Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has had multiple Oscar, BAFTA and Independent Spirit nominations for several films, including winning for There Will Be Blood (2007). Elswit has frequently collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson.
Academy Awards
Best Cinematography
Known For
Bob Marley: One Love
(2024)
Director of Photography
Skyscraper
(2018)
Director of Photography
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Director of Photography
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Director of Photography
Nightcrawler
(2014)
Director of Photography
The Town
(2010)
Director of Photography
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Director of Photography
Suburbicon
(2017)
Director of Photography
Gold
(2016)
Director of Photography
Inherent Vice
(2014)
Director of Photography
King Richard
(2021)
Director of Photography
Salt
(2010)
Director of Photography
Boogie Nights
(1997)
Director of Photography
Magnolia
(1999)
Director of Photography
There Will Be Blood
(2007)
Director of Photography
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Fraternity Row
(1977)
Camera Operator
Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
(1978)
Assistant Camera
The End of August
(1981)
Director of Photography
Waltz Across Texas
(1982)
Director of Photography
All Summer in a Day
(1982)
Director of Photography
Summerspell
(1983)
Director of Photography
Tiger Town
(1984)
Director of Photography
The Sure Thing
(1985)
Director of Photography
Desert Hearts
(1985)
Director of Photography
Moving Violations
(1985)
Director of Photography
The Children of Times Square
(1986)
Director of Photography
Trick or Treat
(1986)
Director of Photography
Amazing Grace and Chuck
(1987)
Director of Photography
Long Gone
(1987)
Director of Photography
Into the Homeland
(1987)
Director of Photography
A Different Affair
(1987)
Director of Photography
Cadillac Dreams
(1988)
Director of Photography
Return of the Living Dead Part II
(1988)
Director of Photography
Margaret Bourke-White
(1989)
Director of Photography
How I Got Into College
(1989)
Director of Photography
Heart of Dixie
(1989)
Director of Photography
Bad Influence
(1990)
Director of Photography
A Killing in a Small Town
(1990)
Director of Photography
Opposites Attract
(1990)
Director of Photography
Paris Trout
(1991)
Director of Photography
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
(1991)
Director of Photography
The Summer My Father Grew Up
(1991)
Director of Photography
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
(1992)
Director of Photography
Waterland
(1992)
Director of Photography
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
(1992)
Director of Photography
A Dangerous Woman
(1993)
Director of Photography
The River Wild
(1994)
Director of Photography
The Pallbearer
(1996)
Director of Photography
Boys
(1996)
Director of Photography
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Director of Photography
Boogie Nights
(1997)
Director of Photography
Hard Eight
(1997)
Director of Photography
Richard Lester!
(1998)
Director of Photography
Fiona Apple: Across the Universe
(1998)
Director of Photography
Magnolia
(1999)
Director of Photography
8MM
(1999)
Director of Photography
Bounce
(2000)
Director of Photography
Impostor
(2001)
Director of Photography
Heist
(2001)
Director of Photography
Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)
Director of Photography
Runaway Jury
(2003)
Director of Photography
Gigli
(2003)
Director of Photography
Behind the Red Door
(2003)
Director of Photography
Syriana
(2005)
Director of Photography
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(2005)
Director of Photography
American Dreamz
(2006)
Director of Photography
Michael Clayton
(2007)
Director of Photography
There Will Be Blood
(2007)
Director of Photography
Shine a Light
(2008)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
The Burning Plain
(2008)
Director of Photography
Redbelt
(2008)
Director of Photography
Duplicity
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Men Who Stare at Goats
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Town
(2010)
Director of Photography
Salt
(2010)
Director of Photography
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Director of Photography
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Director of Photography
Inherent Vice
(2014)
Director of Photography
Nightcrawler
(2014)
Director of Photography
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Director of Photography
Gold
(2016)
Director of Photography
Suburbicon
(2017)
Director of Photography
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(2017)
Director of Photography
Write When You Get Work
(2018)
Director of Photography
Skyscraper
(2018)
Director of Photography
Velvet Buzzsaw
(2019)
Director of Photography
Snowbrawl
(2019)
Director of Photography
The King of Staten Island
(2020)
Director of Photography
King Richard
(2021)
Director of Photography
Bob Marley: One Love
(2024)
Director of Photography
Acting
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
(2000)
Self
The Informer: Out of the Fog
(2006)
Self
Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
(2017)
Visual Effects
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(1979)
Visual Effects Camera
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Visual Effects Lineup
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Visual Effects Camera
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Visual Effects Camera
Crew