
Crew
Robert Elswit
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Career
Stats
- Credits
- 2
- 2 productions
- Active
- 2007–2026
- 2 decades
- Most-used aspect
- 2.39:1
- 1 of 2 productions
Recognition
Awards (0 won, 1 total)
- NOMAcademy Award·Best Cinematography·2008→There Will Be Blood
Highlights
Known for
Career
Filmography
| Production | Year | Role | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | The Punisher: One Last Kill | 2026 | Director of Photography | — |
![]() | There Will Be Blood | 2007 | Director of Photography | 2.39:1·Kodak 35mm 4-perf anamorphic (Panavision) |
Loadout
Equipment used
Cameras, lenses, and lighting attributed to scenes on productions this person crewed in a camera-department role. Counts aggregate across all such productions.
| Series | Items | Productions | Scenes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panavision T-Series Anamorphic Panavision · lens set | — | 1 | 2 |
Network
Frequent collaborators
People who have worked on the most productions alongside Robert Elswit.









