Sir Roger Alexander Deakins CBE is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinematographers and to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. His best-known works include "The Shawshank Redemption," "Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," "A Beautiful Mind," "Skyfall," "Sicario," "Blade Runner 2049," and "1917," the last two of which earned him Academy Awards.

An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution[s] to British film" Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school. Deakins received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2011, and in 2013 he was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film. In the 2021 New Year Honors he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor.

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