It is the second time that Van Hoytema was nominated for an Oscar. The first time was for his work on the film Dunkirk.
Silly
Van Hoytema said in an initial reaction that he found it ‘silly’ that he won an Oscar. The cameraman read his words of thanks from a note he had brought with him.
His main message was a plea for the use of celluloid – the material on which analogue film is shot – instead of digital recording. “For all aspiring filmmakers: try to shoot on that great new thing they call celluloid,” says Van Hoytema. “It’s much easier, and the images look so much better.”
The Swiss-born Dutchman studied film in Poland and started his career in Sweden. Van Hoytema then moved to Hollywood, where he has worked on numerous major international films over the last twelve years.
