| Robbie Ryan | |
| Birth Date: | 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Known For: | Poor Things (2023) Marriage Story (2019) The Favourite (2018) American Honey (2016) I, Daniel Blake (2016) Philomena (2013) Fish Tank (2009) |
| Years Active: | c. 1990–present |
| Alma Mater: | IADT |
| Organization: | British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) |
Robbie Ryan (born 1970)[1] is an Irish cinematographer whose work spans over 106 film projects, including feature-length, short films, commercials, and music videos. He is most known for his collaborations with film auteurs such as Andrea Arnold, Sally Potter, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, Yorgos Lanthimos and Mike Mills.
He received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023).
Ryan was born in Sandymount, on the southside of Dublin City.[2] At the age of 14, he decided he wanted to be a cinematographer.[3] He attended and graduated the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.[4]
Ryan is a frequent collaborator on Andrea Arnold's films, including Wasp, Red Road, Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights and American Honey.[5] [6]
He has worked with Ken Loach on the films The Angels' Share, Jimmy's Hall, and I, Daniel Blake.[7] [8] He served as the director of photography on films including Philomena, Slow West and The Favourite, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 91st Academy Awards.[9]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Twenty Second Plastic Love Affair | Himself | ||
| Undertow | Conor O'Donnell | |||
| Faith | Martina Durac | With Liam McGrath | ||
| 1997 | Coal | Billy O'Brien Alan Friel | ||
| 1998 | The Wind | Documentary short; With Darran Tiernan | ||
| The Farmer's Wife | Robert Taylor | Lighting cameraman | ||
| 1999 | 7th Heaven | Shimmy Marcus | ||
| The Tale of the Rat That Wrote | Billy O'Brien | |||
| Sniffers | Murilo Pasta | |||
| Patterns | Kirsten Sheridan | |||
| Future via Hope | Murilo Pasta | |||
| Forty Below | Clare Langan | |||
| New Dawn | Simon Horrocks | |||
| 2000 | Short | Imogen Murphy | ||
| The Black Suit | Frank Berry | |||
| 2001 | Snow | Alan Friel | ||
| Shadowscan | Tinge Krishnan | |||
| Ivor the Insomniac | Shimmy Marcus | |||
| Life in the Fast Lane | Orla Walsh | |||
| Landmark | James Gibson | |||
| Too Dark for Night | Clare Langan | With Clare Langan | ||
| 2002 | Glass Hour | |||
| 2003 | LSD '73! | Paul Duane | ||
| Wasp | Andrea Arnold | |||
| 2004 | Knitting a Love Song | Debbie Ballin Annie Watson | ||
| 2005 | Toz | Fatih Kizilgok | ||
| At Debt's Door | Kelly McErlean | |||
| Antonio's Breakfast | Daniel Mulloy | |||
| Tube Poker | Simon Levene | |||
| 2006 | Cubs | Tom Harper | ||
| The Silent City | Ruairi Robinson | |||
| 2007 | Showtime! | Simon O'Neill | ||
| Possessive Boyfriend | ||||
| Son | Daniel Mulloy | |||
| Metamorphosis | Clare Langan | |||
| The Flooded Rooms | ||||
| 2008 | The German | Nick Ryan | ||
| Uncle Bill's Barrel | Eoin Ryan | |||
| Night School | Ben Soper | |||
| 2009 | Dating Don'ts | Simon O'Neill | ||
| GirlLikeMe | Rowland Jobson | |||
| Twins | Simon O'Neill | |||
| Coppers | ||||
| 2010 | The Lost Explorer | Tim Walker | ||
| Xxx | Marie Lanna | |||
| For the First Time | Charles Mehling | |||
| 2011 | Pitch Black Heist | John Maclean | ||
| 2012 | ROFLMAO | Simon O'Neill | ||
| Ghost in the Machine | Oliver Krimpas | |||
| Tell Me About Yourself | Simon O'Neill | |||
| 2013 | The Floating World | Clare Langan | ||
| 2014 | The Karman Line | Oscar Sharp | ||
| Sophie at the Races | Alan Friel | |||
| Open Mic | Simon O'Neill | |||
| 2015 | The Magi | Charles Mehling | ||
| 2016 | Amishi | Malinda Kaur | ||
| Drop the Hand | Simon O'Neill | |||
| The Sticks | Russell Davidson Jamie Delaney | |||
| Little Soldier | Stella Corradi | |||
| 2017 | The Human Flock | Clare Langan | With Clare Langan | |
| Blue Christmas | Charlotte Wells | |||
| Cake | Alan Friel | |||
| Aamir | Vika Evdokimenko | |||
| 2018 | The Big Day | Dawn Shadforth | ||
| Future Primal | Clare Langan | |||
| Drum | Hayley Williams | |||
| 2019 | A Bullet Wasted | George Milton | ||
| The Bird Game | Marianna Simnett | |||
| 2020 | The Heart of a Tree | Clare Langan | With Clare Langan | |
| Staying (Aros Mae) | Zillah Bowes | |||
| 2021 | 2003 | Harris Dickinson | ||
| 2022 | Timmy | Simon O'Neill | ||
| The Rewilding | Clare Langan | With Clare Langan | ||
| Look at Me | Sally Potter | |||
| The Severed Tail | Marianna Simnett | |||
| 2023 | F.O.G | Malinda Kaur | ||
| Alchemy | Clare Langan | |||
| 2024 | Bien Cuit | Simon O'Neill |
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
TV movie
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Summit | Nick Ryan | With Fredrik Sträng | |
| 2019 | Best Before Death | Paul Duane | With Patrick Jordan | |
| 2022 | This Much I Know to Be True | Andrew Dominik |
Concert film
Music video
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
Austin Film Critics Association
Boston Society of Film Critics
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
British Independent Film Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Best Technical Achievement | Fish Tank | |
| 2012 | Ginger & Rosa | ||
| 2014 | Catch Me Daddy | ||
| 2016 | American Honey | ||
| 2018 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
British Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | The Favorite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Cinematography in a Music Video | Plan B: Prayin | |
| 2011 | Golden Frog | Wuthering Heights | |
| Bronze Frog | |||
| 2012 | Best Cinematography in a Music Video | The Shoes: Time to Dance | |
| 2014 | Paolo Nutini: Iron Sky | ||
| 2018 | Golden Frog | The Favourite | |
| Audience Award | |||
| 2021 | Golden Frog | C'mon C'mon | |
| Audience Award | |||
| 2023 | Golden Frog | Poor Things | |
| Bronze Frog | |||
| Audience Award | |||
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2023 | Poor Things | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | Marriage Story | |
| The Favourite | |||
Evening Standard British Film Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Technical Achievement Award | Wuthering Heights | |
| 2017 | American Honey | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2023 | Poor Things | ||
Georgia Film Critics Association
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Cinematography | American Honey | |
| 2023 | Poor Things | ||
Irish Film & Television Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Cinematography | Isolation | |
| 2012 | Wuthering Heights | ||
| 2017 | American Honey | ||
| 2020 | Marriage Story | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Technical Achievement of the Year | Wuthering Heights | |
| 2017 | American Honey | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
MTV Video Music Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
San Diego Film Critics Society
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2022 | C'mon C'mon | ||
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2024 | Poor Things | ||
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Cinematography | The Favourite | |
| 2023 | Poor Things | ||