---
name: "Stephen Goldblatt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-goldblatt"
fi1m_id: "stephen-goldblatt"
imdb_id: "nm0003552"
tmdb_id: 5582
wikidata_id: "Q729210"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "29 April 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-07T13:31:14.438086+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."
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# Stephen Goldblatt

## Identity

Stephen Goldblatt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-goldblatt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-goldblatt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003552
- **TMDB ID:** 5582
- **Wikidata ID:** Q729210
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Goldblatt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003552/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5582

Cinematographer. Born 29 April 1945 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 29 April 1945, Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Active:** 1985–2011
- **Frequently works with:** [Julia Roberts](https://film.one/person/julia-roberts.md), [Mike Nichols](https://film.one/person/mike-nichols.md), [Akiva Goldsman](https://film.one/person/akiva-goldsman.md), [Amy Adams](https://film.one/person/amy-adams.md), [Chris Columbus](https://film.one/person/chris-columbus.md), [Chris O'Donnell](https://film.one/person/chris-odonnell.md), [Danny Glover](https://film.one/person/danny-glover.md), [Joel Schumacher](https://film.one/person/joel-schumacher.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (3), 1990s 55 (4), 2000s 75 (4), 2010s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 62 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Action 4, Crime 4, Thriller 4, Romance 3, Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,778m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Goldblatt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003552/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5582

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Angels in America*](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md) (83), [*Conspiracy*](https://film.one/film/conspiracy.md) (83), [*Batman Forever*](https://film.one/film/batman-forever.md) (56), [*Batman & Robin*](https://film.one/film/batman-and-robin.md) (35)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Julie & Julia*](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md) (72), [*The Pelican Brief*](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md) (63)
- **Tubi:** [*The Help*](https://film.one/film/the-help.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Stephen Goldblatt is a South African-born British cinematographer. Born on 29 April 1945 in Johannesburg, he moved to London at the age of seven. He trained at the Guildford School of Photography and the Royal College of Art, and began his career in still photography before moving into documentaries, commercials and feature films from the late 1970s.

Goldblatt has worked as director of photography on numerous films including *Lethal Weapon* (1987) and *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), *Batman Forever* (1995), *Closer* (2004), *Julie & Julia* (2009), *The Help* (2011), *The Intern* (2015) and *Ava* (2020). He has collaborated with directors such as Richard Donner, Joel Schumacher, Mike Nichols and Tate Taylor. He received two Academy Award nominations and three Primetime Emmy nominations, and was awarded a lifetime achievement honour at Camerimage in 2007. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britishcinematographer.co.uk, theasc.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Help* (2011), Fi1m 66, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *Julie & Julia* (2009), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md)
- *Closer* (2004), Fi1m 63, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/closer.md)
- *Angels in America* (2003), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)
- *Conspiracy* (2001), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/conspiracy.md)
- *Batman & Robin* (1997), Fi1m 35, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-and-robin.md)
- *Batman Forever* (1995), Fi1m 56, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-forever.md)
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Fi1m 63, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md)
- *The Prince of Tides* (1991), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-tides.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-2.md)
- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *Red, White & Royal Blue* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Wild Mountain Thyme* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Ava* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Our Souls at Night* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Intern* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Get On Up* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Help* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Julie & Julia* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md)
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Rent* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Closer* (2004), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/closer.md)
- *Angels in America* (2003), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)
- *Path to War* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Conspiracy* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/conspiracy.md)
- *The Deep End of the Ocean* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Batman & Robin* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-and-robin.md)
- *Striptease* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Batman Forever* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-forever.md)
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md)
- *Consenting Adults* (1992), Director of Photography
- *The Prince of Tides* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-tides.md)
- *For the Boys* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Joe Versus the Volcano* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-2.md)
- *Everybody's All-American* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md)
- *The Cotton Club* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Hunger* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Kilroy Was Here* (1983), Cinematography
- *The Return of the Soldier* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Outland* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Breaking Glass* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Foto: Sven Nykvist* (1973), Cinematography
- *Things Fall Apart* (1971), as Bushnell · Still Photographer
- *Disappearing World: Mehinacu*, Camera Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1996: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Batman Forever*
- 1992: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Prince of Tides*

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

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