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Occupation
  
Cinematographer

Name
  
Allen Daviau

Role
  
Cinematographer


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Awards
  
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography

Movies
  
ET the Extra‑Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun, The Color Purple, Van Helsing, Bugsy

Similar People
  
Carol Littleton, Robert MacNaughton, Sean Frye, Menno Meyjes, Michael Kahn

Born
  
June 14, 1942 (age 77) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
  
April 15, 2020 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Allen Daviau, A.S.C. (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer. He was nominated and also won numerous awards, including 5 Oscar nominations and 2 BAFTA nominations, winning 1 BAFTA award.

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Selected filmography

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  • Amblin' (1968)
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (Gobi desert sequence)
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (second unit cinematographer)
  • The Color Purple (1985)
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • Avalon (1990)
  • Bugsy (1991)
  • Fearless (1993)
  • Congo (1995)
  • The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
  • Van Helsing (2004)
  • Academy Awards

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  • 1983: Best Cinematography – nominated for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • 1986: Best Cinematography – nominated for The Color Purple
  • 1988: Best Cinematography – nominated for Empire of the Sun
  • 1991: Best Cinematography – nominated for Avalon
  • 1992: Best Cinematography – nominated for Bugsy
  • British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

  • 1983: Cinematography – nominated for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • 1989: Cinematography – Won for Empire of the Sun
  • Death

    Daviau died on April 15, 2020, at the age of 77 as a result of complications from COVID-19 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.

    References

    Allen Daviau Wikipedia