
Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
November 30, 1964 (61 years old)
Mexico City, Mexico
Also Known As
- Chivo
Emmanuel Lubezki
Biography
Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (Spanish pronunciation: [emaˈnwel luˈβeski]; born November 30, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. Lubezki uses natural lighting and continuous, uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis gimbal, or a hand-held camera. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Terrence Malick, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
He has received numerous accolades, including three consecutive wins for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the science fiction thriller Gravity (2013), the dark comedy Birdman (2014), and the epic western The Revenant (2015). He was Oscar-nominated for his work on A Little Princess (1995), Sleepy Hollow (1999), The New World (2005), Children of Men (2006), and The Tree of Life (2011).
Lubezki is a member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers. Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for significant cinematography, video or animation achievement in 2016.
Known For
Acting
Crew

Disclaimer
Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Cinematography
2024

Amsterdam
Director of Photography
2022

Song to Song
Director of Photography
2017

Last Days in the Desert
Director of Photography
2016

The Revenant
Director of Photography
2015

Knight of Cups
Director of Photography
2015

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Director of Photography
2014

Gravity
Director of Photography
2013

To the Wonder
Director of Photography
2013

The Tree of Life
Director of Photography
2011

Burn After Reading
Director of Photography
2008

Shine a Light
Director of Photography
2008




