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Birthplace
Cleveland, OH
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Birthday
June 15, 1952Deathday
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John Toll
John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with several noteworthy directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, John Madden, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee.
Outside film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2013 | German Film Awards | Winner Film Award in Gold | Best Cinematography (Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung) (Frank Griebe, John Toll) | Cloud Atlas |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2019 | PGA Awards | Nominee PGA Award | Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures (Marcus Loges, Alex Boden, Roberto Malerba, Terry Needham, John Toll, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski, Grant Hill) | Sense8 |
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) (John Toll) | Sense8 |
| 2015 | Camerimage | Nominee Jury Award | Best Pilot (Christian Almesberger, Frank Griebe, Danny Ruhlmann, John Toll) | Sense8 |
| 2012 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Nominee SLFCA Award | Best Cinematography (Frank Griebe, John Toll) | Cloud Atlas |
