---
name: "Hoyte van Hoytema"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hoyte-van-hoytema"
fi1m_id: "hoyte-van-hoytema"
imdb_id: "nm0887227"
tmdb_id: 74401
wikidata_id: "Q514003"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "4 October 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-09-30T21:35:11.033807+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."
---

# Hoyte van Hoytema

## Identity

Hoyte van Hoytema

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hoyte-van-hoytema
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hoyte-van-hoytema
- **IMDb ID:** nm0887227
- **TMDB ID:** 74401
- **Wikidata ID:** Q514003
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoyte_van_Hoytema, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514003, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887227/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74401

Cinematographer. Born 4 October 1971 in Horgen, Switzerland.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 4 October 1971, Horgen, Switzerland
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Hoyte van Hoytema II
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Nolan](https://film.one/person/christopher-nolan.md), [Emma Thomas](https://film.one/person/emma-thomas.md), [Anne Hathaway](https://film.one/person/anne-hathaway.md), [Cillian Murphy](https://film.one/person/cillian-murphy.md), [Kenneth Branagh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-branagh.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md), [Robert Pattinson](https://film.one/person/robert-pattinson.md), [Tomas Alfredson](https://film.one/person/tomas-alfredson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 78 (7), 2020s 77 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Science Fiction 5, Action 4, Thriller 4, Adventure 3, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 28 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,694m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoyte_van_Hoytema, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514003, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887227/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74401

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dunkirk*](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md) (86), [*Her*](https://film.one/film/her.md) (84), [*Interstellar*](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md) (79), [*The Fighter*](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md) (79)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Let the Right One In*](https://film.one/film/let-the-right-one-in.md) (88)
- **Peacock:** [*Oppenheimer*](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*Nope*](https://film.one/film/nope.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Hoyte van Hoytema is a Dutch-Swedish cinematographer. Born on 4 October 1971 in Horgen, Switzerland, to Dutch parents, he studied at the Łódź Film School in Poland and began his career in Sweden.

He is known for his collaborations with director Christopher Nolan on *Interstellar* (2014), *Dunkirk* (2017), *Tenet* (2020), *Oppenheimer* (2023) and *The Odyssey* (2026). Other credits include *Let the Right One In* (2008), *The Fighter* (2010), *Her* (2013), *Spectre* (2015), *Ad Astra* (2019) and *Nope* (2022). He frequently works with large-format film, including IMAX.

Van Hoytema has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, winning for *Oppenheimer*. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Swedish Society of Cinematographers and the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Odyssey* (2026), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-odyssey.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Nope* (2022), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/nope.md)
- *Tenet* (2020), Fi1m 65, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/tenet.md)
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Dunkirk* (2017), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Interstellar* (2014), Fi1m 79, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *Her* (2013), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *The Fighter* (2010), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md)
- *Let the Right One In* (2008), Fi1m 88, Still Photographer, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/let-the-right-one-in.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *The Odyssey* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-odyssey.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Nope* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/nope.md)
- *Tenet* (2020), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/tenet.md)
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *One Last Try* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Dunkirk* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dunkirk.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Quay* (2015), Thanks
- *Fara Fara* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Interstellar* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *Her* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Call Girl* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *The Fighter* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md)
- *Bad Faith* (2010), Director of Photography
- *A Father's Music* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Doktor Glas* (2009), Director of Photography
- *The Girl* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Let the Right One In* (2008), Director of Photography, Still Photographer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/let-the-right-one-in.md)
- *The Laser Man* (2005), series, Director of Photography
- *Pistvakt* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Wallander* (2005), series, Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Return of the Dancing Master* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Tarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Black Lapp* (2003), Director of Photography, Editor
- *Shredder* (2002), Cinematography
- *Get Lost* (2001), Director of Photography
- *American Psycho*, Director of Photography

## Gallery

- ![Hoyte van Hoytema](https://film.one/media/person/394/gallery-6ad5dd6447e3.jpg) Hoyte van Hoytema — Asariton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Hoyte_van_Hoytema_2012_Sweden.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Premiere of movie "Call Girl". Second from left: director Mikael Marcimain. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/394/gallery-ff9783e60db2.jpg) Premiere of movie "Call Girl". Second from left: director Mikael Marcimain. (2012) — Asariton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Hoyte_van_Hoytema_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Hoyte van Hoytema](https://film.one/media/person/394/gallery-2cd0d4004b30.jpg) Hoyte van Hoytema — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2024: Best Cinematography (won), for *Oppenheimer*
- 2018: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Dunkirk*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2024: Best Cinematography (won), for *Oppenheimer*

### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated

- American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases 2024: American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (won), for *Oppenheimer*
- Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography 2013: Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Call Girl*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2012: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*
- Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography 2010: Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *The Girl*
- Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography 2009: Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Let the Right One In*

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

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