Laurie "Lol" Crawley (born 2 November 1974) is a British cinematographer, known for his Oscar-winning work on The Brutalist (2024).
His other works also include Ballast (2008), Four Lions (2010), 45 Years (2015), The Humans (2020), and White Noise (2022) as well as the BBC Two series The Crimson Petal and the White (2011) and the Netflix series The OA (2016) and Black Mirror (2017).
Education Crawley attended Ysgol Llanfyllin.
In the 1990s, he attended Northumbria University to study film and media production.
Career In 2013, he shot Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers.
He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals, and also has been nominated for four Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Reception In 2016 The Playlist profiled Crawley in their filmmakers on the rise stating that, "British DP Lol Crawley isn’t quite a brand new name — he’s been doing some remarkably impressive work in features for nearly a decade now. But of late, he’s gone from an extraordinarily impressive cinematographer to staking his claim at being one of the best in the world."
Filmography
Feature film Year Title Director Notes2008 Ballast Lance Hammer Better Things Duane Hopkins2009 Wasted Stuart DavidsCaroline Paterson Four Lions Chris Morris 2010 Donkeys Morag McKinnon2011 On the Ice Andrew Okpeaha MacLean Here Braden King 2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Roger Michell 2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Justin Chadwick2015 45 Years Andrew Haigh The Childhood of a LeaderBrady Corbet 1st collaboration with Corbet 2018 Vox Lux 2019 Dau Ilya Khrzhanovsky With Manuel Alberto Claro and Jürgen Jürges2020 The Secret Garden Marc Munden The Devil All the Time Antonio Campos 2021 The Humans Stephen Karam 2022 White Noise Noah Baumbach 2024 The Brutalist Brady Corbet2026 Wicker Alex Huston FischerEleanor Wilson DreamQuil Alex Prager 2027 Damien Chazelle Post-production TBA Brady Corbet Filming
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Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 2010 One Night in TurinJames Erskine 2011 From the Ashes With Joel Devlin and Richard Malins 2015 The Reflektor Tapes Kahlil Joseph With Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Malik Hassan Sayeed 2021 Shadow Kingdom:The Early Songs of Bob Dylan Alma Har'el Concert film
Television Year Title Director Notes 2003 Reps Andy Ross 2007 Where There's a Will Daniel Elliott Documentary series 2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Marc Munden Miniseries 2012 Murder Birger Larsen Episode "Joint Enterprise"2014 Turn: Washington's Spies Rupert Wyatt Episode "Pilot" Utopia Marc MundenSam Donovan Season 2 2016 The OA Zal Batmanglij Season 1 2017 Black Mirror John Hillcoat Episode "Crocodile"
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Music video Year Title Artist Ref.2010 "Stay Too Long"Plan B "She Said" "Love Goes Down" "Hang With Me" Robyn2011 "Blind Faith" Chase and Status "Charlie Brown" Coldplay "Take Another Ride" Kassidy
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Title Result Ref. 2008 Sundance Film Festival Excellence in Cinematography Ballast 2009 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography 2010 UK Music Video Awards Best Cinematography Plan B - "Stay Too Long" Design and Art Direction Awards Best Cinematography 2011 Woodstock Film Festival Best Cinematography On the Ice 2013 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Here 2014 Royal Television Society Photography - Drama Utopia 2017 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography The Childhood of a Leader 2022 The Humans 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam Robby Müller Award Academy Awards Best Cinematography The Brutalist American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Cinematography
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