1960Winner
Best Director
Spartacus
Russell Metty
Actor · Director
Los Angeles, California, USA
September 20, 1906
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus. Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then was hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in 1929. He became a regular cameraman at Universal Studios, and was a regular collaborator with the German film director Douglas Sirk, making eleven films all together with Sirk.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1958Winner
Best Director
Touch of Evil
1971Nominee
Best Director
The Omega Man
Career Highlights
1961Highlight
Best Director
The Misfits
1963Highlight
Best Director
Captain Newman, M.D.
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Spartacus
Touch of Evil
The Omega Man