John Toll, (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer, with a filmography that spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, for Legends of the Fall in 1994, and Braveheart in 1995, making him 1 of 4 cinematographers to win back-to-back Oscars.
Life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Toll began working as camera operator on film Norma Rae. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his work on The Thin Red Line and won an Honorable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. In addition to film, Toll has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Breaking Bad, and served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix series Sense8.
Personal life Toll is married to the British make-up artist Lois Burwell, who had also won an Oscar for Braveheart.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1971 The Young GraduatesRobert Anderson With J. Barry Herron 1972 The Hoax 1975 Chrysler Carnival Neil Tardio Short film 1985 The Beach Boys: An American Band Malcolm Leo Documentary film 1991 The Forfeit Kate Hall 1992 Wind Carroll Ballard 1994 Legends of the Fall Edward Zwick 1995 Braveheart Mel Gibson 1996 JackFrancis Ford Coppola 1997 The Rainmaker 1998 The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick 1999 Simpatico Matthew Warchus 2000 Almost Famous Cameron Crowe2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin John Madden Vanilla Sky Cameron Crowe 2003 The Last Samurai Edward Zwick 2005 Elizabethtown Cameron Crowe 2006 Seraphim Falls David Von Ancken2007 Rise: Blood Hunter Sebastian Gutierrez Gone Baby Gone Ben Affleck 2008 Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller 2009 It's Complicated Nancy Meyers 2011 The Adjustment Bureau George Nolfi2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Peter Hedges Cloud Atlas The WachowskisTom Tykwer With Frank Griebe 2013 Iron Man 3 Shane Black 2015 Jupiter Ascending The Wachowskis 2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee 2019 Harriet Kasi Lemmons 2021 The Matrix Resurrections Lana Wachowski With Daniele Massaccesi 2023 80 for Brady Kyle Marvin
Television
Year Title Director Notes 1988 Hiroshima Maiden Joan Darling TV special 1989 The Young Riders Robert Lieberman Episode "The Kid" 2008 Breaking Bad Vince Gilligan Episode "Pilot" 2015-2018 Sense8 The WachowskisJames McTeigueTom TykwerDan Glass 24 episodes (With Christian Almesberger, Frank Griebe and Danny Ruhlmann);Also credited as executive producer (12 episodes)
Awards and nominations Academy Awards Year Title Category Result 1994 Legends of the FallBest Cinematography 1995 Braveheart 1998 The Thin Red Line
BAFTA Awards Year Title Category Result 1995 Braveheart Best Cinematography
Satellite Awards Year Title Category Result 1998 The Thin Red LineBest Cinematography 2003 The Last Samurai 2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
American Society of Cinematographers Year Title Category Result 1994 Legends of the FallOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography 1995 Braveheart 1998 The Thin Red Line 2003 The Last Samurai 2016Lifetime Achievement Award
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Title Category Result 2008 Breaking Bad Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) (For episode "Pilot")
Other awards Year Title Awards Result 1994 Legends of the FallDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography 1995 Braveheart 1998The Thin Red Line Berlin International Film Festival Honorable Mention New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Feature Film Chlotrudis Award for Best Cinematography Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography 2003The Last Samurai Hollywood Film Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography 2012Cloud Atlas German Film Award for Best Cinematography St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography 2019 Harriet Black Reel Award for Outstanding Cinematography
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