Paul Sarossy

Paul Sarossy
Paul Sarossy
Born	April 24, 1963 (age 61); Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	York University
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, film director
Years active	1989-present
Spouse	Geraldine O'Rawe
Parent	Ivan Sarossy (father)
Awards	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography; 1994 Exotica; 1997 The Sweet Hereafter; 1999 Felicia's Journey
Website	paulsarossy.com

Paul Sarossy, CSC, BSC, ASC (born April 24, 1963) is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with director Atom Egoyan, serving as his director of photography on fourteen feature films (Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Felicia's Journey, Ararat, Where the Truth Lies, Adoration, Chloe, Devil's Knot, The Captive, Remember, Guest of Honour, and Seven Veils).^[1]

He has won five Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Cinematography, a Gemini Award, and five Canadian Society of Cinematographers awards, as well as being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an Independent Spirit Award. He made his directorial debut with the British crime drama Mr In-Between, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2001, and received a British general release in 2003.^[2]

Sarossy is married to the Northern Irish actress Geraldine O'Rawe.^[1] He is the son of Hungarian-born cinematographer Ivan Sarossy.^[3] He is a member of the Canadian, British, and American Society of Cinematographers. He has cited the work of cinematographers Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist, and Néstor Almendros and director Bernardo Bertolucci as an overarching influence on his oeuvre.^[4]^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1988	Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter
1989	Speaking Parts
1989	Odyssey in August	Short film
1990	Terminal City Ricochet
1990	White Room
1991	The Adjuster
	Montreal Stories	Segment: "En passant"
	Masala
1993	Love & Human Remains
1993	Ordinary Magic
1994	Exotica	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
1994	Satie and Suzanne	Short film
1995	Blood and Donuts
1996	Lulu
1996	Mariette in Ecstasy	Unreleased film
1997	Picture Perfect
	Affliction	Valladolid Festival Award for Best Director of Photography Nominated- Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
	The Sweet Hereafter	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography Csapnivalo Golden Slate for Best Cinematography Valladolid Festival Award for Best Director of Photography Nominated- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
1998	Jerry and Tom
1998	Pete's Meteor
1999	Felicia's Journey	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography Valladolid Festival Award for Best Director of Photography Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2000	Lakeboat
	Duets
	The Line	Short film
2001	On the Nose
2001	Mr In-Between	Also director Cinequest Maverick Spirit Award for Best Feature Cognac Festival New Blood Award for Best Debut Feature Raindance Jury Award for UK Feature Nominated- Douglas Hickox Award Nominated- Tokyo Grand Prix
2002	Paid in Full
	Perfect Pie	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography
	Ararat
2003	Soldier's Girl
2003	The Snow Walker	Co-cinematographer with David Connell
2004	Head in the Clouds	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2005	The River King
	Ripley Under Ground
	Where the Truth Lies
2006	The Wicker Man	CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2006	One Way
2007	Charlie Bartlett
	All Hat
	The Secret
2008	The Deal
2008	Adoration
2009	Chloe	Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature Nominated- Chlotrudis Award for Best Cinematography
2010	Act of Dishonour
	The Devil's Delight	Short film
	The Duel	Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2013	Devil's Knot
2014	The Captive
2015	Remember	Nominated- Camerimage Golden Frog Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2016	Goon: Last of the Enforcers
2017	Don't Talk to Irene
2018	The Padre	Nominated- Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography
2019	Guest of Honour
2023	Irena's Vow
2023	Seven Veils
2024	Longing
2024	The Silent Planet

Television

Television series

Year	Title	Notes
1994-95	Picture Windows	Miniseries; 2 episodes Nominated- ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Limited Series
2009	The Listener	Episode: "A Voice in the Dark"
2010	Death Comes to Town	Miniseries; 8 episodes Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Comedy or Variety Programme
2011	Flashpoint	Episode: "The Better Man"
2011-13	The Borgias	24 episodes Canadian Screen Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Programme CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated- BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
2012	Copper	10 episodes
2013-16	Reign	37 episodes

Television films

Year	Title	Notes
1991	Grand Larceny
1995	Dark Eyes	Failed pilot
1996	Mistrial
1999	Rocky Marciano	CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
2000	Rated X
2000	Krapp's Last Tape
2002	The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002	No Night Is Too Long
2003	Martha, Inc
2003	The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004	The Survivors Club
2004	Suburban Madness
2005	Black Widow	Nominated- Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Comedy or Variety Programme
2006	Eight Days to Live
2007	Pictures of Hollis Woods
2010	Abroad
2018	Her Stolen Past

