Colin Watkinson

Colin Watkinson is an English cinematographer. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) for Offred, the pilot episode of The Handmaid's Tale, and was nominated in the same category for subsequent series. He was director of photography for Tarsem Singh's The Fall in 2006.

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director
2003 Confused Camille Griffin
2011 J. Arthur Justin Leibow
2012 Exquisite
2018 Hell Hath Enlarged Herself Gerald McMorrow
2019 A Story Takes Flight Reed Morano
2020 Tunnel Beach Nina Kiri
2024 Embers Gerald McMorrow
2025 Vlog Yvonne Strahovski

Feature film

Year Title Director Notes
2006 The Fall Tarsem Singh
2018 Across The Rails Damian Fitzsimmons Also credited as associate producer
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive Mike Barker

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2008 Entourage Mark Mylod 6 episodes
2011 Wonder Woman Jeffrey Reiner Unaired pilot
2013 Monday Mornings Bill D'Elia Episode "Pilot"
2017 Emerald City Tarsem Singh All 10 episodes
2017-2019 The Handmaid's Tale Reed Morano
Mike Barker
Floria Sigismondi
Kate Dennis
Kari Skogland
Jeremy Podeswa		 19 episodes;
Also directed 3 episodes
2019 Truth Be Told Mikkel Nørgaard Episode "Monster"
2023 The Power Logan Kibens
Ugla Hauksdóttir
Lisa Gunning		 Episodes "A Better Future is in Your Hands" and
"The World is on Fu*king Fire"
2025 Alien: Earth Noah Hawley Episode "In Space, No One..."

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
2025 The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Michael Uppendahl 6 episodes
2027 Wild Things Matt Shakman
John Hoffman

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Episode Result Ref.
2017-2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) The Handmaid's Tale "Offred" Won
"June" Nominated
"The Word" Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "ASC Welcomes Colin Watkinson as a New Active Member - The American Society of Cinematographers". theasc.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Outstanding Cinematography For A Single Camera Series Nominees / Winners 2017". Television Academy.
  3. ↑ "Liberations of Mind, Spirit, and Vision: The Fall by Tarsem Singh". offscreen.com.
  4. ↑ "Liberations of Mind, Spirit, and Vision: The Fall by Tarsem Singh". offscreen.com.
  5. ↑ "Outstanding Cinematography For A Single Camera Series Nominees / Winners 2017". Television Academy.