Deakins Receives Angenieux Award at Cannes

Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC was presented with the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography Award at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22.

Collaborators and admirers who attended the ceremony included directors Joel and Ethan Coen, Denis Villeneuve and Agnieszka Holland; actors Frances McDormand, Jake Gyllenhall and Irene Jacob; and cinematographers Mike Eley, BSC and Richard Andry, AFC.

Thales Angenieux President Pierre Andurand presented Deakins with the award, an Optimo 45-120mm zoom engraved with the cinematographer's name.