--- name: "Jeff Cronenweth" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-cronenweth" fi1m_id: "jeff-cronenweth" imdb_id: "nm0188729" tmdb_id: 7479 wikidata_id: "Q1358070" roles: ["Cinematographer"] born: "14 January 1962" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-16T04:04:15.316810+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." --- # Jeff Cronenweth ## Identity Jeff Cronenweth - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-cronenweth - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jeff-cronenweth - **IMDb ID:** nm0188729 - **TMDB ID:** 7479 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1358070 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cronenweth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7479 Cinematographer. Born 14 January 1962 in Los Angeles. ## Details - **Work:** Cinematographer - **Born:** 14 January 1962, Los Angeles - **Active:** 1986–present - **Also known as:** Jeff Cronenweth, ASC - **Frequently works with:** [Ceán Chaffin](https://film.one/person/cean-chaffin.md), [David Fincher](https://film.one/person/david-fincher.md), [Aaron Sorkin](https://film.one/person/aaron-sorkin.md), [Jared Leto](https://film.one/person/jared-leto.md), [Rooney Mara](https://film.one/person/rooney-mara.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Todd Black](https://film.one/person/todd-black.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 79 (1), 1990s 80 (2), 2010s 76 (4), 2020s 58 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 10 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 8, Thriller 4, Comedy 2, History 2, Mystery 2, Action 1 - **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,368m across 9 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cronenweth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7479 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Gone Girl*](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md) (84), [*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) (74) - **Apple TV:** [*The Social Network*](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) (91) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Being the Ricardos*](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md) (61) - **Hulu:** [*Hitchcock*](https://film.one/film/hitchcock.md) (55) - **Disney+:** [*TRON: Ares*](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md) (50) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jeff Cronenweth, ASC is an American cinematographer. Born in Los Angeles on 14 January 1962, he is the son of cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth. He studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He began his career in music videos and as a camera assistant before becoming director of photography on David Fincher’s *Fight Club* (1999). He collaborated with Fincher again on *The Social Network* (2010), *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011) and *Gone Girl* (2014); the first two of these earned Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography. Other feature credits include *One Hour Photo* (2002), *K-19: The Widowmaker* (2002), *Hitchcock* (2012) and *Being the Ricardos* (2021). He was invited to join the cinematographers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2004. Cronenweth served as cinematographer on *TRON: Ares* (2025). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, cinematography.world.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *The Social Reckoning* (2026), Fi1m 64, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-reckoning.md) - *TRON: Ares* (2025), Fi1m 50, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md) - *Being the Ricardos* (2021), Fi1m 61, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md) - *Gone Girl* (2014), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md) - *Hitchcock* (2012), Fi1m 55, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/hitchcock.md) - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) - *The Social Network* (2010), Fi1m 91, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) - *Fight Club* (1999), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md) - *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), Fi1m 78, First Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md) - *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), Fi1m 79, Second Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/peggy-sue-got-married.md) ## Complete filmography (27) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Social Reckoning* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-reckoning.md) - *Melania* (2026), Director of Photography - *TRON: Ares* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md) - *Brighter Days Ahead* (2025), Director of Photography - *Being the Ricardos* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md) - *Tales from the Loop* (2020), series, Director of Photography - *A Million Little Pieces* (2019), Director of Photography - *Rage Against The Machine: Live At Finsbury Park* (2015), Director - *Gone Girl* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md) - *Hitchcock* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/hitchcock.md) - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) - *The Social Network* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) - *The Work of Director Mark Romanek* (2005), Director of Photography - *Down with Love* (2003), Director of Photography - *One Hour Photo* (2002), Director of Photography - *K-19: The Widowmaker* (2002), Director of Photography - *Fight Club* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md) - *Robbie Robertson: Going Home* (1995), Director of Photography - *Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame* (1994), Cinematography - *Only You* (1994), First Assistant Camera - *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), First Assistant Camera - *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), First Assistant Camera — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md) - *State of Grace* (1990), First Assistant Camera - *Cop* (1988), First Assistant Camera - *Gardens of Stone* (1987), Second Assistant Camera - *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), Second Assistant Camera — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/peggy-sue-got-married.md) - *Tyrant*, Director of Photography ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated - 2012: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* - 2011: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Social Network* ### Other awards — 1 won - MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography 2000: MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Do Something* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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