---
name: "Owen Roizman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/owen-roizman"
fi1m_id: "owen-roizman"
imdb_id: "nm0005845"
tmdb_id: 16331
wikidata_id: "Q767938"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "22 September 1936"
died: "6 January 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-13T04:03:16.858393+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."
---

# Owen Roizman

## Identity

Owen Roizman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/owen-roizman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** owen-roizman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005845
- **TMDB ID:** 16331
- **Wikidata ID:** Q767938
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Roizman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767938, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005845/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16331

Cinematographer. Born 22 September 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 January 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 22 September 1936, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 January 2023
- **Active:** 1971–1995
- **Frequently works with:** [Sydney Pollack](https://film.one/person/sydney-pollack.md), [Darryl Ponicsan](https://film.one/person/darryl-ponicsan.md), [Faye Dunaway](https://film.one/person/faye-dunaway.md), [Harold Becker](https://film.one/person/harold-becker.md), [Max von Sydow](https://film.one/person/max-von-sydow.md), [Ronny Cox](https://film.one/person/ronny-cox.md), [Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/person/timothy-hutton.md), [William Friedkin](https://film.one/person/william-friedkin.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 5 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 84 (5), 1980s 74 (3), 1990s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 72 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 4, Romance 4, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,090m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Roizman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767938, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005845/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16331

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Tootsie*](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md) (85), [*The French Connection*](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md) (85), [*Absence of Malice*](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md) (73)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Three Days of the Condor*](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Addams Family*](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Owen Roizman was an American cinematographer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied mathematics and physics at Gettysburg College before beginning his career in television commercials. His first feature credit was the 1970 film *Stop!*.

Roizman received five Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for *The French Connection* (1971), *The Exorcist* (1973), *Network* (1976), *Tootsie* (1982) and *Wyatt Earp* (1994). He also received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017. He collaborated frequently with directors William Friedkin, Sydney Pollack and Lawrence Kasdan, and served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers and on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His credits include *The Addams Family* (1991).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, shotonwhat.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *French Kiss* (1995), Fi1m 55, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *The Addams Family* (1991), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md)
- *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Fi1m 63, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Network* (1976), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)
- *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md)
- *The Exorcist* (1973), Fi1m 89, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-exorcist.md)
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)
- *The French Connection* (1971), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection* (2009), Director of Photography
- *French Kiss* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *Wyatt Earp* (1994), as Danny · Director of Photography
- *Grand Canyon* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Addams Family* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md)
- *Havana* (1990), as Santos · Director of Photography
- *I Love You to Death* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Vision Quest* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Tootsie* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *True Confessions* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Black Marble* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Electric Horseman* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Straight Time* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Network* (1976), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)
- *Independence* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Return of a Man Called Horse* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md)
- *The Stepford Wives* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Exorcist* (1973), Director of Photography — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-exorcist.md)
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)
- *Liza with a "Z"* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The French Connection* (1971), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md)
- *Stop!* (1970), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 5 nominated

- 1995: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Wyatt Earp*
- 1983: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Tootsie*
- 1977: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Network*
- 1974: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Exorcist*
- 1972: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The French Connection*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Academy Honorary Award 2018: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases 1994: American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (nominated), for *Wyatt Earp*

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

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