Tom Stern

Cinematographer. Born 16 December 1946 in Palo Alto, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nomination

Born

16 December 1946, Palo Alto, California, USA

Active

1984–present

Frequently works with

Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Morgan Freeman

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Tom’s work 3 points above the press, across 13 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 798

Under 603

Of 14 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 14 films
Screen time: 30 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3bn across 14 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1984–present

Genres

Drama8
Action4
Crime4
Thriller4
Mystery3
Adventure2

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestMillion Dollar Baby2004

49WorstThe Meg2018

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

81980s

21990s

202000s

122010s

62020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated2009Best Cinematography · Changeling

Other awards1 won · 4 nominated

Nominated2009César Award for Best Cinematography: César Award for Best Cinematography · Paris 36
Nominated2008Satellite Award for Best Cinematography: Satellite Award for Best Cinematography · Changeling
Nominated2006Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography: Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography · Letters from Iwo Jima
Won2006Satellite Award for Best Cinematography: Satellite Award for Best Cinematography · Flags of Our Fathers
Nominated2004Satellite Award for Best Cinematography: Satellite Award for Best Cinematography · Mystic River

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