Bruno Delbonnel

Bruno Delbonnel (born 1957) is a French cinematographer. He is best known for his works in the films Amélie (2001), A Very Long Engagement (2004), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Darkest Hour (2017).

Bruno Delbonnel
Delbonnel in 2012
Born	1957 (age 61–62) Nancy, France
Education	ESEC
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1981–present

Delbonnel's accolades include a César Award and a European Film Award, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards.

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Life and career

Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC (Paris, Île-de-France).

He has collaborated twice with fellow French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet for Amélie and A Very Long Engagement.

He then started collaborating with many other directors, such as Tim Burton, the Coen brothers and Joe Wright.

Delbonnel has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography five times, for the films Amélie (2001), A Very Long Engagement (2004), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and Darkest Hour (2017).

Style

His work tends to feature very stylized color palettes, often very warm and featuring yellows and greens as prominent and ubiquitous colors which often tint the whole image. Also often in his work, the film stock used has a very apparent, well-defined grain structure.

Filmography

As cinematographer

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2001	The Cat's Meow	Peter Bogdanovich
	Amélie	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated– Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated– BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– César Award for Best Cinematography
2003	Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)	Cédric Klapisch
2004	A Very Long Engagement	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography César Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated– Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2006	Paris, je t'aime	Coen brothers	Segment: Tuileries
	Infamous	Douglas McGrath
2007	Across the Universe	Julie Taymor	Nominated– Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	David Yates	Nominated– Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2011	Faust	Alexander Sokurov	Nominated– European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated– Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2012	Dark Shadows	Tim Burton
2013	Inside Llewyn Davis	Coen brothers	Boston Online Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated– Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
2014	Big Eyes	Tim Burton
	Francofonia: Le Louvre Under German Occupation	Aleksandr Sokurov
2016	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children	Tim Burton
2017	Darkest Hour	Joe Wright	Nominated– Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated– ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography
2018	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	Coen brothers
2019	The Woman in the Window	Joe Wright	Post-production

As director/screenwriter

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1989	The Grand Circus	Yes	No	Documentary
	Things I Like, Things I Don't Like	No	Yes	Short film
2006	Paso doble	Yes	No	Documentary short

External links

• Bruno Delbonnel on IMDb