Linus Sandgren

Linus Sandgren FSF, ASC (born 5 December 1972) is a Swedish cinematographer, known for his collaborations with directors Damien Chazelle, David O. Russell, Gus Van Sant, and the duo of Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein.

Linus Sandgren
Born	(1972-12-05) 5 December 1972 (age 52) Spånga, Sweden
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2000–present
Organization(s)	Swedish Society of Cinematographers American Society of Cinematographers
Website	www.linussandgren.com

Work

Sandgren is known for his use of unique and unconventional formats,^[1] shooting Van Sant's Promised Land in 4-perf Super 35mm 1.3x anamorphic for a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and Chazelle’s First Man on a variety of different formats: Super 16mm, 35mm Techniscope, Super 35 3-perf, and IMAX 70mm film.^[2]

For his work on La La Land (2016), which he shot in the classic Cinemascope ratio of 2.55:1, he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics Choice and other awards for his cinematography.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} He is additionally the recipient of a Guldbagge Award, Sweden's highest film honor. He is a member of both the American and Swedish Society of Cinematographers.^[8] He also shot No Time to Die, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, the 25th James Bond film.^[9]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2002	Lyckantropen	Steve Ericsson

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2005	Storm	Måns Mårlind Björn Stein
2010	Shelter
2012	Promised Land	Gus Van Sant
2013	American Hustle	David O. Russell
2014	The Hundred-Foot Journey	Lasse Hallström
2015	Joy	David O. Russell
2016	La La Land	Damien Chazelle
2017	Battle of the Sexes	Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris
2018	First Man	Damien Chazelle
	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms	Lasse Hallström Joe Johnston
2021	No Time to Die	Cary Joji Fukunaga
	Don't Look Up	Adam McKay
2022	Babylon	Damien Chazelle
2023	Saltburn	Emerald Fennell
2025	Jay Kelly †	Noah Baumbach	Post-production
2026	Wuthering Heights †	Emerald Fennell	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2006	Snapphanar	Måns Mårlind Björn Stein	Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Major awards

Academy Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won

BAFTA Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated
2021	No Time to Die		Nominated

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated
2023	Saltburn		Nominated

Royal Photographic Society

Year	Category	Result
2020	Lumière Award	Won

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year	Title	Category	Result
2016	La La Land	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	First Man		Nominated

Other awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2016	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography	La La Land	Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		Won
	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Cinematography		Won
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Cinematography		Won
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	National Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	Indiewire Critics Poll	Best Cinematography		2nd place
	Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards			Won
	Phoenix Film Critics Society			Won
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society			Won
	Southeastern Film Critics Association			Won
	Utah Film Critics Association			Won
	Nevada Film Critics Association Award			Won
	Austin Film Critics Association Awards			Won
	North Texas Film Critics Association			Won
	North Carolina Film Critics Association			Won
	Houston Film Critics Society			Won
	Central Ohio Film Critics Association			Won
	Hawaii Film Critics Society			Won
	Seattle Film Critics Association			Nominated
2018	Dublin Film Critics Circle		First Man	Won
	Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society			Nominated
	S:t Louis Film Critics Circle Awards			Nominated
	North Texas Film Critics Association			2nd place