---
name: "Anthony Dod Mantle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-dod-mantle"
fi1m_id: "anthony-dod-mantle"
imdb_id: "nm0230045"
tmdb_id: 1570
wikidata_id: "Q573164"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "14 April 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-02T23:50:14.928004+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Anthony Dod Mantle

## Identity

Anthony Dod Mantle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-dod-mantle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-dod-mantle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0230045
- **TMDB ID:** 1570
- **Wikidata ID:** Q573164
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Dod_Mantle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573164, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230045/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1570

Cinematographer. Born 14 April 1955 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 14 April 1955, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** Anthony Mantle
- **Frequently works with:** [Danny Boyle](https://film.one/person/danny-boyle.md), [Alex Garland](https://film.one/person/alex-garland.md), [Christian Colson](https://film.one/person/christian-colson.md), [Kevin Macdonald](https://film.one/person/kevin-macdonald.md), [Lars von Trier](https://film.one/person/lars-von-trier.md), [Nicole Kidman](https://film.one/person/nicole-kidman.md), [Peter Morgan](https://film.one/person/peter-morgan.md), [Simon Beaufoy](https://film.one/person/simon-beaufoy.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 71 (4), 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 69 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Thriller 5, Horror 3, Crime 2, Romance 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $785m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Dod_Mantle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573164, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230045/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1570

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*28 Years Later*](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md) (76), [*First They Killed My Father*](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md) (66)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*The Celebration*](https://film.one/film/the-celebration.md) (85)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*127 Hours*](https://film.one/film/127-hours.md) (81)
- **MUBI:** [*Dogville*](https://film.one/film/dogville.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Undoing*](https://film.one/tv/the-undoing.md) (61)
- **Apple TV:** [*Antichrist*](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Anthony Dod Mantle is an English cinematographer. Born on 14 April 1955 in Witney, Oxfordshire, he studied photography at the London College of Communication and later attended the National Film School of Denmark.

He was a key figure in the Dogme 95 movement in the 1990s, working on films including *The Celebration* (1998). Mantle has collaborated extensively with directors Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Danny Boyle. His credits with Boyle include *28 Days Later* (2002), *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), for which he won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, *127 Hours* (2010), *Rush* (2013) and *T2 Trainspotting* (2017). He also shot *Antichrist* (2009) and *Dredd* (2012).

Mantle served as cinematographer on *28 Years Later* (2025). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the British Society of Cinematographers and the Danish Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk, filmmakermagazine.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *28 Years Later* (2025), Fi1m 76, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *The Undoing* (2020), Fi1m 61, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-undoing.md)
- *First They Killed My Father* (2017), Fi1m 66, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md)
- *Rush* (2013), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *127 Hours* (2010), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/127-hours.md)
- *Antichrist* (2009), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/slumdog-millionaire.md)
- *Dogville* (2003), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/dogville.md)
- *28 Days Later* (2002), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/28-days-later.md)
- *The Celebration* (1998), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-celebration.md)
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Fi1m 82, Location Scout — [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Runner* (2026), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- *28 Years Later* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *Animal Within* (2025), Director of Photography
- *My Penguin Friend* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Pistol* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *American Sausage Standoff* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Undoing* (2020), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-undoing.md)
- *Radioactive* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Kursk* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Putin Interviews* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *First They Killed My Father* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md)
- *T2 Trainspotting* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Snowden* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Our Kind of Traitor* (2016), Director of Photography
- *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Rush* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Trance* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Dredd* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Eagle* (2011), Director of Photography
- *127 Hours* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/127-hours.md)
- *Antichrist* (2009), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/slumdog-millionaire.md)
- *D.A.D.: True Believer* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Country Wedding* (2008), Director of Photography
- *My Black Little Heart* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony* (2008), Director of Photography
- *When a Man Comes Home* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Just Like Home* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Last King of Scotland* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Brothers of the Head* (2006), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Manderlay* (2005), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Millions* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Dear Wendy* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Lost Generation* (2004), Camera Operator
- *Dogville* (2003), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/dogville.md)
- *It's All About Love* (2003), Director of Photography
- *28 Days Later* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/28-days-later.md)
- *Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Strumpet* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Easter* (2000), Director of Photography
- *D-Day* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Julien Donkey-Boy* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Gone with the Fish* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Mifune* (1999), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *The Celebration* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-celebration.md)
- *Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Wild Flowers* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Biggest Heroes* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Location Scout — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)
- *Operation Cobra* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Terrorists!* (1992), Director of Photography
- *The Birthday Trip* (1990), Director of Photography

## Gallery

- ![Anthony Dod Mantle](https://film.one/media/person/8340/gallery-6d488b7372c9.jpg) Anthony Dod Mantle — Peter Marx at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Anthony_dod_mantle.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Oscar and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle at a Q and A session for the Palace Cinema screening of 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Adelaide. Phot (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/8340/gallery-2212e19a9fe2.jpg) Oscar and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle at a Q and A session for the Palace Cinema screening of 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Adelaide. Phot (2008) — Linh Chameleon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Anthony_Dod_Mantle_photograph_by_Linh_Chameleon.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Oscar and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle at a Q and A session for the Palace Cinema screening of 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Adelaide. Phot (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/8340/gallery-4f51446d78df.jpg) Oscar and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle at a Q and A session for the Palace Cinema screening of 'Slumdog Millionaire' in Adelaide. Phot (2008) — Linh Chameleon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Anthony_Dod_Mantle_photograph_by_Linh_Chameleon_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![camerimage festiwal 2016](https://film.one/media/person/8340/gallery-d1cf8e30f878.jpg) camerimage festiwal 2016 — Aawiosnaa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Energa_Camerimage_2016.jpg/1280px-Energa_Camerimage_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Best Cinematography (won), for *Slumdog Millionaire*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Best Cinematography (won), for *Slumdog Millionaire*

### Other awards — 5 won, 2 nominated

- Marburg Camera Award 2011: Marburg Camera Award (won)
- Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer 2010: Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer (won), for *Antichrist*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2009: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (won), for *Antichrist*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2007: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *The Last King of Scotland*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2005: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Manderlay*
- Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer 2004: Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer (won)
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2003: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (won), for *Dogville*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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