Roger Deakin has a fondness for cutting his own hair and loves his Persian
scrollwork belt buckle that has supported his jeans for the past 44
years.
Apparently the belt buckle was bought from an Afghani drug dealer. People will be hard pressed to see him dress in other than a white shirt and blue denim. Ace cinematographer Roger Deakins is an unusual man with atypical habits.
And it is this prodigious quality that has taken him places.
After a record 14 nominations, Roger Deakin has finally won the
cinematography award for his surreal camera work for Dennis Villeneuve’s
Blade Runner 2049
The history of Oscars is replete with numerous talents who simply could not manage to lay their hands upon the trophy. Oscar remained a pipe dream for Peter O’Toole despite his eight nominations (he was given an honorary Oscar in 2003) and the same holds true for Richard Burton with his seven nominations, and Glenn Close with six nominations. Maverick director Alfred Hitchcock, despite his five nominations, could not manage one even with Psycho. Roger Deakins follows this legacy, and despite the 13 nominations he has managed since 1995, not a single one could fructify.
Apparently the belt buckle was bought from an Afghani drug dealer. People will be hard pressed to see him dress in other than a white shirt and blue denim. Ace cinematographer Roger Deakins is an unusual man with atypical habits.
And it is this prodigious quality that has taken him places.
The history of Oscars is replete with numerous talents who simply could not manage to lay their hands upon the trophy. Oscar remained a pipe dream for Peter O’Toole despite his eight nominations (he was given an honorary Oscar in 2003) and the same holds true for Richard Burton with his seven nominations, and Glenn Close with six nominations. Maverick director Alfred Hitchcock, despite his five nominations, could not manage one even with Psycho. Roger Deakins follows this legacy, and despite the 13 nominations he has managed since 1995, not a single one could fructify.
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