Roger Deakins
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Roger Deakins is an acclaimed British cinematographer renowned for his visually striking work on numerous major films, including collaborations with the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger Deakins canonical | 46 |
| Roger Alexander Deakins | 1 |
| Sir Roger Deakins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T179858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roger Deakins Context triple: [A Beautiful Mind (2001 film), cinematographyBy, Roger Deakins]
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A.
Emmanuel Lubezki
Emmanuel Lubezki is a renowned Mexican cinematographer celebrated for his innovative use of natural light and long takes in films such as Gravity, Birdman, and The Revenant, for which he won consecutive Academy Awards.
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B.
Hoyte van Hoytema
Hoyte van Hoytema is a renowned Dutch-Swedish cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films such as Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer.
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C.
Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer is a German quantum chemist and professor known both for his research in theoretical chemistry and for being married to former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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D.
Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie is a British film director and screenwriter best known for his fast-paced, stylized crime comedies such as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," "Snatch," and "The Gentlemen."
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E.
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez is an American filmmaker known for his stylish, action-driven movies such as "Desperado," "From Dusk Till Dawn," and the "Spy Kids" series, often made with a distinctive low-budget, DIY approach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roger Deakins Target entity description: Roger Deakins is an acclaimed British cinematographer renowned for his visually striking work on numerous major films, including collaborations with the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.
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A.
Emmanuel Lubezki
Emmanuel Lubezki is a renowned Mexican cinematographer celebrated for his innovative use of natural light and long takes in films such as Gravity, Birdman, and The Revenant, for which he won consecutive Academy Awards.
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B.
Hoyte van Hoytema
Hoyte van Hoytema is a renowned Dutch-Swedish cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films such as Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer.
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C.
Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer is a German quantum chemist and professor known both for his research in theoretical chemistry and for being married to former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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D.
Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie is a British film director and screenwriter best known for his fast-paced, stylized crime comedies such as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," "Snatch," and "The Gentlemen."
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E.
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez is an American filmmaker known for his stylish, action-driven movies such as "Desperado," "From Dusk Till Dawn," and the "Spy Kids" series, often made with a distinctive low-budget, DIY approach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Society of Cinematographers Award
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surface form:
ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| awardReceivedForWork |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for 1917
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Blade Runner 2049
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| birthName |
Roger Deakins
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Roger Alexander Deakins
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-05-24 ⓘ |
| employer | film industry ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.rogerdeakins.com ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Denis Villeneuve
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collaborations with Sam Mendes ⓘ collaborations with the Coen brothers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Society of Cinematographers
ⓘ
British Society of Cinematographers ⓘ |
| name | Roger Deakins self-link ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | multiple Academy Awards for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
innovative digital cinematography
ⓘ
strong use of composition and framing ⓘ use of naturalistic lighting ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1917
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A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) ⓘ
surface form:
A Beautiful Mind
Blade Runner 2049 ⓘ Fargo ⓘ Jarhead ⓘ Kundun ⓘ No Country for Old Men ⓘ O Brother, Where Art Thou? ⓘ Prisoners ⓘ Revolutionary Road ⓘ Sicario ⓘ Skyfall ⓘ The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ⓘ The Big Lebowski ⓘ The Man Who Wasn't There ⓘ The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
True Grit (2010 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
camera operator
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cinematographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Torquay
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surface form:
Torquay, Devon, England
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| spouse | Isabella James Purefoy Ellis ⓘ |
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Subject: Roger Deakins Description of subject: Roger Deakins is an acclaimed British cinematographer renowned for his visually striking work on numerous major films, including collaborations with the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roger Alexander Deakins
subject surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
subject surface form:
Sid and Nancy
subject surface form:
Another Time, Another Place (1983 film)
this entity surface form:
Sir Roger Deakins
subject surface form:
The Ladykillers (2004 film)