# John Schwartzman

John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. (born October 18, 1960) is an American cinematographer, best known for his work on Jurassic World, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Rock and Seabiscuit, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.

## Early life

Schwartzman was born on October 18, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of producer Jack Schwartzman and the stepson of actress Talia Shire. He is the brother of Stephanie Schwartzman and half-brother to actors/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman. John graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1985.

## Career

Schwartzman works as a cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Michael Bay, John Lee Hancock, Colin Trevorrow, James Foley and Paul Feig.

## Filmography

Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1984 | Last Chance Dance | Phil Joanou | With Robert Brinkmann |
| 1986 | Video Valentino | Richard Martini | |

### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | Richard Martini | With Peter Lyons Collister |
| 1989 | Red Surf | H. Gordon Boos | |
| 1990 | Rockula | Luca Bercovici | |
| 1993 | Benny & Joon | Jeremiah S. Chechik | |
| 1994 | Airheads | Michael Lehmann | |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Joshua Brand | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Nick Castle | |
| 1996 | The Rock | Michael Bay | 1st collaboration with Bay |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Richard Donner | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Michael Bay | |
| 1999 | EDtv | Ron Howard | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Michael Bay | |
| 2002 | The Rookie | John Lee Hancock | 1st collaboration with Hancock |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Gary Ross | |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jay Roach | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Jon Turteltaub | With Amir Mokri |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | Rob Reiner | |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Shawn Levy | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Marc Webb | |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Gary Shore | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Colin Trevorrow | |
| 2016 | The Founder | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | James Foley | |
| 2017 | The Book of Henry | Colin Trevorrow | |
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | James Foley | |
| 2018 | The Unicorn | Robert Schwartzman | With Michael Rizzi |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor | Paul Feig | 1st collaboration with Feig |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Paul Feig | |
| 2021 | The Little Things | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Colin Trevorrow | |
| 2022 | Mr. Harrigan's Phone | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil | Paul Feig | |
| 2024 | Atlas | Brad Peyton | |
| 2024 | Jackpot! | Paul Feig | |
| 2025 | Another Simple Favor † | Paul Feig | Post-production |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1991 | To Save a Child | Robert Lieberman |
| 1992 | Industrial Symphony No. 1 | David Lynch |

### Music video

| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director |
| 1990 | "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" | Cheap Trick | Nigel Dick |
| 1990 | "Wherever Would I Be" | Cheap Trick | Nigel Dick |
| 1994 | "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" | Meat Loaf | Michael Bay |
| 1995 | "Strange Currencies" | R.E.M. | Mark Romanek |
| 1999 | "What a Girl Wants" | Christina Aguilera | Diane Martel |
| 2012 | "One More Night" | Maroon 5 | Peter Berg |

## Awards and nominations

Academy Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Outstanding Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Outstanding Cinematography | Won |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Best Cinematography | Nominated |