Chivo's unprecedented three consecutive Oscar wins for cinematography (2014, 2015, 2016) was even more remarkable considering that these victories were replicated with three consecutive BAFTA awards for the very same films: Gravity (2013), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Revenant (2015).
- Was personally thanked (as "Chivo") by Leonardo DiCaprio in his acceptance speech on winning the Best Actor Golden Globe Award for The Revenant (2015).
- As of 2017, he has contributed with the cinematography of four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar:The Tree of Life (2011), Gravity (2013), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Revenant (2015). Of those, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) is a winner in the category.
- Shares birthday (30 November) with frequently collaborator Terrence Malick. They worked together in The New World (2005), The Tree of Life (2011), To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017).
- Participated in "Vanity Fair" magazine's "25th Hollywood Issue" shoot, substituting for VF staff photographer Annie Leibovitz. In the midst of shooting one particular assembly of actors in the Los Angeles studio, the sprinkler system accidentally went off and the LAFD responded quickly to the false alarm. As a token of gratitude for their efficiency, Lubezki included the 5 firefighters in a shot with actress Tessa Thompson that was included in the magazine's spread. (2019)
- Son of Muni Lubezki and brother of Alejandro Lubezki.
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