Robert Bridge Richardson ASC (born August 27, 1955) is an American cinematographer. He has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, for his work on JFK (1991), The Aviator (2004), and Hugo (2011). Richardson is and has been a frequent collaborator for several directors, including Oliver Stone, John Sayles, Errol Morris, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, and Andy Serkis. Known for his trademark aggressively bright highlight as well as shapeshifting style.
Academy Awards
Best Cinematography
Known For
The Equalizer 3
(2023)
Director of Photography
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
Director of Photography
Shutter Island
(2010)
Director of Photography
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
(2019)
Director of Photography
Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
Director of Photography
Platoon
(1986)
Director of Photography
Django Unchained
(2012)
Director of Photography
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Director of Photography
Emancipation
(2022)
Director of Photography
U Turn
(1997)
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Director of Photography
A Few Good Men
(1992)
Director of Photography
Air
(2023)
Director of Photography
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Director of Photography
Casino
(1995)
Director of Photography
Natural Born Killers
(1994)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
An Outpost of Progress
(1982)
Director of Photography
Platoon
(1986)
Director of Photography
Salvador
(1986)
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Wall Street
(1987)
Director of Photography
Dudes
(1987)
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Talk Radio
(1988)
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Eight Men Out
(1988)
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Born on the Fourth of July
(1989)
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JFK
(1991)
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City of Hope
(1991)
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The Doors
(1991)
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A Few Good Men
(1992)
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Heaven & Earth
(1993)
Director of Photography
Natural Born Killers
(1994)
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Casino
(1995)
Director of Photography
Nixon
(1995)
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Wag the Dog
(1997)
Director of Photography
U Turn
(1997)
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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
(1997)
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The Horse Whisperer
(1998)
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Bringing Out the Dead
(1999)
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Snow Falling on Cedars
(1999)
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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
(1999)
Additional Photography
Powder Keg
(2001)
Director of Photography
The Four Feathers
(2002)
Director of Photography
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Director of Photography
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Director of Photography
The Aviator
(2004)
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The Good Shepherd
(2006)
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Shine a Light
(2008)
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Standard Operating Procedure
(2008)
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Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
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Eat Pray Love
(2010)
Director of Photography
Shutter Island
(2010)
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Hugo
(2011)
Director of Photography
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011)
Director of Photography
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
(2011)
Director of Photography
Django Unchained
(2012)
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Wild Horses
(2013)
Director of Photography
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Director of Photography
Live by Night
(2016)
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Breathe
(2017)
Director of Photography
Adrift
(2018)
Director of Photography
A Private War
(2018)
Director of Photography
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
(2019)
Director of Photography
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
Director of Photography
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
(2021)
Director of Photography
Emancipation
(2022)
Director of Photography
Air
(2023)
Director of Photography
The Equalizer 3
(2023)
Director of Photography
Acting
Crew