Anthony Dod Mantle (born 14 April 1955) is an English cinematographer, known as a pioneer of digital filmmaking through his collaborations with directors Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Danny Boyle, and Kevin Macdonald.
During the 1990s, he was a figure in the Dogme 95 movement.
He won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008), the first digitally-shot film to win an Oscar.
Early life Dod Mantle was born to Scottish parents in Witney, Oxfordshire in 1955.
He was partly raised in India, where he developed an interest in photography.
He studied photography at the London College of Communication, before enrolling in the National Film School of Denmark in 1985.
Career Dod Mantle worked on the photography of three Dogme 95 films. He established a notable collaboration with director Thomas Vinterberg, winning a Robert Award for Best Cinematography for 1998's The Celebration. In 1999, he shot Harmony Korine's Julien Donkey-Boy, the first Dogme 95 film produced outside of Europe.
He is a regular collaborator of director Danny Boyle since 28 Days Later (2002), winning an Academy Award and BAFTA for Slumdog Millionaire.
Dod Mantle is included in the book Conversations with Cinematographers by David A Ellis.
He is a member of the British, Danish, and American Society of Cinematographers.
Style and techniques A veteran of Dogme 95, he is heavily influenced by the cinéma vérité film movement. He is credited with helping popularize the use of "action-style" handheld digital cameras over traditional, stationary 35mm rigs.
Dod Mantle helped pioneer the use of digital cinematography with his early use of home-quality DV in The Celebration. He eventually won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Slumdog Millionaire, the first time that award went to a film shot digitally. He used the Red One digital camera on Wallander, the first British television production to do so.Strauss, Will (13 May 2008), "Anthony Dod Mantle interview". Broadcast (EMAP). Retrieved on 18 September 2008. Nick Newman wrote that "Anthony Dod Mantle has done more to advance digital photography than nearly any artist in any medium."
Dod Mantle has also experimented with extreme slow motion with high speed cameras in films like Antichrist and Dredd. For Dredd, he helped develop a small form-factor 3D camera for shooting the various action setpiece.
On 28 Years Later, Dod Mantle and director Danny Boyle shot the majority of the film on iPhone 15 Pro Max, often several at the same time.
Personal life Dod Mantle has been a permanent resident of Denmark since 1985. He lives with his family in Copenhagen.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1990 Kaj's fødselsdag Lone Scherfig with Kim Hattesen 1992 Die Terroristen! Philip Gröning 1995 Menneskedyret Carsten Rudolf Operation Cobra Lasse Spang Olsen 1996 The Biggest Heroes Thomas Vinterberg1997 Det store flip Niels Gråbøl Nonnebørn Cæcilia Holbek Trier 1998 The Celebration Thomas Vinterberg1999 Mifune Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Bornholms stemme Lotte Svendsen Julien Donkey-Boy Harmony Korine 2002 28 Days Later Danny Boyle2003 It's All About Love Thomas Vinterberg Dogville Lars von Trier 2004 Millions Danny Boyle2005 Dear Wendy Thomas Vinterberg Manderlay Lars von Trier Brothers of the Head Keith FultonLouis Pepe2006 The Last King of Scotland Kevin Macdonald Istedgade Birgitte Stærmose2007 Just like Home Lone Scherfig A Man Comes Home Thomas Vinterberg2008 My Black Little Heart Claire Angelique Country Wedding Valdís Óskarsdóttir Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle 2009 Antichrist Lars von Trier 2010 127 Hours Danny Boyle with Enrique Chediak 2011 The Eagle Kevin MacDonald 2012 Dredd Pete Travis2013 Trance Danny Boyle RushRon Howard 2015 In the Heart of the Sea2016 Our Kind of Traitor Susanna White Snowden Oliver Stone2017 T2 Trainspotting Danny Boyle First They Killed My Father Angelina Jolie 2018 Kursk Thomas Vinterberg2019 Radioactive Marjane Satrapi American Sausage Standoff Ulrich Thomsen 2024 My Penguin Friend David Schurmann 2025 28 Years Later Danny Boyle 2026 The Runner Kevin Macdonald TBA René "Residente" Pérez Joglar Filming
Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 1994 Ord Jens Loftager 1996 Fredens port Thomas Stenderup Documentary short 2003 KrigJens Loftager 2006 Mit Danmark 2008 Trip to Asia – Die Suche nach dem Einklang Thomas Grube With Stefan Ciupek, René Dame and Alberto Venzago 2018 Tro Jens Loftager With Signe Tora Munk Bencke and Lars Reinholdt
