Lol Crawley | |
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 Crawley at theIFFR 2025 | |
| Born | (1974-11-02)2 November 1974 (age 50)[1] Shrewsbury,Shropshire, England |
| Alma mater | Northumbria University |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Awards | Academy Awards -Best Cinematography BAFTA Awards -Best Cinematography |
Laurie "Lol" Crawley,B.S.C. (born inShrewsbury,Shropshire[2]) is an Englishcinematographer. He is known for his collaborations with directorBrady Corbet on such films asThe Childhood of a Leader (2015),Vox Lux (2018), andThe Brutalist (2024), which earned him theBAFTA andAcademy Award for Best Cinematography.
His other works also includeBallast (2008),Four Lions (2010),45 Years (2015),The Humans (2020), andWhite Noise (2022) as well as theBBC Two seriesThe Crimson Petal and the White (2011) and theNetflix seriesThe OA (2016) andBlack Mirror (2017).
In 2013, Crawley shotMandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at theToronto International Film Festival[3] and attracted critical attention[vague] for its cinematography.[4] Crawley has been inducted into theBritish Society of Cinematographers.[5] He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals,[6] and also has been nominated for four FilmIndependent Spirit Awards.[7]
In 2025, Crawley won Best Cinematography at both the97th Academy Awards and the68th British Academy Film Awards for his work in the filmThe Brutalist.[8] The film also won him numerous other awards and nominations at other events, such as theRobby Müller Award and Best Cinematography from theBritish Society of Cinematographers.[9][10]
In 2016The Playlist profiled Crawley in their filmmakers on the rise stating that, "British DP Lol Crawley isn’t quite a brand new name — he’s been doing some remarkably impressive work in features for nearly a decade now. But of late, he’s gone from an extraordinarily impressive cinematographer to staking his claim at being one of the best in the world."[11]
Lol Crawley was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and grew up inLlansantffraid-ym-Mechain,Wales, with his parents and two older sisters, one of whom is the writer and historianFay Bound Alberti. He attended Ysgol Llanfyllin and Oswestry College and completed a BTEC National Diploma in Audio Visual Studies at The North East Wales Institute, before studying at Northumbria University, where he earned a BA Hons.
He is seen as an inspiration to the pupils of Ysgol Llanfyllin, with the current headmaster, Dewi Owen, quoted in the Borders Counties Advertizer as saying:
"Lol’s journey from a pupil at Ysgol Llanfyllin to an internationally celebrated cinematographer is an inspiration to our students and the wider community. His success highlights the incredible potential of young people from our school and local area to achieve greatness in the creative industries and beyond."[12]
In the 1990s, Crawley attendedNorthumbria University to study Film and Media Production.[8][13]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Ballast | Lance Hammer | [6][14] | |
| Better Things | Duane Hopkins | |||
| 2009 | Wasted | Stuart Davids Caroline Paterson | ||
| Four Lions | Chris Morris | [15] | ||
| 2010 | Donkeys | Morag McKinnon | ||
| 2011 | On the Ice | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | ||
| Here | Braden King | |||
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Roger Michell | [16][17] | |
| 2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Justin Chadwick | [18][19] | |
| 2015 | 45 Years | Andrew Haigh | [20] | |
| The Childhood of a Leader | Brady Corbet | |||
| 2018 | Vox Lux | |||
| 2019 | Dau | Ilya Khrzhanovsky | WithManuel Alberto Claro and Jürgen Jürges | |
| 2020 | The Secret Garden | Marc Munden | ||
| The Devil All the Time | Antonio Campos | |||
| 2021 | The Humans | Stephen Karam | ||
| 2022 | White Noise | Noah Baumbach | ||
| 2024 | The Brutalist | Brady Corbet | [21] | |
| 2025 | DreamQuil | Alex Prager |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 2010 | One Night in Turin | James Erskine | |
| 2011 | From the Ashes | With Joel Devlin and Richard Malins | |
| 2015 | The Reflektor Tapes | Kahlil Joseph | WithAutumn Durald Arkapaw andMalik Hassan Sayeed |
| 2021 | Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan | Alma Har'el | Concert film |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Reps | Andy Ross | ||
| 2007 | Where There's a Will | Daniel Elliott | Documentary series | |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and the White | Marc Munden | Miniseries | [22] |
| 2012 | Murder | Birger Larsen | Episode: "Joint Enterprise" | |
| 2014 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Rupert Wyatt | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Utopia | Marc Munden Sam Donovan | Season 2 | [23] | |
| 2016 | The OA | Zal Batmanglij | Season 1 | |
| 2017 | Black Mirror | John Hillcoat | Episode: "Crocodile" |
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| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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| 2010 | "Stay Too Long" | Plan B | [24] |
| "She Said" | |||
| "Love Goes Down" | |||
| "Hang With Me" | Robyn | ||
| 2011 | "Blind Faith" | Chase and Status | [25] |
| "Charlie Brown" | Coldplay | [24] | |
| "Take Another Ride" | Kassidy |
| Year | Association | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Sundance Film Festival | Excellence in Cinematography | Ballast | Won | [6][26] |
| 2009 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | [26] | |
| 2010 | UK Music Video Awards | Best Cinematography | Plan B - "Stay Too Long" | Won | [24] |
| Design and Art Direction Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Woodstock Film Festival | Best Cinematography | On the Ice | Won | [27] |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | Here | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Royal Television Society | Photography - Drama | Utopia | Won | [23] |
| 2017 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | The Childhood of a Leader | Nominated | |
| 2022 | The Humans | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | International Film Festival Rotterdam | Robby Müller Award | Won | [9] | |
| Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | The Brutalist | Won | [8] | |
| American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated | |||
| BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | [8] | ||
| British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography | Won | [10] | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | |||
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