# Bruno Delbonnel

Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC, (born 1957) is a French cinematographer, known for works from a number of high-profile directors, including Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Tim Burton, the Coen brothers, Joe Wright and Wes Anderson.

## Life and career

Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC (Paris, Île-de-France).
Delbonnel's accolades include a César Award and a European Film Award, as well as six Academy Award nominations and four BAFTA Award nominations.
He was appointed in 2019 as the head of the cinematography department of the Paris film school, La Fémis.

## Style

His work tends to feature very stylized color palettes, often very warm and featuring yellows and greens as prominent and ubiquitous colors which often tint the whole image. Also often in his work, the film stock has a very apparent, well-defined grain structure.

## Filmography
### Cinematographer

Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1984 | Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 1993 | Jour de fauche | Vincent Monner | |
| 1996 | Regarde-moi | Gabrielle Lazure | |
| 2006 | Tuileries | Coen Brothers | Segment of Paris, je t'aime |
| 2016 | Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion | Wes Anderson | |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1993 | Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents | Jean-Jacques Zilbermann | |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Peter Bogdanovich | |
| 2001 | Amélie | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 2003 | Not For, or Against | Cédric Klapisch | |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Douglas McGrath | |
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Julie Taymor | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | David Yates | |
| 2011 | Faust | Alexander Sokurov | |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Tim Burton | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Coen brothers | |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Tim Burton | |
| 2014 | Francofonia | Aleksandr Sokurov | |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Tim Burton | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Joe Wright | |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Coen Brothers | |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Joe Wright | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Joel Coen | |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Wes Anderson | Post-production |
* ↑ Shared credit with Thierry Jault
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1999 | Chambre n° 13 | Aruna Villiers Fabienne Berthaud | Episode "Chair en vie" |
| 2001 | Luis Miguel Dominguin: El Numero Uno | Marianne Lamour | Documentary film |
| 2024 | Disclaimer | Alfonso Cuarón | Miniseries; With Emmanuel Lubezki, also credited as executive producer |

### Other credits

Director
* The Grand Circus (1989) (Documentary film)
* Paso doble (2006) (Documentary short)
Writer
* Foutaises (1989) (Short film)
Actor
* The French Dispatch (2021) (As François-Marie Charvet)

## Awards and nominations

Academy Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Amélie | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Won |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
César Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Best Cinematography | Won |
Satelitte Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2011 | Faust | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Best Cinematography | Won |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
European Film Award
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematographer | Won |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Best Cinematographer | Nominated |
| 2011 | Faust | Best Cinematographer | Nominated |
Other awards
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 2013 | Boston Online Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |
| 2013 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |
| 2013 | National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2013 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated |
| 2017 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Darkest Hour | Nominated |
| 2017 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Darkest Hour | Nominated |
| 2017 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Darkest Hour | Nominated |
| 2018 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Won |
| 2018 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Nominated |