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Bradford Young
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
American Society of Cinematographers, USA (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
British Society of Cinematographers (1)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
Camerimage (3)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (1)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
Seattle Film Critics Awards (1)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Chlotrudis Awards (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
Austin Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Festival (1)
North Texas Film Critics Association, US (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (1)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (1)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (2)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (2)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
UK Music Video Awards: UKMVA (1)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (1)
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
7 wins & 39 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2017 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Arrival
Bradford Young becomes the first African American to be nominated in this category.
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
2017 Nominee
ASC Award
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Arrival
BAFTA Awards
2017 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
British Society of Cinematographers
2016 Nominee
BSC Award
Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film
Arrival
Critics Choice Awards
2016 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Camerimage
2019 Nominee
TV Pilots Competition
When They See Us
2016 Nominee
Golden Frog
Main Competition
Arrival
2016 Winner
Silver Frog
Main Competition
Arrival
Directors Guild of America, USA
2022 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Channel 4 Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Super. Human.
Shared with:
Jez Oakley
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
When They See Us
For episode "Part One"
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2016 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2015 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Cinematography
Selma
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2017 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Sundance Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
As Told To G/D Thyself
Shared with:
Terence Nance
·
Jenn Nkiru
·
Marc Thomas
·
Kamasi Washington
2013 Winner
Cinematography Award
Dramatic
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Mother of George
For its expressive use of naturalistic lighting to evoke the state of mind of the characters and the sense of time and place in two very different films.
2011 Winner
Cinematography Award
Dramatic
Pariah
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2014 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award
Best Cinematography
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2016 Nominee
SFFCC Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2016 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
2014 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Cinematography
A Most Violent Year
Chlotrudis Awards
2014 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Cinematography
Mother of George
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2017 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Austin Film Critics Association
2016 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2016 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Los Angeles Film Festival
2017 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Short
Black America Again
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2016 Nominee
NTFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Tied with
Simon Duggan
for
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
in 3rd place
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2016 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2017 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2016 Nominee
DFCC
Best Cinematography
Arrival
3rd place
2013 Nominee
DFCC
Best Cinematography
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
5th place
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2017 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2016 Nominee
UFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2017 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Online Film & Television Association
2017 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2016 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cinematography
Arrival
2014 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cinematography
A Most Violent Year
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2016 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
3rd place.
2014 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Cinematography
Selma
10th place.
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2017 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Gold Derby Awards
2017 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Cinematography
Arrival
UK Music Video Awards: UKMVA
2014 Nominee
UKMVA
Best Cinematography in a Video
MGMT: Cool Song No. 2
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2017 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Prix Nouvelles Vagues Acuitis
As Told To G/D Thyself
Shared with:
Terence Nance
·
Jenn Nkiru
·
Marc Thomas
·
Kamasi Washington
Seattle Film Critics Society
2017 Winner
SFCS Award
Best Cinematography
Arrival
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