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Joseph Caleb Deschanel, ASC is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers. He has been married to actress Mary Jo Deschanel since 1972, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel.
Birth Name
Joseph Caleb Deschanel
Born
Thursday, 21 September 1944
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018 |
Hal | Himself / Self | 2018 |
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | 2016 |
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | The Cinematographer / Self | 2016 |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Battlefield Photographer | 2012 |
These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011 |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010 |
Sundance Directors Lab | Self | 2009 |
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Self - Director | 2007 |
Fog City Mavericks | Himself / Self | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Conviction | 2006 |
Bones | 2005 |
Law & Order: Trial by Jury | 2005 |
Twin Peaks | 1990 |
Twin Peaks | 1989 |
Crusoe | 1988 |
The Escape Artist | 1982 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2019 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
2005 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
2001 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1997 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1985 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |