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Biography
Claudio Miranda (born March 1965 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean cinematographer best known as the Academy Award-winning director of photography on Ang Lee's film Life of Pi and as the director of photography on David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the first entirely digitally filmed movie nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. He is the second Chilean person to win an Academy Award.
Career
Miranda first worked with David Fincher in 1995 as a gaffer on Seven. He performed the same role on The Game and Fight Club before becoming an additional photographer on Zodiac. He carried on Fincher's previous use of the Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera on Zodiac when filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Personal life
Miranda was born in Valparaíso to a Chilean father and a Danish mother. When he was 1, he and his family emigrated to the United States.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Director of Photography | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Additional Photography | |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Director of Photography | Houston Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Cinematohraphty Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated – BAFTA for Best Cinematography Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Director of Photography | |
| 2011 | Margaret | Additional Photography | |
| 2012 | Life of Pi | Director of Photography | Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA for Best Cinematography Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Cinematography Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Las Vegas Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Online for Best Cinematography North Texas Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography San Diego Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Southeastern Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated– American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography Nominated – Online Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography Nominated – St. Louis Film Critics for Best Cinematography |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Director of Photography | |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Director of Photography | |
| 2017 | Granite Mountain | Director of Photography |