Hoyte van Hoytema
Cinematographer, also actor · Born October 4, 1971 (55) · Horgen, Switzerland
Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body
Hoyte van Hoytema ASC (Dutch: [ˈɦɔitə vɑnˈɦɔitəmaː]; born 4 October 1971) is a Dutch-Swedish cinematographer. Renowned for his handheld camera work and for shooting primarily on film, he has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for the Christopher Nolan–directed films Dunkirk (2017) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning the Oscar for the latter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hoyte van Hoytema, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 4, 1971 (55)
- Horgen, Switzerland
- Cinematographer, also actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Known for
What are Hoyte van Hoytema's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 11
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 9
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 7
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet10
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Hoyte van Hoytema's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hoyte van Hoytema's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Odyssey(2026)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Oppenheimer(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Nope(2022)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Tenet(2020)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Ad Astra(2019)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
One Last Try (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Dunkirk(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Spectre(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Quay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Fara Fara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Interstellar(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Her(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Call Girl(2012)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Fighter(2010)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Bad Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
A Father's Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Doktor Glas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Girl(2009)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Let the Right One In(2008)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Laser Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Pistvakt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Wallander(2005)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Danslärarens återkomst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Black Lapp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Shredder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Get Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
American Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Odyssey (2026)
Highest rated
Interstellar (2014)
Most popular right now
The Odyssey (2026)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 10 major nominations, 2012–2024.
- Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Cinematography
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Cinematography
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Hoyte van Hoytema's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 8 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser8
Reviewers score the cinematography 88/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 71. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Hoyte van Hoytema's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Hoyte van Hoytema work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hoyte van Hoytema's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Nolan shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Christopher NolanShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023), Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet (2020), Tenet (2020), Dunkirk (2017), Interstellar (2014)See all 6 shared titles with Christopher Nolan
- Tomas AlfredsonShared titles: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Let the Right One In (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tomas Alfredson
Actors
- Kenneth BranaghShared titles: Oppenheimer (2023), Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet (2020), Tenet (2020), Dunkirk (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Kenneth Branagh
- Robert PattinsonShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet (2020), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Pattinson
- Anne HathawayShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Interstellar (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Hathaway
- Himesh PatelShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Tenet (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Himesh Patel
Composers and editors
- Ludwig GöranssonShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Ludwig Göransson
- Jennifer LameShared titles: Oppenheimer (2023), Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet (2020), Tenet (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jennifer Lame
- Hans ZimmerShared titles: Dunkirk (2017), Interstellar (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Zimmer
- Lee SmithShared titles: Dunkirk (2017), Interstellar (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Smith
Producers
- Emma ThomasShared titles: The Odyssey (2026), Oppenheimer (2023), Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet (2020), Tenet (2020), Dunkirk (2017), Interstellar (2014)See all 6 shared titles with Emma Thomas
- Gunnar CarlssonShared titles: Call Girl (2012), The Girl (2009), Let the Right One In (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Gunnar Carlsson
- Andy ThompsonShared titles: Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet (2020), Dunkirk (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Thompson
- Jake MyersShared titles: Dunkirk (2017), Interstellar (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Myers