Owen Roizman, a cinematographer who shot many of the premier films of a generation, has died. He was 86.
A representative for the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed the news. No further details about Roizman’s death are available at this time.
Roizman was Oscar-nominated five times, for “The French Connection,” “The Exorcist,” “Network,” “Tootsie” and 1994 Western “Wyatt Earp.” In 2017, Roizman was honored with an honorary Academy Award for his contributions to the medium.
In addition to his Oscar noms, Roizman was nominated for an Emmy for his cinematography of the 1972 Liza Minnelli variety special “Liza With a Z,” directed by Bob Fosse.
Roizman received the American Society of Cinematographers’ lifetime achievement award in 1997.
He worked with director Sydney Pollack on five films: “Three Days of the Condor,” “The Electric Horseman,” “Absence of Malice,” “Tootsie” and “Havana.”
In “Making Tootsie: Inside the Classic Film with Dustin Hoffman and Sydney Pollack,” author...
A representative for the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed the news. No further details about Roizman’s death are available at this time.
Roizman was Oscar-nominated five times, for “The French Connection,” “The Exorcist,” “Network,” “Tootsie” and 1994 Western “Wyatt Earp.” In 2017, Roizman was honored with an honorary Academy Award for his contributions to the medium.
In addition to his Oscar noms, Roizman was nominated for an Emmy for his cinematography of the 1972 Liza Minnelli variety special “Liza With a Z,” directed by Bob Fosse.
Roizman received the American Society of Cinematographers’ lifetime achievement award in 1997.
He worked with director Sydney Pollack on five films: “Three Days of the Condor,” “The Electric Horseman,” “Absence of Malice,” “Tootsie” and “Havana.”
In “Making Tootsie: Inside the Classic Film with Dustin Hoffman and Sydney Pollack,” author...
- 1/7/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
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