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Joseph Ruttenberg

Born on July 4, 1889 in St. Petersburg, Russia
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Russian-born cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg emigrated to the U.S. as a child. Before entering films as a newsreel photographer in the early 1910s, Ruttenberg learned the whys and wherefores of the still camera as a photojournalist. Read Full Biography
Year Award Category Movie Result
1960 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography Butterfield 8 Nominated
1958 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography Gigi Won
1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Cinematography Somebody Up There Likes Me Won
1954 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Cinematography - Color Brigadoon Won
1953 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography Julius Caesar Nominated


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