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 #515)
Best-known technical roles: Moonlight (Cinematographer), If Beale Street Could Talk (Cinematographer), Tusk (Cinematographer), For a Good Time, Call (Cinematographer), Anything (Cinematographer)
Most productive collaborators: Barry Jenkins, Trevante Rhodes, Adele Romanski, André Holland, Dede Gardner
Also credited as: James R. Laxton
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesCinematographer12$45,929,411$43,852,666$89,782,077

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 505 $45,929,411
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 522 $43,852,666
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 515 $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

Moonlight

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. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations - Final Look

February 26th, 2017

La La Land

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. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners - Moonlight has a Serious Night

February 26th, 2017

Moonlight

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. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 24th, 2017

La La Land

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. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 23rd, 2016

Moonlight

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. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 20, 2024Mufasa: The Lion King Director of Photography
Dec 14, 2018If Beale Street Could Talk Cinematographer $14,915,773$6,482,598$21,398,371
May 11, 2018Anything Director of Photography $19,037$19,037
Oct 21, 2016Moonlight Director of Photography $27,854,931$37,040,175$64,895,106
Sep 2, 2016Yoga Hosers Director of Photography $38,767$38,767
Oct 17, 2014Camp X-Ray Director of Photography $9,837$91,216$101,053
Sep 19, 2014Tusk Director of Photography $1,821,983$65,571$1,887,554
Jun 6, 2014The Moment Cinematographer
Feb 14, 2014Adult World Director of Photography $19,731$19,731
Oct 4, 2013Bad Milo Director of Photography $19,613$19,613
Jul 12, 2013Dealin' with Idiots Cinematographer $16,757$16,757
Aug 31, 2012For 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