Short film Year Title Director Notes 1998 Tre äventyr Birger Larsen Segment "Ska' vi være kærester?/Ska vi bli ihop?" 2000 Manden med tubaen Anders Gustafsson 2003 Små skredBirgitte Stærmose 2006 Sophie 2012 Far Per Dreyer
Television TV movies Year Title Director2001 StrumpetDanny Boyle Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
TV series Year Title Director Notes 2008 Wallander Philip Martin 2 episodes 2017 The Putin Interviews Oliver Stone 4 episodes; with Rodrigo Prieto 2020 The Undoing Susanne BierMiniseries 2022 Pistol Danny Boyle
Awards and nominations NominationsAcademy AwardsBAFTA Film AwardsBodil AwardsRobert AwardsIndependent Spirit Awards
Major awards Academy Awards Year Title Category Result 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Cinematography
BAFTA Awards Year Title Category Result 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Cinematography 2009 Wallander Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction "Television Craft Nominations 2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 18 May 2009. 2010 127 Hours Best Cinematography 2023 Pistol Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction
Bodil Awards Year Title Category Result 2004 Best Cinematographer 2010 Antichrist
European Film Awards Year Title Category Result 2002 28 Days LaterBest Cinematographer 2003 Dogville 2005 Manderlay 2006 The Last King of Scotland 2008 Slumdog Millionaire 2009 Antichrist
Independent Spirit Awards Year Title Category Result 1999 Julien Donkey-BoyBest Cinematography 2005 Brothers of the Head
Robert Awards Year Title Category Result 1996 MenneskedyretBest Cinematography 1999 The Celebration 2000 Bornholms stemme Mifune 2004 Dogville It's All About Love 2006 Manderlay 2010 Antichrist
Critics awards Institution Year Title Category ResultBoston Society of Film Critics2008Slumdog MillionaireBest CinematographyChicago Film Critics Association2008Best CinematographyCritics' Choice Movie Awards2011127 HoursBest CinematographyDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2010Best CinematographyHouston Film Critics Society2008Slumdog MillionaireBest Cinematography2010127 HoursLos Angeles Film Critics Association2008Slumdog MillionaireBest CinematographyOnline Film Critics Society 2008Best Cinematography 2010 127 Hours San Diego Film Critics Society 2008 Slumdog MillionaireBest Cinematography 2010 127 Hours Seattle Film Critics Society2014RushBest CinematographySt. Louis Film Critics Association2008Slumdog MillionaireBest CinematographyNational Society of Film Critics2008 Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle2008 Best Cinematography Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2010127 HoursBest Cinematography
Other awards Institution Year Title Category ResultAmerican Society of Cinematographers2009Slumdog MillionaireOutstanding Achievement in CinematographyBuenos Aires InternationalFestival of Independent Cinema2000Julien Donkey-BoyADF Cinematography Award - Special MentionBritish Independent Film Awards2006The Last King of ScotlandBest Technical Achievement2008Slumdog MillionaireBritish Society of Cinematographers2009Best CinematographyCamerimage Festival1998The CelebrationGolden Frog1999Mifune2008Slumdog Millionaire2010127 Hours2016SnowdenBronze Frog2017First They Killed My FatherGolden FrogBronze Frog2020The UndoingGolden Frog2022PistolChlotrudis Awards200428 Days LaterBest Cinematography2009Slumdog Millionaire2010AntichristEuropean Film Awards 2002 28 Days LaterBest Cinematographer 2003 Dogville 2005 Manderlay 2006 The Last King of Scotland 2008Slumdog Millionaire2009AntichristEvening Standard British Film Awards2007Brothers of the HeadBest Technical AchievementThe Last King of ScotlandFangoria Chainsaw Awards202528 Years LaterBest CinematographyRoyal Television Society Craft & Design Awards2009WallanderBest Photography: Drama"RTS Craft & Design Winners 2009 ". Royal Television Society. Retrieved on 24 November 2009.Satellite Awards 2010 127 Hours Best Cinematography Stockholm Film Festival2006The Last King of ScotlandBest CinematographyTallinn Black Nights Film Festival2019American Sausage StandoffBest CinematographerManaki Brothers Film Festival2009Golden Camera 300NatFilm Festival2000Night Dreamer Award
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