Janusz Kamiński

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In this Slavic name, the family name is Kamiński, sometimes transliterated as Kaminski.
Janusz Kamiński
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Kamiński in 2014
Born Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński
(1959-06-27) June 27, 1959 (age 65)
Ziębice, Lower Silesia, Poland
Nationality Polish[1]
Alma mater Columbia College Chicago (B.A., 1987)[2]
AFI Conservatory (M.F.A., 1987)[3]
Occupation Cinematographer, film director, television director
Years active 1986–present
Organization American Film Institute
Spouse(s) Holly Hunter
(m. 1995; div. 2001)
Rebecca Rankin
(m. 2004; div. 2010)
Awards See full awards

Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (Polish: [ˌjanuʂ kaˈmiɲskʲi]; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish[1] cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993.[4] He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Spielberg's holocaust drama Schindler's List and World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). He has also received Academy Award nominations for Amistad (1997), The Diving Bell & the Butterfly (2007) War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), and West Side Story (2021). He has also received five British Academy Film Award nominations, and six American Society of Cinematographers Award nominations.

In addition to his collaborations with Spielberg, he has also worked with Cameron Crowe, James L. Brooks, and Julian Schnabel. Kamiński has also moved into the field of directing, first with the horror film Lost Souls (2000), and later television series like The Event (2011) and The Divide (2014). In 2019, the American Society of Cinematographers included Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, both shot by Kamiński, on the list of the best-photographed films of the 20th century.[5]

Life and career

Kamiński was born in Ziębice, Poland, the son of mother, Jadwiga Celner, and father, Marian Kaminski.[6] In 1981, he emigrated to the United States at the age of 21 after Prime Minister Jaruzelski imposed martial law.

He attended Columbia College in Chicago from 1982 to 1987, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree,[2] taking up filmmaking as a profession before attending to the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree. He worked under cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, first as a gaffer, and eventually as second unit director of photography. He shot numerous B-movies for directors Roger Corman and Katt Shea, as well as the romantic musical comedy Cool as Ice, starring Vanilla Ice.

Kamiński was first discovered by Steven Spielberg in 1991. After seeing the television film Wildflower, Spielberg hired Kamiński to shoot Class of '61, a television film in which Spielberg served as producer.[7]

He twice won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in the 1990s, for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. He has been nominated five additional times for Amistad, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, War Horse, Lincoln, and West Side Story. In 2010, he was awarded the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the AFI Conservatory.[8]

Kamiński became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) in 1994,[9] but resigned in 2006.[9][10][11]

Kamiński was married to actress Holly Hunter from 1995 until 2001. He married ABC reporter Rebecca Rankin in 2004. They divorced in 2010.[12]

Filmography

Key
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Film

Year Title Director Notes
1986 Lady America Nick Gaitatjis Short film
1989 Grim Prairie Tales Wayne Coe
1990 The Rain Killer Ken Stein
The Terror Within II Andrew Stevens
1991 Killer Instinct David Tausik Credited as Jennifer Stoltz
Cool as Ice David Kellogg
1992 Pyrates Noah Stern
1993 Trouble Bound Jeffrey Reiner
The Adventures of Huck Finn Stephen Sommers
Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
1994 Little Giants Duwayne Dunham
1995 Tall Tale Jeremiah S. Chechik
How to Make an American Quilt Jocelyn Moorhouse
1996 Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg
Amistad
1998 Saving Private Ryan
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2002 Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
2004 The Terminal
Jumbo Girl Daniel Curran Short film
2005 War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg
Munich
2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg
2009 Funny People Judd Apatow
2010 How Do You Know James L. Brooks
2011 The Adventures of Tintin Steven Spielberg
War Horse
2012 Lincoln
2014 The Judge David Dobkin
2015 Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg
2016 The BFG
2017 The Post
2018 Ready Player One
2020 The Call of the Wild Chris Sanders
2021 West Side Story Steven Spielberg
2022 The Fabelmans Post-production

Additional photography credits

Year Title Dir. DoP. Notes
1989 Lords of the Deep Mary Ann Fisher Austin McKinney Second unit photography
1990 Streets Katt Shea Phedon Papamichael
Watchers II Thierry Notz Edward J. Pei
1992 Star Time Alexander Cassini Fernando Argüelles Additional photography
One False Move Carl Franklin James L. Carter Second unit photography
1993 Love, Cheat & Steal William Curran Kent L. Wakeford Additional photography
1998 Armageddon Michael Bay John Schwartzman

Directorial credits

Year Title Notes
2000 Lost Souls Directorial debut
2007 Hania

Television

Year Title Dir. Notes
1991 Wildflower Diane Keaton Television film
1993 Class of '61 Gregory Hoblit
2021 Oslo Bartlett Sher

Directorial credits

Year Title DoP. Notes
2011 The Event Feliks Parnell Episode: "Face Off"
2014 The Divide Robert Aschman Episode: "Never Forget"

Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Janusz Kamiński

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "RECENT AFI ALUMNI AND FELLOW AWARDS & HONORS", AFI Conservatory website
  4. ↑ He Makes It Look Picture-perfect, Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2007
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