Eduard "Edu" Grau (born 1981) is a Spanish cinematographer.
He is a three-times Camerimage Golden Frog nominee, winning Bronze for Buried in 2010. The same year, he was named as one of Variety's "10 Cinematographers to watch".
Grau is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2013. In January 2021, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Life and work Grau was born in Barcelona.
He graduated from the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) and the National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield, UK).
Grau shot his first feature, Honor of the Knights by Catalan auteur Albert Serra, at age 23. It was screened in the Director's Fortnight section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival alongside works by David Cronenberg, Gus Van Sant and William Friedkin.
After shooting his follow-up film Kicks with director Lindy Heymann, Grau was hired to be the cinematographer for fashion designer Tom Ford's film A Single Man starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore at age 27. i-D magazine included the film on its list of the "35 most stylish films of all time".
After Grau's fourth feature film, Finisterrae, was praised for its "splendid" and "painterly" imagery, he took on the challenging task to shoot Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds – a 95-minute film entirely set in a coffin underground.
While 2011's The Awakening was met with mixed reviews, critics noted that the film "looks great" and lauded "Eduard Grau’s elegant cinematography".
Grau lensed the music video for Lady Gaga's 2011 song Born This Way, directed by Nick Knight. The video won Gaga Best Female Video and Best Video with a Message at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Grau also worked on campaigns for brands including Adidas, Apple, Gatorade, Nissan and Volkswagen.
Filmography
Feature film Year Title Director Notes 2006 Honor of the Knights Albert Serra With Christophe Farnarier2009 Kicks Lindy Heymann A Single Man Tom Ford2010 Buried Rodrigo Cortés Finisterrae Sergio Caballero 2011 The Awakening Nick Murphy2012 Arthur Newman Dante Ariola With Paula Huidobro Animals Marçal Forés 2013 A Single Shot David M. Rosenthal 2014 Suite Française Saul Dibb2015 The Gift Joel Edgerton Suffragette Sarah Gavron 2016 Trespass Against Us Adam Smith2018 Gringo Nash Edgerton Boy Erased Joel Edgerton Quién te cantará Carlos Vermut 2020 The Way Back Gavin O'Connor 2021 Passing Rebecca Hall2024 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Mark Molloy The Room Next Door Pedro Almodóvar
Television Year Title Director Notes 2008 Kiss of Death Paul Unwin TV movie 2009 Coming Up Jo McInnesO. Nathapon Episodes "Pornography" and "Raising Baby Rio"
Documentary works Short film Year Title Director 2007 Scarlet Sunrise HimselfEdward Edwards 2008 Steel Homes Eva Weber
Television Year Title Director Notes 2008 3MW: Rivers of Blood Miniseries 2013 Cinéma, de notre temps Gabe Klinger Episode "Double Play: James Benning et Richard Linklater" 2015 Frontline Angus MacQueen Episode "Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty" 2022 They Call Me Magic Rick Famuyiwa Miniseries
Film Year Title Director Note 2012 No Place on Earth Janet Tobias With César Charlone, Sean Kirby and Peter Simonite
Awards and nominations Alliance of Women Film Journalists +YearTitleCategoryResult2022PassingBest Cinematography
Black Reel Awards +YearTitleCategoryResult2022PassingOutstanding Cinematography
Camerimage +YearTitleCategoryResult2004LarutanaturalGolden Tadpole2009A Single ManGolden Frog2010BuriedBronze Frog2015SuffragetteGolden Frog
Cinema Writers Circle Awards +YearTitleCategoryResult2011BuriedBest Cinematography2019Quién te cantará
Gaudí Awards +YearTitleCategoryResult2011BuriedBest Cinematography2019Quién te cantará
Goya Awards +YearTitleCategoryResult2011BuriedBest Cinematography2019Quién te cantará2025The Room Next Door
Independent Spirit Awards +YearTitleCategoryResult2022PassingBest Cinematography
St. Louis Film Critics Association +YearTitleCategoryResult2009A Single ManBest Cinematography
Other awards +YearTitleAward/Nomination2005LarutanaturalBest Student Cinematography (Palm Springs International ShortFest)Bitter KasYelmo Cineplex Award (Barcelona Curt Ficcions)2006Best Foreign Short Film (Mar del Plata Film Festival)2007Scarlet SunriseJury Award for Best Documentary (Munich International Festival of Film Schools)2008Friends ForeverBest Student Cinematography (Palm Springs International ShortFest)Student Television Award for Postgraduate Drama (Royal Television Society)2021PassingNominated– Indiewire Critics' Poll for Best Cinematography2022Nominated– Chlotrudis Award for Best CinematographyNominated– CinEuphoria Award for Best Cinematography - International CompetitionNominated– International Online Cinema Award (INOCA) for Best Cinematography2025The Room Next DoorPlatino Award for Best Cinematography
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