Allen Daviau

Cinematographer. Born 14 June 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Died 15 April 2020.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

BAFTA1 won

Born

14 June 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died

15 April 2020

Active

1982–2004

Frequently works with

Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Melissa Mathison

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

74Fi1m

66Critics

We rate Allen’s work 7 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.1bn across 7 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1982–2004

Genres

Drama4
Crime2
History2
Science Fiction2
Adventure1
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982

54WorstThe Falcon and the Snowman1985

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

51970s

111980s

71990s

22000s

Directors most worked with

Steven Spielberg4 titles

Producers most worked with

Kathleen Kennedy3 titles

Frank Marshall2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards5 nominated

Nominated1992Best Cinematography · Bugsy
Nominated1991Best Cinematography · Avalon
Nominated1988Best Cinematography · Empire of the Sun
Nominated1986Best Cinematography · The Color Purple
Nominated1983Best Cinematography · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1989Best Cinematography · Empire of the Sun

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.