Seamus McGarvey BSC, born 29 June 1967 in Armagh, Northern Ireland, is an Irish cinematographer who began his career as a still photographer before attending film school at the University of Westminster in London. Upon graduating in 1988 he began shooting short films and documentaries, including Skin, which was nominated for a Royal Television ...
As soon as he heard my accent, he said nobody would understand me - and he persisted in calling me Sean McManus. When I watched the DVD extras, I was mortified. Oliver Stone sub-titled me! (on his experience filming Stone's World Trade Center (2006)).
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Fact
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Honorary Fellow of Edinburgh College of Art.
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Patron of Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since 2001.
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Member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 1998, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2008.
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Greatest Showman
2017
filming
Life
2017
director of photogaphy post-production
Black Mirror
2016
TV Series 1 episode
The Accountant
2016
director of photography
Nocturnal Animals
2016
director of photography
Kitty
2016
Short
Pan
2015
director of photography
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
director of photography
Godzilla
2014
director of photography
A Fuller Life
2013
Documentary
Je T'Écoute
2013
Video short
Anna Karenina
2012/I
director of photography
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2012
Documentary
The Avengers
2012
director of photography
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
director of photography
James Bond Supports International Women's Day
2011
Short director of photography
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
2010
Documentary
Nowhere Boy
2009
director of photography
The Soloist
2009
director of photography
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2008
TV Series director of photography - 1 episode
Love You More
2008
Short
Atonement
2007
director of photography
Charlotte's Web
2006
director of photography
World Trade Center
2006
director of photography
Destricted
2006
segment "Death Valley"
Sahara
2005
director of photography
Along Came Polly
2004
director of photography
Rolling Stones: Tip of the Tongue
2003
Video documentary
The Actors
2003
The Hours
2002
director of photography
Wit
2001
TV Movie
Enigma
2001
director of photography
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
Documentary
High Fidelity
2000
The Big Tease
1999
director of photography
A Map of the World
1999
I Could Read the Sky
1999
The War Zone
1999
Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll
1998
Short
The End
1998
Short
Magic Moments
1997
Short
The Slab Boys
1997
The Winter Guest
1997
Jump the Gun
1997
director of photography
Cast: Free Me
1997
Video short dop
Harald
1997
Out of the Deep Pan
1996
TV Movie
Skin
1995
Short
This Charming Man
1995/I
Documentary short
Butterfly Kiss
1995
A Sort of Homecoming
1994
Short
Coloured
1994
Short
Skin Tight
1994
Short
Marooned
1994
Short
The Take Out
1994
Short
Screen Two
1994
TV Series 1 episode
Shooting to Stardom
1993
TV Short
Damsel Jam
1992
Short
I Love You
1990
Short
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thor
2011
director of photography: post-credits scene - uncredited
Ali G Indahouse
2002
additional camera operator / director of photography: additional photography
Projections
1993
Video assistant camera
Floating
1992
camera assistant
The Wanderer
1991
camera operator
The Garden
1990
assistant camera
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2012
Documentary executive producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
La maleta mexicana
2011
Documentary thanks
Small Gifts
2010
Short special thanks
Teen Patti
2010
special thanks
The Garden
1990
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Godzilla: Force of Nature
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
The 85th Annual Academy Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Creating the Extraordinary World of Anna Karenina
2013
Video documentary short
Himself
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
2012
Video short
Himself
Sam Taylor Wood's Nowhere Boy
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of 'Atonement'
2008
Video short
Himself
The 80th Annual Academy Awards
2008
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Charlotte's Web: Making Some Movie
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
The Making of 'World Trade Center'
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Visualizing 'Sahara'
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Best Cinematography Award
British Society of Cinematographers
Best Cinematography in a Feature Film
Anna Karenina (2012)
2013
Evening Standard British Film Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Best Technical Achievement
Anna Karenina (2012)
2013
IFTA Award
Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Director of Photography
Anna Karenina (2012)
2012
IFTA Award
Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Director of Photography (Film/TV Drama)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
2008
Evening Standard British Film Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Best Technical Achievement
Atonement (2007)
2008
IFTA Award
Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Director of Photography
Atonement (2007)
2007
NTFCA Award
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
Best Cinematography
Atonement (2007)
2007
PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Atonement (2007)
2005
IFTA Award
Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Cinematography
Sahara (2005)
2004
Evening Standard British Film Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Best Technical/Artistic Achievement
The Hours (2002)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Jury Award
Camerimage
Best 3D Film
Pan (2015)
2013
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Anna Karenina (2012)
2013
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Anna Karenina (2012)
2013
ASC Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Feature Film
Anna Karenina (2012)
2013
INOCA
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
Best Cinematography
Anna Karenina (2012)
2012
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Cinematography
Anna Karenina (2012)
2011
British Independent Film Award
British Independent Film Awards
Best Technical Achievement
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
2011
Golden Frog
Camerimage
Main Competition
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
2009
IOFCP Award
International Online Film Critics' Poll
Best Cinematography
Atonement (2007)
2008
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Atonement (2007)
2008
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Atonement (2007)
2008
ASC Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases