---
name: "Emmanuel Lubezki"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/emmanuel-lubezki"
fi1m_id: "emmanuel-lubezki"
imdb_id: "nm0523881"
tmdb_id: 4185
wikidata_id: "Q704378"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "30 November 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 54
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T20:04:59.209936+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."
---

# Emmanuel Lubezki

## Identity

Emmanuel Lubezki

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/emmanuel-lubezki
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** emmanuel-lubezki
- **IMDb ID:** nm0523881
- **TMDB ID:** 4185
- **Wikidata ID:** Q704378
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Lubezki, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704378, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523881/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4185

Producer. Born 30 November 1964 in Mexico City, Mexico.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 30 November 1964, Mexico City, Mexico
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Chivo
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 18: 2 producing, 16 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Alfonso Cuarón](https://film.one/person/alfonso-cuaron.md), [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://film.one/person/alejandro-g-inarritu.md), [Mary Parent](https://film.one/person/mary-parent.md), [Alexander Dinelaris Jr.](https://film.one/person/alexander-dinelaris.md), [Andrea Riseborough](https://film.one/person/andrea-riseborough.md), [Arnon Milchan](https://film.one/person/arnon-milchan.md), [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md), [Carlos Cuarón](https://film.one/person/carlos-cuaron.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 5 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 54, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (6), 2000s 78 (4), 2010s 81 (5), 2020s 52 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Lubezki, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704378, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523881/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4185

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Gravity*](https://film.one/film/gravity.md) (85), [*Sleepy Hollow*](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md) (78), [*Disclaimer*](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md) (56)
- **HBO Max:** [*Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) (82), [*The Revenant*](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Birdcage*](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md) (81)
- **Netflix:** [*Ali*](https://film.one/film/ali.md) (68)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Great Expectations*](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md) (62)
- **Disney+:** [*Amsterdam*](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md) (47)

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

## Biography

Emmanuel Lubezki, also known as Chivo, is a Mexican cinematographer. He was born on 30 November 1964 in Mexico City and studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Lubezki began working in Mexican film and television in the late 1980s before moving to international productions. He served as cinematographer on *The Birdcage* (1996) and has collaborated frequently with directors including Alfonso Cuarón, Terrence Malick and Alejandro González Iñárritu. His credits include *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), *Ali* (2001), *Children of Men* (2006), *The Tree of Life* (2011), *Gravity* (2013), *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014) and *The Revenant* (2015).

He has won three consecutive Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, for *Gravity*, *Birdman* and *The Revenant*. Lubezki is a member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers, and received the Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award in 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, moviefone.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

### Produced (2) — the average rests on these

- *Digger* (2026), Fi1m 52, Executive Producer, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *Disclaimer* (2024), Fi1m 56, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md)

### Crew (16)

- *Amsterdam* (2022), Fi1m 47, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md)
- *Flesh and Sand* (2017), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/flesh-and-sand.md)
- *The Revenant* (2015), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Gravity* (2013), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/gravity.md)
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *Burn After Reading* (2008), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading.md)
- *Children of Men* (2006), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-men.md)
- *Ali* (2001), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ali.md)
- *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001), Fi1m 87, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/y-tu-mama-tambien.md)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *Great Expectations* (1998), Fi1m 62, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md)
- *The Birdcage* (1996), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md)
- *A Little Princess* (1995), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-little-princess.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Sólo con tu pareja* (1992), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/solo-con-tu-pareja.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

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

- *Digger* (2026), Director of Photography, Executive Producer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *Disclaimer* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Cinematography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md)
- *Concierto Caifanes Auditorio Nacional 1989* (2024), Director
- *The Knowing* (2024), Director, Director of Photography
- *Amsterdam* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md)
- *Flesh and Sand* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/flesh-and-sand.md)
- *Song to Song* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Last Days in the Desert* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Revenant* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md)
- *Knight of Cups* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Gravity* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/gravity.md)
- *To the Wonder* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *Dick Tracy Special* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Burn After Reading* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading.md)
- *Shine a Light* (2008), Director of Photography
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Year of the Nail* (2007), Thanks
- *Children of Men* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-men.md)
- *The New World* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Assassination of Richard Nixon* (2004), Director of Photography, Associate Producer
- *The Cat in the Hat* (2003), Director of Photography
- *From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for Two* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Ali* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/ali.md)
- *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/y-tu-mama-tambien.md)
- *Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md)
- *Meet Joe Black* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Great Expectations* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md)
- *The Birdcage* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md)
- *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995), Director of Photography
- *A Little Princess* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-little-princess.md)
- *Amber* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Reality Bites* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Harvest* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Twenty Bucks* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Miroslava* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Sólo con tu pareja* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/solo-con-tu-pareja.md)
- *Like Water for Chocolate* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Bandidos* (1991), Director of Photography
- *La muchacha* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Appointment with Death* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Marked Hour* (1988), series, Director of Photography
- *Los confines* (1987), Sound Assistant
- *Airman*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 5 nominated

- 2016: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Revenant*
- 2015: Best Cinematography (won), for *Birdman*
- 2014: Best Cinematography (won), for *Gravity*
- 2012: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Tree of Life*
- 2007: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Children of Men*
- 2006: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The New World*
- 2000: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Sleepy Hollow*
- 1996: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *A Little Princess*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 4 won

- 2016: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Revenant*
- 2015: Best Cinematography (won), for *Birdman*
- 2014: Best Cinematography (won), for *Gravity*
- 2007: Best Cinematography (won), for *Children of Men*

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

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