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Lol Crawley
Crawley at the IFFR 2025
Born (1974-11-02) 2 November 1974 (age 51)[1]
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Alma materNorthumbria University
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1998–present
Websitelolcrawley.com

Laurie "Lol" Crawley, BSC (born 2 November 1974) is a British cinematographer, known for his Oscar-winning work on The Brutalist (2024).

His other works also include Ballast (2008), Four Lions (2010), 45 Years (2015), The Humans (2020), and White Noise (2022) as well as the BBC Two series The Crimson Petal and the White (2011) and the Netflix series The OA (2016) and Black Mirror (2017).[2]

Education

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Crawley attended Ysgol Llanfyllin.[3]

In the 1990s, he attended Northumbria University to study film and media production.[4][5]

Career

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In 2013, he shot Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers.[7]

He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals,[8] and also has been nominated for four Film Independent Spirit Awards.[9]

Reception

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In 2016 The 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."[10]

Filmography

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Feature film

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Year Title Director Notes
2008 Ballast Lance Hammer
Better Things Duane Hopkins
2009 Wasted Stuart Davids
Caroline Paterson
Four Lions Chris Morris
2010 Donkeys Morag McKinnon
2011 On the Ice Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Here Braden King
2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Roger Michell
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Justin Chadwick
2015 45 Years Andrew Haigh
The Childhood of a Leader Brady Corbet
2018 Vox Lux
2019 Dau Ilya Khrzhanovsky With Manuel 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
2026 Wicker Alex Huston Fischer
Eleanor Wilson
DreamQuil Alex Prager
2027 Untitled Damien Chazelle film † Damien Chazelle Filming

Ref.:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
2010 One Night in Turin James Erskine
2011 From the Ashes With Joel Devlin and Richard Malins
2015 The Reflektor Tapes Kahlil Joseph With Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Malik Hassan Sayeed
2021 Shadow Kingdom:
The Early Songs of Bob Dylan		 Alma Har'el Concert film

Television

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Year Title Director Notes
2003 Reps Andy Ross
2007 Where There's a Will Daniel Elliott Documentary series
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Marc Munden Miniseries
2012 Murder Birger Larsen Episode "Joint Enterprise"
2014 Turn: Washington's Spies Rupert Wyatt Episode "Pilot"
Utopia Marc Munden
Sam Donovan		 Season 2
2016 The OA Zal Batmanglij Season 1
2017 Black Mirror John Hillcoat Episode "Crocodile"

Ref.:[18]

Crawley receiving the Robby Müller Award at the IFFR 2025

Music video

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Year Title Artist Ref.
2010 "Stay Too Long" Plan B [19]
"She Said"
"Love Goes Down"
"Hang With Me" Robyn
2011 "Blind Faith" Chase and Status [20]
"Charlie Brown" Coldplay [19]
"Take Another Ride" Kassidy

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Title Result Ref.
2008Sundance Film FestivalExcellence in CinematographyBallastWon[8][21]
2009Independent Spirit AwardsBest CinematographyNominated[21]
2010UK Music Video AwardsBest CinematographyPlan B - "Stay Too Long"Won[19]
Design and Art Direction AwardsBest CinematographyNominated
2011Woodstock Film FestivalBest CinematographyOn the IceWon[22]
2013Independent Spirit AwardsBest CinematographyHereNominated
2014Royal Television SocietyPhotography - DramaUtopiaWon[18]
2017Independent Spirit AwardsBest CinematographyThe Childhood of a LeaderNominated
2022The HumansNominated
2025International Film Festival RotterdamRobby Müller AwardWon[23][24]
Academy AwardsBest CinematographyThe BrutalistWon[4][25]
American Society of CinematographersOutstanding Achievement in CinematographyNominated
BAFTA AwardsBest CinematographyWon[26]
British Society of CinematographersBest CinematographyWon[24]
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest CinematographyNominated

References

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  1. ↑ "Lol Crawley - movies list, photos and biography". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lol Crawley Filmography". Fandango. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Former local school pupil wins a Bafta - and is up for an Oscar!". Border Counties Advertizer. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "From Tyneside to Hollywood – the Northumbria alumni making their mark in the film industry". www.northumbria.ac.uk. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Brutalist cinematographer: From Welsh hills to Oscar nominee". BBC News. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Aspect Ratio Film Reviews: Mandela". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lol Crawley, Daniel Landin and Christopher Ross | The British Society of Cinematographers". Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. 1 2 "The Brits making waves at Sundance – again – Telegraph". 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lol Crawley | Spirit Awards 2014". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "On The Rise 2016: 20 Filmmakers To Watch". 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Index to Motion Picture Credits – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 31 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "Production Starts on Hyde Park on Hudson - ComingSoon.net". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "ARRI Group: News". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Contender – Cinematographer Lol Crawley, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Below the Line". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ↑ "Lol Crawley, Dávid Jancsó & Kate Forbes on The Brutalist". Lux Artists. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  18. 1 2 "RTS announces winners of the Craft & Design Awards 2014". 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 "Lol Crawley, BSC // Cv". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Lol Crawley, BSC // Music Video". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  21. 1 2 "Ballast Festivals and Awards". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  22. ↑ "WFF 2011 MAVERICK AWARD CEREMONY WINNERS". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  23. ↑ Scott Roxborough (21 November 2024). "'The Brutalist' DP Lol Crawley to Be Honored With Rotterdam's Robby Müller Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Awards News | British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  25. ↑ "The 97th Academy Awards (2025) | Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  26. ↑ Szalai, Georg (16 February 2025). "BAFTA Film Awards: 'Conclave' (Best Film), 'The Brutalist' (Best Director and Actor) Win Four Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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