Jim Denault

Jim Denault is an American cinematographer.

Graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in photo illustration,{{cite web |last1=Stella |first1=Paul |title=RIT Alumnus Returns to Campus for Presentation on Cinematography |url=https://www.rit.edu/news/rit-alumnus-returns-campus-presentation-cinematography |website=Rochester Institute of Technology |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=February 5, 2003 |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613004418/https://www.rit.edu/news/rit-alumnus-returns-campus-presentation-cinematography |url-status=live }} he would move to New York City in 1989 and worked in the camera department of several independent films.{{cite web |last1=Calhoun |first1=John |title=Jim Denault, Cinematographer |url=https://www.livedesignonline.com/jim-denault-cinematographer |website=Live Design |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=June 1, 2001}} Denault first served as cinematographer for Michael Almereyda's 1992 film Another Girl Another Planet.{{cite web |title=Jim Denault, ASC |url=http://www.jimdenault.com/resources/JIM-DENAULT-CV-2021-12.pdf |website=The Gersh Agency |access-date=12 June 2023}}

Notable credits for Denault include Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry,{{cite web |title=Boys Don’t Cry: A 20th Anniversary Celebration |url=https://www.lenfest.arts.columbia.edu/events/2020/spring/boys-dont-cry |website=Lenfest Center for the Arts |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613004416/https://www.lenfest.arts.columbia.edu/events/2020/spring/boys-dont-cry |url-status=live }} Matt Dillon's directorial debut City of Ghosts, and would work frequently with Jay Roach in film and television for Recount, Dinner for Schmucks, Game Change, The Campaign, Trumbo, All the Way and Coastal Elites.{{cite web |title=Award-Winning Cinematographer and Camera Operators Explore Their Creative Process at NAB Show New York |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161108006178/en/Award-Winning-Cinematographer-and-Camera-Operators-Explore-Their-Creative-Process-at-NAB-Show-New-York |website=Business Wire |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=November 8, 2016}}

Denault received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Carnivàle and Game Change,{{cite web |last1=Finke |first1=Nikki |title=2012 Emmy Nominations: Breaking |url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/emmy-nominations-2012-64th-primetime-awards-academy-television-arts-sciences-north-hollywood-303200/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=July 19, 2012 |archive-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418132913/http://deadline.com/2012/07/emmy-nominations-2012-64th-primetime-awards-academy-television-arts-sciences-north-hollywood-303200/ |url-status=live }} as well as a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Nadja.{{cite web |last1=Dutka |first1=Elaine |title='Vegas' Tops Independent Spirit Nominees |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-12-ca-23743-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=January 12, 1996 |archive-date=2020-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011064641/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-12-ca-23743-story.html |url-status=live }}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1992 \| Another Girl Another Planet \| Michael Almereyda \| 1st of 3 collaborations with Almereyda
1994 \| River of Grass \| Kelly Reichardt \|
1995 \| Nadja \| Michael Amereyda \| Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
rowspan=2\| 1996 \| Layin' Low \| Danny Leiner \|
Sudden Manhattan \| Adrienne Shelly \|
1997 \| Clockwatchers \| Jill Sprecher \|
rowspan=4\| 1998 \| Illtown \| Nick Gomez \|
Too Tired to Die \| Wonsuk Chin \|
The Book of Life \| Hal Hartley \|
The Eternal \| Michael Amereyda \|
rowspan=3\| 1999 \| Taxman \| Avi Nesher \|
A Good Baby \| Katherine Dieckmann \|
Boys Don't Cry \| Kimberly Peirce \|
rowspan=2\| 2000 \| Our Song \| Jim McKay \|
Chasing Sleep \| Michael Walker \|
2001 \| The Believer \| Henry Bean \|
rowspan=2\| 2002 \| Real Women Have Curves \| Patricia Cardoso \|
City of Ghosts \| Matt Dillon \|
2004 \| Maria Full of Grace \| Joshua Marston \|
2005 \| Heights \| Chris Terrio \|
2006 \| The Night of the White Pants \| Amy Talkington \|
rowspan=2\| 2007 \| Freedom Writers \| Richard LaGravenese \|
Hounddog \| Deborah Kampmeier \| Co-cinematographer with Edward Lachman
2008 \| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 \| Sanaa Hamri \|
rowspan=2\| 2010 \| She's Out of My League \| Jim Field Smith \|
Dinner for Schmucks \| Jay Roach \|
2011 \| Butter \| Jim Field Smith \|
2012 \| The Campaign \| Jay Roach \|
rowspan=2\| 2015 \| Pitch Perfect 2 \| Elizabeth Banks \|
Trumbo \| Jay Roach \|
rowspan=2\| 2016 \| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 \| Kirk Jones \|
Bad Moms \| Jon Lucas Scott Moore \|
2018 \| The Grizzlies \| Miranda de Pencier \|
2019 \| What Men Want \| Adam Shankman \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1992

