Janusz Kamiński

Infobox Actor
name = Janusz Kamiński
birthname = Janusz Zygmunt Kaminski
birthdate = birth date and age|1959|6|27
birthplace = Ziembice, Poland
spouse = Holly Hunter (1995-2001)
Rebecca Rankin (2004-)
academyawards = Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"
baftaawards = Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
awards = Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"
2007 "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
Best Cinematography
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
2007 "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Sierra Award for Best Cinematography
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"
LAFCA Award for Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"
2007 "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
NSFC Award for Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
NYFCC Award for Best Cinematography
1993 "Schindler's List"
OFCS Award for Best Cinematography
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
1997 "Amistad"
2007 "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński, A.S.C. (born June 27 1959) is a two-time Academy Award-winning Polish cinematographer and film director; he has photographed all of Steven Spielberg's movies since 1993's "Schindler's List".

Kamiński was born in Ziębice, Poland. He emigrated at the age of 21—after Prime Minister Jaruzelski imposed martial law in 1981—to the United States. There he attended Columbia College in Chicago from 1982 to 1987, taking up film making as a profession before transferring to the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree.

Kamiński won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice in the 1990s, for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan".

Kamiński was married to actress Holly Hunter from 1995 until 2001. He married ABC reporter Rebecca Rankin in 2004.

While accepting his 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", Kamiński stated he earned $3,000 per week for his work on the film, far below his alleged normal fee of $6,000 - $12,000 per day. He joked that he would not be able to accommodate young filmmakers for the same fee.

Filmography

Cinematographer

* "Funny People" (2009)
* "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008)
* "Hania" (2007)
* "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (2007)
* "Munich" (2005)
* "War of the Worlds" (2005)
* "Jumbo Girl" (2004)
* "The Terminal" (2004)
* "Catch Me If You Can" (2002)
* "Minority Report" (2002)
* "" (2001)
* "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)
* "Amistad" (1997)
* "" (1997)
* "Jerry Maguire" (1996)
* "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995)
* "Tall Tale" (1995)
* "Little Giants" (1994)
* "Schindler's List" (1993)
* "Class of '61" (1993)
* "The Adventures of Huck Finn" (1993)
* "Trouble Bound" (1993)
* "Mad Dog Coll" (1992)
* "Wildflower" (1991)
* "Cool as Ice" (1991)
* "Killer Instinct" (1991)
* "Pyrates" (1991)
* "Grim Prairie Tales" (1990)
* "The Rain Killer" (1990)
* "The Terror Within II" (1990)

Film director

* "Hania" (2007)
* "Lost Souls" (2000)

Other

* "Armageddon" (1998)
* "Love, Cheat & Steal" (1993)
* "One False Move" (1992)
* "Pyrates" (1991)
* "To Die Standing" (1990)
* "Watchers II" (1990)
* "" (1989)
* "Dance of the Damned" (1988)
* "Nothing in Common" (1986)

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