James Laxton
Best known as a Cinematographer based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $89,782,077 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #508) |
Best-known technical roles: Moonlight (Cinematographer), If Beale Street Could Talk (Cinematographer), Tusk (Cinematographer), For a Good Time, Call (Cinematographer), Anything (Cinematographer) |
Also credited as: James R. Laxton |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Cinematographer | 12 | $45,929,411 | $43,852,666 | $89,782,077 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 499 | $45,929,411 |
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 517 | $43,852,666 |
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 508 | $89,782,077 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2016 - Awards Season - And the Oscar Goes to... La La Land Moonlight!
February 26th, 2017
It’s Oscar night and we were live blogging the show. Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night.
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2016 - Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations - Final Look
February 26th, 2017
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between.
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2016 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners - Moonlight has a Serious Night
February 26th, 2017
The Independent Spirit Awards winners were handed out last night. While they are rarely a good predictor for the Oscars, Moonlight’s performance was so dominant that its chances of winning Oscars have ticked up a couple of percentage points.
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2016 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations
January 24th, 2017
The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record.
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2016 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations
November 23rd, 2016
The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last night and thus the 2016 Awards Season begins. There were a few surprises and some snubs to discuss, but for the most part, there’s not a lot nominations that broke the established narrative. It’s because there isn’t really an established narrative. This means films that earn nominations here have a much better chance of doing well going forward and Moonlight looks like it could rise up as a result.
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All Acting Credits
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Dec 20, 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Director of Photography | |||
Dec 14, 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Cinematographer | $14,915,773 | $6,482,598 | $21,398,371 |
May 11, 2018 | Anything | Director of Photography | $19,037 | $19,037 | |
Oct 21, 2016 | Moonlight | Director of Photography | $27,854,931 | $37,040,175 | $64,895,106 |
Sep 2, 2016 | Yoga Hosers | Director of Photography | $38,767 | $38,767 | |
Oct 17, 2014 | Camp X-Ray | Director of Photography | $9,837 | $91,216 | $101,053 |
Sep 19, 2014 | Tusk | Director of Photography | $1,821,983 | $65,571 | $1,887,554 |
Jun 6, 2014 | The Moment | Cinematographer | |||
Feb 14, 2014 | Adult World | Director of Photography | $19,731 | $19,731 | |
Oct 4, 2013 | Bad Milo | Director of Photography | $19,613 | $19,613 | |
Jul 12, 2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | Cinematographer | $16,757 | $16,757 | |
Aug 31, 2012 | For a Good Time, Call | Director of Photography | $1,251,749 | $134,339 | $1,386,088 |
Averages | $5,103,268 | $7,308,778 | $8,978,208 | ||
Totals | 12 | $45,929,411 | $43,852,666 | $89,782,077 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 499 | $45,929,411 |
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 517 | $43,852,666 |
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 508 | $89,782,077 |