Linus Sandgren
- Name
- Linus Sandgren
- Birthplace
- Spånga, Sweden
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Born
- 1972 · Stockholm.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography · BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography · Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography
- Languages
- Swedish
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• Name — Linus Sandgren • Birthplace — Spånga, Sweden • Occupation — Cinematographer • Years Active — 2000–present • Organization — Swedish Society of Cinematographers American Society of Cinematographers • Website — http: www.linussandgren.com/ Linus Sandgren FSF, ASC is a Swedish cinematographer.
Career
Career
Sandgren is known for his use of unique and unconventional formats, shooting Promised Land in 4-perf Super 35mm 1.3x anamorphic for a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and First Man on a variety of different formats. For his work on La La Land (2016), which he shot in the classic Cinemascope ratio of 2.55:1, he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics Choice and other awards for his cinematography. He is additionally the recipient of a Guldbagge Award, Sweden's highest film honor. Sandgren is a member of both the American and Swedish Society of Cinematographers.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 2002 — Överallt och ingenstans — Kajsa Eldin Kristina Kjellin — TV movie • Spung — Måns Mårlind — 4 episodes • 2003 — Rätt i rutan — Carl Svensson — 7 episodes • 2004 — Kommissarie Winter — Eddie Thomas Petersen — Episode: "Himlen är en plats på jorden - Del 1" • 2006 — Snapphanar — Måns Mårlind Björn Stein — Miniseries
Feature film
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 2005 — Storm — Måns Mårlind Björn Stein • 2010 — Shelter • 2012 — Promised Land — Gus Van Sant • 2013 — American Hustle — David O. Russell • 2014 — The Hundred-Foot Journey — Lasse Hallström • 2015 — Joy — David O. Russell • 2016 — La La Land — Damien Chazelle • 2017 — Battle of the Sexes — Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris • 2018 — First Man — Damien Chazelle • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms — Lasse Hallström Joe Johnston • 2021 — No Time to Die — Cary Joji Fukunaga • Don't Look Up — Adam McKay • 2022 — Babylon — Damien Chazelle • 2023 — Saltburn — Emerald Fennell • 2025 — Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach • 2026 — Wuthering Heights — Emerald Fennell • Dune: Part Three — Denis Villeneuve — Post-production
Major awards
Major awards
• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result • 2016 — Academy Awards — Best Cinematography — La La Land • BAFTA Awards — Best Cinematography • 2018 — First Man • 2021 — No Time to Die • 2016 — American Society of Cinematographers — Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography — La La Land • 2018 — First Man
Miscellaneous awards
Miscellaneous awards
• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result • 2016 — Critics' Choice Movie Awards — Best Cinematography — La La Land • 2018 — First Man • 2023 — Saltburn • 2020 — Royal Photographic Society — Lumière Award • 2016 — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association — Best Cinematography — La La Land • 2018 — First Man • 2016 — San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle — Best Cinematography — La La Land • 2018 — First Man • 2016 — Alliance of Women Film Journalists — Best Cinematography — La La Land • 2018 — First Man • 2016 — Chicago Film Critics Association — Best Cinematography — La La Land • 2018 — First Man
Other awards
Other awards
• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result • 2016 — Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association — Best Cinematography — La La Land • Satellite Awards — Best Cinematography • St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association — Best Cinematography • Florida Film Critics Circle — Best Cinematography • Online Film Critics Society — Best Cinematography • Los Angeles Film Critics Association — Best Cinematography — 2nd place • San Diego Film Critics Society — Best Cinematography — 2nd place • National Society of Film Critics — Best Cinematography — 2nd place • Indiewire Critics Poll — Best Cinematography — 2nd place • Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards • Phoenix Film Critics Society • Las Vegas Film Critics Society • Southeastern Film Critics Association • Utah Film Critics Association • Nevada Film Critics Association Award • Austin Film Critics Association Awards • North Texas Film Critics Association • North Carolina Film Critics Association • Houston Film Critics Society • Central Ohio Film Critics Association • Hawaii Film Critics Society • Seattle Film Critics Association • 2018 — Dublin Film Critics Circle — First Man • Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society • St. Louis Film Critics Circle Awards • North Texas Film Critics Association — 2nd place
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