Dana Gonzales

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Dana Gonzales
Born
Dana W. Gonzales

(1963-11-18) November 18, 1963 (age 60)[1]
OccupationDirector / Cinematographer
Years active1986–present

Dana W. Gonzales (born November 18, 1963) is an American director and cinematographer from Los Angeles, California.

Career

Dana is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences, and the Television Academy.

A regular cinematographer on Fargo, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the episode "Waiting for Dutch".

Filmography

Cinematographer

Short film

Year Title Director Notes
2003 Victor and Eddie Joe Eckardt
2004 The Vision Jacqueline Lesko With Duane Charles Manwiller

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
2005 Champion Joe Eckardt With Vitaly Bokser and Daniel S. Haas
2015 That Which I Love Destroys Me Ric Roman Waugh Also producer

Feature film

Year Title Director Notes
2006 High Hopes Joe Eckardt With Brian Bernstein
2007 Man in the Chair Michael Schroeder
2008 Felon Ric Roman Waugh
2009 Down for Life Alan Jacobs With Morgan Susser
2013 Snitch Ric Roman Waugh
Empire State Dito Montiel
2016 Criminal Ariel Vromen
Incarnate Brad Peyton
2017 Shot Caller Ric Roman Waugh
2020 Greenland
2023 The Toxic Avenger Macon Blair

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2010-2012 Pretty Little Liars 39 episodes
2010-2013 Southland 9 episodes
2013-2016 Longmire Daniel Sackheim
J. Michael Muro
5 episodes
2015 Brooklyn Animal Control Brian Kirk
2014-2024 Fargo 23 episodes
2017-2019 Legion 13 episodes
2019 Hanna Sarah Adina Smith Episodes "Forest" and "Friend"
Chambers Ti West
Geeta V. Patel
Tony Goldwyn
3 episodes
2021 SEAL Team J. Michael Muro
Tyler Grey
Episodes "Horror Has a Face" and "Do No Harm"
TBA Alien Also executive producer

Director

Short film

  • The Lonely American (2016) (Also writer, producer and editor)

Feature film

Television

Year Title Episode(s)
2011 Pretty Little Liars "The First Secret"
2020 Fargo "The Birthplace of Civilization"
"Camp Elegance"
"Lay Away"
"Storia Americana"
2018-2019 Legion "Chapter 18"
"Chapter 26"
2019 Chambers "Murder on My Mind"
2022 The Handmaids Tale "Border"
"Dear Offred"
2023 The Changeling "The Wise Ones"

Awards

  • 2014 - Primetime Emmy Awards -Nominated, Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for Fargo (2014) -FX Network -For episode: "Buridan's Ass".
  • 2016 - 68th Primetime Emmy Awards - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie (Fargo)[2]
  • 2017 - Camerimage -Nominated, Jury Award -Best Pilot for Legion (2017)
  • 2017 - Primetime Emmy Awards -Nominated, Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for Fargo (2014)Episode: "The Law Of Vacant Places"
  • 2018 - Primetime Emmy Awards - Nominated, Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series (One-Hour) “Legion”(2018)For episode "Chapter 9"
  • 2018 - American Society of Cinematographers, USA - Nominated, ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Series for Commercial Television for Legion (2017)  Episode: "Chapter 1"
  • 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards - Hanna  “Forrest” - OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE CAMERA SERIES (One Hour) -  Nominee
  • 2020  ASC Awards - Legion  “Chapter 20”    Episode of a Series for Commercial Television - Nominee
  • 2021  Primetime Emmy Awards - Fargo  “East/West” OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE -  Nominee
  • 2021 British Society of Cinematographers - Fargo  “East/West” - Best Cinematography in a Television Drama  Award - Nominee

References

  1. ^ "Dana Gonzales". AlloCiné. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Heldman, Breanne L. (September 18, 2016). "Emmys 2016 winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

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