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. He is known for his use of unique and unconventional formats, 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.

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. 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. He also shot No Time to Die, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, the 25th James Bond film.

Awards
Academy Awards

BAFTA Awards

American Society of Cinematographers

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Other awards

 * Won
 * 2016: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Atlanta Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Nevada Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Austin Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: North Texas Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2017: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2017: Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2017: Hawaii Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2018: Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography – First Man
 * 2023: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography - Babylon


 * 2nd Place
 * 2016: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Indiewire Critics Poll Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2017: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2018: North Texas Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography – First Man


 * Nominated
 * 2016: San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2016: Satellite Award for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2017: Seattle Film Critics Association Awards for Best Cinematography – La La Land
 * 2018: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – First Man
 * 2018: Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography – First Man
 * 2018: Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography – First Man
 * 2018: San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Cinematography – First Man
 * 2018: t Louis Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Cinematography – First Man
 * 2018: Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award for Best Cinematography – First Man

In 2020, Sandgren was given the Lumière Award of the Royal Photographic Society.