REMEMBERING OSCAR-WINNING DP OWEN ROIZMAN ASC

American cinematographer Owen Roizman ASC, who was nominated for multiple Oscars during a phenomenal career, has passed away at the age of 86.

In 2017, Roizman was presented with an honorary Oscar for his achievements and contributions to the film industry, which included nine years of serving on the Academy’s Cinematographers Branch. Roizman also represented the branch on the Board of Governors and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASC in 1997.

Roizman’s second feature film as a DP was William Friedkin‘s The French Connection in 1971, which earned him his first of five Oscar nominations. He went on to shoot such iconic films as Play It Again, Sam, Friedkin’s The Exorcist (for which he earned a second Oscar nomination), The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3, The Stepford Wives, Three Days Of the Condor, and Network.