Biography
Sven Nykvist (3 December 1922 – 20 September 2006) was a Swedish cinematographer. He was born in Moheda, Kronobergs län. He worked extensively with director Ingmar Bergman from the 1950s onwards.
Nykvist received Academy Awards for best cinematography for Bergman's Cries and Whispers (1972) and Fanny and Alexander (1982). His other credits include The Virgin Spring (1960), Persona (1966), The Tenant (1976), Autumn Sonata (1978), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Chaplin (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He also directed the feature The Ox (1991), which was nominated for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