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1994	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Exotica	Won
1994	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Exotica	Won
1996	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series	Picture Windows	Nominated
1997	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography	The Sweet Hereafter	Nominated
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography		Won
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Cinematography	Affliction	Nominated
	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Director of Photography	The Sweet Hereafter Affliction	Won
1999	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in TV Drama	Rocky Marciano	Won
	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Felicia's Journey	Nominated
	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Director of Photography		Won
2000	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography		Won
2001	Tokyo International Film Festival	Grand Prix	Mr. In-Between	Nominated
2002	Cinequest Film Festival	Maverick Spirit Award		Won
	Raindance Film Festival	Jury Prize for UK Feature		Won
	Festival du Film Policier de Cognac	New Blood Award		Won
	British Independent Film Awards	Douglas Hickox Award		Nominated
2003	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Perfect Pie	Won
2004	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Kodak New Century Award	—	Won
2005	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Head in the Clouds	Won
2005	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Head in the Clouds	Won
2006	DVD Exclusive Awards	Best Cinematography in a DVD Premiere Feature	The Snow Walker	Won
2006	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program	Black Widow	Nominated
2007	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	The Wicker Man	Won
2010	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Chloe	Nominated
	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	The Duel	Nominated
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program	Death Comes to Town	Won
2011	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series	The Borgias	Nominated
2013	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Dramatic Programme		Won
	British Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in a Television Drama		Nominated
	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in TV Drama		Won
2014	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Dramatic Programme		Nominated
2015	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Remember	Nominated
2016	Camerimage Festival	Golden Frog	Remember	Nominated
2016	Camerimage Festival	Cinematographer-Director Duo Award	—	Won
2019	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Cinematography	The Padre	Nominated

2022 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography in 1/2 hour television "Guilty Party" (won)

References

^ ^a ^b Paul Sarossy CSC/BSC, Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers.
^ Mr In-Between, Total Film, 2003.
^ Executive Reports from the CSC Annual General Meeting Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today, Canadian Society of Cinematographers, April 2009.
^ "Paul Sarossy ASC BSC CSC | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ "ASC Close-Up: Paul Sarossy, ASC, BSC, CSC - The American Society of Cinematographers". ascmag.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

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[ieoc-1] Paul Sarossy CSC/BSC, Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers.

[2] Mr In-Between, Total Film, 2003.

[3] Executive Reports from the CSC Annual General Meeting Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today, Canadian Society of Cinematographers, April 2009.

[4] "Paul Sarossy ASC BSC CSC | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[5] "ASC Close-Up: Paul Sarossy, ASC, BSC, CSC - The American Society of Cinematographers". ascmag.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

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v t e Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography
Canadian Film Award 1963–1978	Donald Wilder and Guy Borremans (1963) Stan Brede and John Spotton (1964) Francis Chapman, Christopher Chapman and Jean-Claude Labrecque (1965) Jean-Claude Labrecque and Georges Dufaux (1966) Gilles Gascon and Grahame Woods (1967) Georges Dufaux and Bernard Gosselin (1968) Réo Grégoire and Tony Ianzelo (1969) Bernard Chentrier (1970) Michel Brault (1971) Michel Brault (1972) Donald Wilder (1973) no award (1974) Paul Van der Linden (1975) Richard Leiterman (1976) Pierre Mignot (1977) Miklós Lente (1978)
Genie Award 1980–2011	John Coquillon (1980) Michel Brault (1981) Richard Leiterman (1982) Michel Brault (1983) Pierre Mignot (1984) Pierre Mignot (1985) François Protat (1986) Pierre Mignot (1987) Guy Dufaux (1988) Peter Suschitzky (1989) Guy Dufaux (1990) Peter James (1991) Peter Suschitzky (1992) Alain Dostie (1993) Paul Sarossy (1994) Thomas Burstyn (1995) Peter Suschitzky (1996) Paul Sarossy (1997) Alain Dostie (1998) Paul Sarossy (1999) André Turpin (2000) Pierre Gill (2001) Paul Sarossy (2002) Allen Smith (2003) Paul Sarossy (2004) Giles Nuttgens (2005) Pierre Gill (2006) Peter Suschitzky (2007) Gregory Middleton (2008) Pierre Gill (2009) André Turpin (2010) Jean-François Lord (2011)
Canadian Screen Award 2012–present	Nicolas Bolduc (2012) Nicolas Bolduc (2013) André Turpin (2014) Yves Bélanger (2015) André Turpin (2016) Nicolas Bolduc (2017) Sara Mishara (2018) Norm Li (2019) Maya Bankovic (2020) Sara Mishara (2021) Sara Mishara (2022) Jared Raab (2023)
Note: From 1963 to 1969, two separate awards were consistently presented for colour and black-and-white cinematography. This distinction did not continue from 1970 on.