Owen Roizman | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1936 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 2023 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Spouse |
Mona Lindholm (m. 1964) |
| Children | 1 |
| President of the American Society of Cinematographers | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Victor J. Kemper |
| Succeeded by | Woody Omens |
Owen Roizman (September 22, 1936 – January 6, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He received five Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for the films The French Connection (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Network (1976), Tootsie (1982), and Wyatt Earp (1994). He served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was president of the American Society of Cinematographers.
His first feature film was Stop (1970), and several other notable credits include The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), True Confessions (1981), The Addams Family (1991), and Grand Canyon (1991).[1] He is known for his "gritty" style and received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.