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Néstor Almendros

Awards

Néstor Almendros

11 wins & 10 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982)
    1983 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • Sophie's Choice
  • Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins in The Blue Lagoon (1980)
    1981 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Blue Lagoon
  • Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    1980 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • Kramer vs. Kramer
  • Days of Heaven (1978)
    1979 Winner Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • Days of Heaven

British Society of Cinematographers

  • Days of Heaven (1978)
    1979 Nominee Best Cinematography Award
    • Days of Heaven

César Awards, France

  • Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in The Last Metro (1980)
    1981 Winner César
    • Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
    • The Last Metro
  • Fabrice Luchini in Perceval le Gallois (1978)
    1980 Nominee César
    • Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
    • Perceval le Gallois
  • The Green Room (1978)
    1979 Nominee César
    • Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
    • The Green Room

International Documentary Association

  • Nadie escuchaba (1987)
    1988 Winner IDA Award
    • Nadie escuchaba
    Shared with: Jorge Ulla

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Days of Heaven (1978)
    1978 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Days of Heaven

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    1980 3rd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Kramer vs. Kramer
    3rd place
  • Days of Heaven (1978)
    1978 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Days of Heaven
  • The Marquise of O (1976)
    1976 2nd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Marquise of O
  • The Wild Child (1970)
    1971 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • The Wild Child
    • My Night at Maud's

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Sally Field, Yankton Hatten, and Gennie James in Places in the Heart (1984)
    1984 2nd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Cinematographer
    • Places in the Heart
  • Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982)
    1982 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Cinematographer
    • Sophie's Choice

San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

  • Improper Conduct (1984)
    1984 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Improper Conduct
    Shared with: Orlando Jiménez Leal

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

  • Nadie escuchaba (1987)
    1989 Winner Runner-up Prize
    • Nadie escuchaba
    Shared with: Jorge Ulla
  • Nadie escuchaba (1987)
    1989 Nominee Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
    • Nadie escuchaba
    Shared with: Jorge Ulla

Premis de Cinematografia de la Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Néstor Almendros
    1986 Winner Special Award

Online Film & Television Association

  • Néstor Almendros
    2007 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Behind the Scenes
    Cinematography

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