Nicolas Bolduc (born 5 March 1973) is a Canadian cinematographer from Montreal, Quebec. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography two years in a row, in the 1st Canadian Screen Awards and 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, for War Witch (2012) and Enemy (2013). He also won the Jutra Award for War Witch, and was nominated the next year for Louis Cyr. Bolduc was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Prix Iris in 2017 for Two Lovers and a Bear.
With Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017), he competed at Camerimage, and won Best Cinematography at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. He also won Best Cinematography at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards for Hochelaga, Land of Souls.
He was one of four directors, alongside Fabrice Barrilliet, Julien Knafo and Marie-Hélène Panisset, of the 2009 collective film Blind Spot.Normand Provencher, "Lucidité passagère: petites crises entre amis". Le Soleil, March 20, 2010.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 2000 The Invention of Love (L'invention de l'amour) Claude Demers2003 How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause(Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause) Sébastien Rose Juniper Tree (Le piège d'Issoudun) Micheline Lanctôt 2005 Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père) Sébastien Rose Eve and the Fire Horse Julia Kwan2008 Truffles (Truffe) Kim Nguyen Le Banquet Sébastien Rose 2009 Blind Spot (Lucidité passagère)HimselfFabrice BarrillietJulien KnafoMarie-Hélène Panisset2010 City of Shadows (La Cité) Kim Nguyen With Giulio Pietromarchi Fatal Michaël Youn Die Dominic James 2011 Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau) Gabriel Pelletier2012 War Witch (Rebelle) Kim Nguyen Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule) Sébastien Rose2013 Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde) Daniel Roby Enemy Denis Villeneuve 2014 Aloft (No Llores Vuela) Claudia Llosa2016 Two Lovers and a Bear Kim Nguyen Chuck Philippe Falardeau2017 Mr. & Mrs. Adelman Nicolas Bedos Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) François Girard 2018 The Hummingbird Project Kim Nguyen 2019 La Belle Époque Nicolas Bedos 2021 Crisis Nicholas Jarecki 2022 American Dreamer Paul Dektor2023 The Three Musketeers: D'ArtagnanMartin BourboulonShot back-to-back The Three Musketeers: Milady 2024 The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre de La PatellièreMatthieu Delaporte 2025 13 Days, 13 Nights Martin Bourboulon 2026 Phantom of the Opera Alexandre Castagnetti
Short film Year Title Director Notes 2001 Des enfants de trop... Myreille Bédard 2004 Le bonheur est dans les prés mais parfois c'estau fond d'un océan de souffrance qu'on finit par le trouver Marie-Hélène Panisset2007 Et si... l'espace d'un instant Fabrice Barrilliet Une femme de bien bonne humeur Marie-Hélène Panisset Can You Wave Bye-Bye? Sarah Galea-Davis My Name Is Victor Gazon (Mon nom est Victor Gazon) Patrick Gazé 2008 Next Floor Denis Villeneuve 2009 King Chicken Himself Also credited as writer and co-producer 2012 Denis Marleau Kim Nguyen 2018 Paseo Matthew Hannam
Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 2016 What Lies Below Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais With Nicolas Fransolet and Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais
Television Year Title Director Notes 2008 Collection Fred Vargas Josée Dayan Episode "Sous les vents de Neptune" 2021 The North Water Andrew Haigh Miniseries 2023 Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident Philippe Falardeau With Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara,Van Royko, Alexia Toman and André Turpin 2024 Ourika Marcela SaidJulien Despaux 3 episodes
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Camerimage 2012 Golden Frog War Witch (Rebelle) Canadian Screen Awards/Genie Awards 2009 Best Cinematography Le Banquet 2013 War Witch (Rebelle) 2014 Enemy 2018 Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) Canadian Society of Cinematographers 2009 Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Short Next Floor 2011 Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature City of Shadows (La Cité) 2014 Enemy Julianna Cummins, "David Greene, Robert Scarborough win big at CSC awards". Playback, March 30, 2015. 2018 Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) Lauren Malyk, "Nicolas Bolduc wins at CSC awards". Playback, April 16, 2018. 2020 La Belle Époque 2022 Best Cinematography in a Television Drama The North Water 2024 Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan "2024 CSC Award winners revealed". British Cinematographer, May 7, 2024. César Awards 2020 Best Cinematography La Belle Époque Georg Szalai, "Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Leads France’s Cesar Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, January 29, 2020. 2024 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady Elsa Keslassy, "Cesar Awards: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Best Film; Christopher Nolan Feted With Honorary Tribute". Variety, February 23, 2024. Gémeaux Awards 2024 Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs Program Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident)(with Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara, Alexia Toman, Van Royko, André Turpin) Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024. Prix Iris 2011 Best Cinematography City of Shadows (La Cité) "La liste complète des nominations aux Jutra 2011". Le Devoir, March 11, 2011. 2013 War Witch (Rebelle) 2014 Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde) 2015 Enemy "Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, January 26, 2015. 2017 Two Lovers and a Bear 2018 Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes)
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