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Fabian Wagner

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Fabian Wagner
Born (1978-04-25) 25 April 1978 (age 46)
Alma materNorthern Film School (Master's degree)
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2004–present

Fabian Wagner (born 25 April 1978) is a German cinematographer. His roles in the production of the television shows Sherlock and Game of Thrones have earned him two Creative Arts Emmy Award nominations. In 2017 and 2020 respectively, he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for his work on the Game of Thrones episode "Battle of the Bastards" and for his work on season 3 of The Crown.

Life and career

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Fabian Wagner was born in Munich, West Germany. He studied at the Northern Film School in Leeds, earning a master's degree.[1] Starting in 2004, Wagner began working as a cinematographer, first shooting music videos and short films. In 2008, he began working regularly on television shows for BBC and ITV, and since then has been working almost exclusively for British and American film companies. His first role as a cinematographer for a TV show was for the 2008 BBC Three drama series Spooks: Code 9, for which he filmed all six episodes. Since then he has been working all across the world on various productions. His first feature film The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015) under director Robert Carlyle won the Scottish Bafta award for best movie. His work on the Sherlock episode "A Scandal in Belgravia" and the Game of Thrones episode "Hardhome" earned him two Emmy nominations in 2012 and 2015, respectively.[2] He has also been nominated for ASC and BSC awards and has become one of the youngest members of the British Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Notes
2015 The Legend of Barney Thomson Robert Carlyle
Victor Frankenstein Paul McGuigan
2017 Justice League Zack Snyder Wagner was not involved with the reshoots by Joss Whedon[a]
2018 Overlord Julius Avery Shared credit with Laurie Rose
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Zack Snyder
2024 Venom: The Last Dance Kelly Marcel

Television

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Year Title Director Notes
2008-2010 Spooks: Code 9 Toby Haynes
Brendan Maher
Mat Whitecross
Michael Caton-Jones
8 episodes
2009 Ashes to Ashes Ben Bolt 2 episodes
The Street David Blair Episodes "The Hero" and "Past Life"
The Fixer Sarah O'Gorman 2 episodes
2009-2011 Hustle James Strong
Luke Watson
Colin Teague
6 episodes
2010 Survivors David Evans 2 episodes
2010-2012 Accused David Blair
Ashley Pearce
6 episodes
2011 Scott & Bailey Sarah Pia Anderson
Syd Macartney
4 episodes
DCI Banks Paul Whittington Episode "Playing with Fire" (Part 1 and 2)
2012 Sherlock Paul McGuigan
Toby Haynes
3 episodes
Sinbad Colin Teague 3 episodes
Mrs Biggs Paul Whittington Miniseries
2013 The White Queen Colin Teague 4 episodes
Lucky 7
2013-2014 Da Vinci's Demons Jamie Payne
Paul Wilmshurst
Charles Sturridge
5 episodes
2014-2019 Game of Thrones Alik Sakharov
Miguel Sapochnik
8 episodes
2016 The Family Paul McGuigan Episode "Pilot"
2019 The Crown Sam Donovan Episodes "Dangling Man" and "Imbroglio"
2022 House of the Dragon Miguel Sapochnik Episodes "The Heirs of the Dragon", "The Princess and the Queen" and "Driftmark"

TV movies

Year Title Director
2010 Pulse James Hawes
2011 Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds Colin Teague
2015 Make Your Face Funny for Money: The Mechanics Sarah O'Gorman
Make Your Face Funny for Money... With Make-Up
Churchill's Secret Charles Sturridge

Accolades

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Year Award Category Show Episode Result Ref.
2012 Creative Arts Emmy Award Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Sherlock "A Scandal in Belgravia" Nominated [3]
2012 OFTA Television Award Best Cinematography in a Non-Series Sherlock Won
2014 AACTA Award Best Cinematography in Television Mrs Biggs "Episode 3" Nominated [4]
2014 OFTA Television Award Best Cinematography in a Series Game of Thrones Won
2015 British Society of Cinematographers Award Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Award Game of Thrones "Hardhome" Nominated [5]
2015 American Society of Cinematographers Award Best Cinematography in Regular Series Game of Thrones "Mockingbird" Nominated [6]
2015 Creative Arts Emmy Award Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series "Hardhome" Nominated [3]
2016 British Society of Cinematographers Award Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Award "The Winds of Winter" Nominated [5]
2016 American Society of Cinematographers Award Best Cinematography in Regular Series "Hardhome" Nominated [7]
2017 American Society of Cinematographers Award Best Cinematography in Regular Series "Battle of the Bastards" Won [8]
2018 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Awards Best Cinematography Overlord Won
2021 American Society of Cinematographers Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial The Crown "Imbroglio" Won [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Jean-Philippe Gossart took over as DoP, but Wagner received sole credit, even though only 10% of his material was used in the theatrical cut

References

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  1. ^ The Northern Film School Archived 25 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Interview with München.de Archived 10 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine (German)]
  3. ^ a b "Fabian Wagner". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ^ Groves, Don (28 January 2014). "Baz's creative team cleans up at AACTA Awards". If Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b British Society of Cinematographers Award. TV Drama Award Archived 22 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine bscine.com
  6. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (19 November 2014). "'Game of Thrones,' 'Manhattan,' 'Gotham' Lead ASC Nominations for TV Cinematography". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (14 February 2016). "ASC Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (4 February 2017). "'Lion' Tops ASC Cinematographer Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  9. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (18 April 2021). "'Mank' Wins Top Honor at ASC Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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