Hoyte van Hoytema

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Hoytema, not Hoytema.

Hoyte van Hoytema ASC (Dutch: [ˈɦɔitə vɑn ˈɦɔitəmaː]; born 4 October 1971) is a Dutch-Swedish cinematographer. Renowned for his handheld camera work and for shooting primarily on film, he has received two Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations, for the Christopher Nolan–directed films Dunkirk (2017) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning the Oscar for the latter.

Hoyte van Hoytema
Van Hoytema in November 2012
Born	(1971-10-04) 4 October 1971 (age 53) Horgen, Switzerland
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1997–present

Early life

Hoyte van Hoytema was born in Horgen on 4 October 1971,^[1] the son of Dutch parents.^[2] The family returned to the Netherlands shortly after his birth.^[2] He later moved to Poland to study at Łódź Film School.^[2]

Career

Van Hoytema's work as a cinematographer includes Let the Right One In (2008), The Fighter (2010), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Her (2013), the James Bond film Spectre (2015), Ad Astra (2019), and Nope (2022). His collaborations with directors Mikael Marcimain, Tomas Alfredson, and Christopher Nolan have earned him critical acclaim; his collaborations with Nolan include Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023).

Van Hoytema's work has been highly praised by film critics and audiences alike, and has earned him multiple awards, including an Academy Award from two nominations and a BAFTA Award from four nominations for Best Cinematography.^[3] He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Swedish Society of Cinematographers, and the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers.

Personal life

Van Hoytema has said of his birthplace and family, "I'm not really affiliated with Switzerland. I'm born there, that is all. My parents were there very briefly. They are both from Holland. I'm Dutch, but it has been over 20 years since I was in Holland. What has been important for my career has taken place in Sweden. I have a Swedish wife and a Swedish daughter, and I feel adopted by Sweden. I feel most connected to Sweden."^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2003	Svidd neger	Erik Smith Meyer
2004	Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee	Mona J. Hoel
2005	Pistvakt	Stephan Apelgren
2008	Let the Right One In	Tomas Alfredson
2009	The Girl	Fredrik Edfeldt
2010	The Fighter	David O. Russell
2011	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Tomas Alfredson
2012	Call Girl	Mikael Marcimain
2013	Her	Spike Jonze
2014	Interstellar	Christopher Nolan
2015	Spectre	Sam Mendes
2017	Dunkirk	Christopher Nolan
2019	Ad Astra	James Gray
2020	Tenet	Christopher Nolan
2022	Nope	Jordan Peele
2023	Oppenheimer	Christopher Nolan
2026	The Odyssey †		Filming

Television

Miniseries

Year	Title	Director
2002	Den förste zigenaren i rymden	Agneta Fagerström-Olsson
2004	Danslärarens återkomst	Stephan Apelgren
2005	The Laser Man	Mikael Marcimain
2006	En fråga om liv och död	Håkan Lindhé
2007	How Soon Is Now?	Mikael Marcimain

TV movie

Year	Title	Director
2009	Doktor Glas	Peder Bjurman Krister Henriksson Mikael Marcimain Måns Månsson Himself

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Dunkirk	Best Cinematography	Nominated	[4]
2023	Oppenheimer		Won	[5]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Best Cinematography	Nominated	[6][7]
2014	Interstellar		Nominated	[8]
2017	Dunkirk		Nominated
2023	Oppenheimer		Won

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Title	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Outstanding Cinematography	Nominated	[9]
2017	Dunkirk		Nominated	[10]
2023	Oppenheimer		Won

Other awards

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2008	Let the Right One In	Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography	Won	[11][12]
		Kodak Nordic Vision Award for Best Cinematography	Won	[12]
2009	Flickan (The Girl)	Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography	Won	[13][12]
2012	Call Girl	Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography	Won	[14][15]
2013	Her	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Indiewire Critics' Poll for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		International Online Cinema Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Italian Online Movie Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Online Film & Television Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Cinema Bloggers Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Gold Derby Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
2014	Interstellar	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Cinematography	Won
		Nevada Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography	Won
		North Texas Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Won
		Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Satellite Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Cinema Bloggers Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Denver Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Gold Derby Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Houston Film Critics Society Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Indiewire Critics' Poll for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Seattle Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		St. Louis Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Visual Effects Society Awards for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography	Nominated
2015	Spectre	Satellite Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
2017	Dunkirk	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography	Won
		Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography	Won
		Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Won
		Atlanta Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography	Won
		San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography	Won
		Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Satellite Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Austin Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Chicago Indie Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Gold Derby Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Hawaii Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Houston Film Critics Society Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Indiewire Critics' Poll for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		North Carolina Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		North Texas Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Online Film & Television Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		San Francisco Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Seattle Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		St. Louis Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Utah Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
2020	Tenet	Black Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography	Won
		Hawaii Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography	Won
		Austin Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Black Reel Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Chicago Indie Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Columbus Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Discussing Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Florida Film Critics Circle for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Hollywood Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Houston Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Gold Derby for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Satellite Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated	[16]
2023	Oppenheimer	Austin Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Won
		Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Cinematography	Won
		Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography	Won
		Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography	Nominated
		San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography	Nominated