is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers.
He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC).
Deakins received his first major award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his outstanding achievement in cinematography for the internationally praised major motion picture, The Shawshank Redemption.
The ASC continued to honour Deakins with outstanding achievement nominations for his later works, including Fargo, Kundun, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and The Man Who Wasn't There, for which he won his second ASC Award. In 2008, Deakins became the first cinematographer in history to receive dual ASC nominations for his works, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and No Country for Old Men. The latter won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography and he received Academy Award nominations for both films.
Roger Deakins has received eight Academy Award nominations for the previously mentioned films, in addition to high praise from critic associations in both America and Britain.
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