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Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki

Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki is a three-time consecutive Academy Award-winning cinematographer who has redefined visual storytelling in both feature films and high-end commercials.

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Production company & representation
Park Pictures
Production company · US, UK · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Emmy Nomination for Cinematography (Apple Disclaimer series)
Television Academy · 2025 · award
2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial (Nike Dream Crazy)
Television Academy · 2019 · award
Black Pencil at D&AD Awards (Dream Crazy)
D&AD · 2019 · award
Selected clients
AppleNikeAbsolut

Bio & background

Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki is a three-time consecutive Academy Award-winning cinematographer who has redefined visual storytelling in both feature films and high-end commercials. He won Best Cinematography Oscars for *Gravity* (2013), *Birdman* (2014), and *The Revenant* (2015)—the first person in Academy history to achieve this feat—and has earned eight total Oscar nominations, five ASC Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and the 2016 Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award. Signed with Park Pictures in 2011, Lubezki made his commercial directorial debut for Powerade via Wieden + Kennedy and has since directed or shot spots for Apple (iPad Air "Your Verse," iPhone 12 Pro, Apple TV "The Storytellers"), Nike (co-directed "Dream Crazy" starring Colin Kaepernick, which won Cannes Grand Prix and a 2019 Emmy), Absolut ("One Night" via BBH London, winning Epica and One Show VFX awards), Coca-Cola, Visa, Samsung, Rolex, Sony, Lavazza, and KIND Snacks. His work is distinguished by pioneering natural-light cinematography, continuous uninterrupted takes, wide-angle documentary framing, and immersive camera motion. For *Gravity*, he co-invented a 20-foot LED light box; for *Birdman*, he choreographed the film as one seamless take. Recent projects include Apple's *Disclaimer* series (2025 Emmy nomination) and Iñárritu's *DIGGER*.

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Awards
  • Emmy Nomination for Cinematography (Apple Disclaimer series)
    Television Academy · 2025
  • 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial (Nike Dream Crazy)
    Television Academy · 2019
  • Black Pencil at D&AD Awards (Dream Crazy)
D&AD · 2019
  • Cannes Grand Prix (Nike Dream Crazy)
    Cannes Lions · 2018
  • Epica Award for Best VFX (Absolut One Night)
    Epica Awards · 2017
  • 2016 Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award
    Royal Photographic Society · 2016
  • Four BAFTA Awards
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  • The One Show Best VFX (Absolut One Night)
    The One Club · 2018
  • Three Consecutive Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (Gravity, Birdman, The Revenant)
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2015
  • Five ASC Awards
    American Society of Cinematographers
  • Press
    • Emmanuel Chivo Lubezki Filmed Endangered Whales To Test New Sony Camera
      The Hollywood Reporter · 2024
    • Cinematic Duo's Alchemy
      Los Angeles Times · 2024
    • In Mexico City, Joyful, Timeless Fashion and Towering Creative Talent Takes Center Stage
      Vogue · 2023
    • Emmanuel Chivo Lubezki and Lavazza Highlight Six Artists/Activists in Their 2022 Calendar
      Vogue · 2021
    • Emmanuel Lubezki Hails iPhone 12 with New Short
      IndieWire · 2020
    • Perhaps the First Superstar Cinematographer
      Variety · 2016