We continue our 2021 Oscars coverage with the nominees for Best Cinematography! We have once again invited every nominee to join us, and we were very pleased to sit down with three inspiring cinematographers: Sean Bobbitt, Erik Messerschmidt, and Phedon Papamichael. (Unfortunately, the other two nominees, Dariusz Wolski and Joshua James Richards, were unable to find time, as they are on location filming their next projects.)

Here's a table of contents, in case you'd like to jump around:

00:01:46 - JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH - Sean Bobbitt, B.S.C.

00:21:37 - MANK - Erik Messerschmidt, A.S.C.

00:35:23 - THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 - Phedon Papamichael, A.S.C.

Many thanks to Sean, Erik, and Phedon for joining us and congratulations to all of the nominees! Here they are, once again in alphabetical order:

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH - Sean Bobbitt, B.S.C.

MANK - Erik Messerschmidt, A.S.C.

NEWS OF THE WORLD - Dariusz Wolski, A.S.C.

NOMADLAND - Joshua James Richards, A.S.C.

THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 - Phedon Papamichael, A.S.C.

We would also like to thank the folks at Warner Bros, Netflix, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for helping us pull these interviews together (in record time!) and for all the wonderful film clips. 

Don't miss these incredible films:

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

MANK

NEWS OF THE WORLD

NOMADLAND

THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

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