| Another Girl Another Planet

| Michael Almereyda

| 1st of 3 collaborations with Almereyda

1994

| River of Grass

| Kelly Reichardt

1995

| Nadja

| Michael Amereyda

| Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

rowspan=2| 1996

| Layin' Low

| Danny Leiner

Sudden Manhattan

| Adrienne Shelly

1997

| Clockwatchers

| Jill Sprecher

rowspan=4| 1998

| Illtown

| Nick Gomez

Too Tired to Die

| Wonsuk Chin

The Book of Life

| Hal Hartley

The Eternal

| Michael Amereyda

rowspan=3| 1999

| Taxman

| Avi Nesher

A Good Baby

| Katherine Dieckmann

Boys Don't Cry

| Kimberly Peirce

rowspan=2| 2000

| Our Song

| Jim McKay

Chasing Sleep

| Michael Walker

2001

| The Believer

| Henry Bean

rowspan=2| 2002

| Real Women Have Curves

| Patricia Cardoso

City of Ghosts

| Matt Dillon

2004

| Maria Full of Grace

| Joshua Marston

2005

| Heights

| Chris Terrio

2006

| The Night of the White Pants

| Amy Talkington

rowspan=2| 2007

| Freedom Writers

| Richard LaGravenese

Hounddog

| Deborah Kampmeier

| Co-cinematographer with Edward Lachman

2008

| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

| Sanaa Hamri

rowspan=2| 2010

| She's Out of My League

| Jim Field Smith

Dinner for Schmucks

| Jay Roach

2011

| Butter

| Jim Field Smith

2012

| The Campaign

| Jay Roach

rowspan=2| 2015

| Pitch Perfect 2

| Elizabeth Banks

Trumbo

| Jay Roach

rowspan=2| 2016

| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

| Kirk Jones

Bad Moms

| Jon Lucas
Scott Moore

2018

| The Grizzlies

| Miranda de Pencier

2019

| What Men Want

| Adam Shankman

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Notes
2002 \| Push, Nevada \| 1 episode
2005 \| Carnivàle \| 6 episodes Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
2005 \| Six Feet Under \| 6 episodes
2008 \| Recount \| Television film 1st of 7 collaborations with Jay Roach
2009 \| In Plain Sight \| 15 episodes
2009 \| Royal Pains \| 7 episodes
2011 \| Suits \| 6 episodes
2012 \| Game Change \| Television film Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
rowspan=3\| 2013 \| Clear History \| Television film
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight \| Television film
Getting On \| 5 episodes
2014 \| Silicon Valley \| 8 episodes
2015 \| Wayward Pines \| 5 episodes
2016 \| All the Way \| Television film
2018 \| The Looming Tower \| Miniseries, 7 episodes
2019 \| The Affair \| 6 episodes
2019-2020 \| Yellowstone \| 7 episodes
2020 \| Coastal Elites \| Television film
2021-present \| Law & Order: Organized Crime \| 37 episodes

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Notes

2002

| Push, Nevada

| 1 episode

2005

| Carnivàle

| 6 episodes
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)

2005

| Six Feet Under

| 6 episodes

2008

| Recount

| Television film
1st of 7 collaborations with Jay Roach

2009

| In Plain Sight

| 15 episodes

2009

| Royal Pains

| 7 episodes

2011

| Suits

| 6 episodes

2012

| Game Change

| Television film
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

rowspan=3| 2013

| Clear History

| Television film

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

| Television film

Getting On

| 5 episodes

2014

| Silicon Valley

| 8 episodes

2015

| Wayward Pines

| 5 episodes

2016

| All the Way

| Television film

2018

| The Looming Tower

| Miniseries, 7 episodes

2019

| The Affair

| 6 episodes

2019-2020

| Yellowstone

| 7 episodes

2020

| Coastal Elites

| Television film

2021-present

| Law & Order: Organized Crime

| 37 episodes

Accolades

class="wikitable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Title ! Result
1995 \| Independent Spirit Awards \| Best Cinematography \| Nadja \| {{nom}}
2005 \|rowspan=2\|Primetime Emmy Awards \| Outstanding Cinematography for TV Series \| Carnivàle{{efn\|For episode "The Road to Damascus"}} \| {{nom}}
2012 \| Outstanding Cinematography for TV Movie \| Game Change \| {{nom}}
2017 \| American Society of Cinematographers \| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television \| All the Way \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Title

! Result

1995

| Independent Spirit Awards

| Best Cinematography

| Nadja

| {{nom}}

2005