Claudio Miranda

Claudio Miranda
Claudio Miranda
Born	Valparaíso, Chile
Nationality	Chilean
Occupation	Cinematographer
Known for	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Life of Pi, Tron: Legacy

Claudio Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklau̯ðjo miˈɾanða]; born March 1965 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean cinematographer best known as the Academy Award-winning director of photography on Ang Lee's film Life of Pi and as the director of photography on David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the first entirely digitally filmed movie nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and an American Society of Cinematographers Award.^[1]^[2] He is the second Chilean person to win an Academy Award.

Career

Miranda first worked with David Fincher in 1995 as a gaffer on Seven. He performed the same role on The Game and Fight Club before becoming an additional photographer on Zodiac. He carried on Fincher's previous use of the Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera on Zodiac when filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.^[1]

Personal life

Miranda was born in Valparaíso to a Chilean father and a Danish mother. When he was 1, he and his family emigrated to the United States.

Filmography

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2006	Failure to Launch	Tom Dey
2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	David Fincher	Houston Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Cinematohraphty Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated – BAFTA for Best Cinematography Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2010	Tron: Legacy	Joseph Kosinski
2012	Life of Pi	Ang Lee	Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA for Best Cinematography Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Cinematography Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Las Vegas Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Online for Best Cinematography North Texas Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography San Diego Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Southeastern Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated– American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography Nominated – Online Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography Nominated – St. Louis Film Critics for Best Cinematography
2013	Oblivion	Joseph Kosinski
2015	Tomorrowland	Brad Bird
2017	Only the Brave	Joseph Kosinski
2020	Top Gun: Maverick	Joseph Kosinski
2115	100 Years	Robert Rodriguez	Filmed in 2015, set to be released 100 years after filming

References

1 2 IMDb. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Technical specifications". Retrieved 2009-01-07.
↑ American Society of Cinematographers (2009-01-07). "ASC Names Feature Film Nominees". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-07.

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[technical-1] 1 2 IMDb. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Technical specifications". Retrieved 2009-01-07.

[2] American Society of Cinematographers (2009-01-07). "ASC Names Feature Film Nominees". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-07.