
Crew
Don Burgess
Director of Photography·USA·1956
Don Michael Burgess, ASC (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis. He was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Zemeckis' Forrest Gump (1994). In 2024, he received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Burgess (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Michael Burgess, Don Michael Burgess, Mike Burgess
Educated at: Art Center College of Design
Career
Stats
- Credits
- 2
- 2 productions
- Active
- 1994–2017
- 2 decades
Recognition
Awards (1 won, 1 total)
- WONAcademy Award·Best Cinematography·1995→Forrest Gump
Highlights
Known for
Career
Filmography
| Production | Year | Role | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Wonder | 2017 | Director of Photography | — |
![]() | Forrest Gump | 1994 | Director of Photography | — |
Network
Frequent collaborators
People who have worked on the most productions alongside Don Burgess.









