Néstor Almendros

Cinematographer. Born 30 October 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Died 4 March 1992.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

30 October 1930, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Died

4 March 1992

Active

1969–1986

Frequently works with

Meryl Streep, Robert Benton

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Néstor’s work 4 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 791

Under 602

Of 7 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $256m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1969–1986

Genres

Drama7
Romance5
Comedy2
Adventure1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestDays of Heaven1978

46WorstThe Blue Lagoon1980

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31950s

151960s

291970s

121980s

21990s

Directors most worked with

Robert Benton2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Meryl Streep2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 3 nominated

Nominated1983Best Cinematography · Sophie's Choice
Nominated1981Best Cinematography · The Blue Lagoon
Nominated1980Best Cinematography · Kramer vs. Kramer
Won1979Best Cinematography · Days of Heaven

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Néstor Almendros