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JANUSZ KAMINSKI, ASC (Director of Photography), a two-time Academy Award winner, took home his first Oscar for his black-and-white cinematography on Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List.   For his work on that film, Kaminski was also honored with a BAFTA Award and numerous critics awards, including the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics Awards for Best Cinematography.  He won his second Academy Award for his cinematography on Spielberg's World War II drama Saving Private Ryan. In addition, Kaminski received a third Best Cinematography Oscar nomination for Spielberg's Amistad. Kaminski more recently collaborated with Spielberg on the '60s-era dramatic comedy Catch Me If You Can, the futuristic thriller Minority Report and The Terminal. He also served as the director of photography on the Spielberg-directed films A.I. Artificial Intelligence and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.  Kaminski's other film credits include Cameron Crowe's hit Jerry Maguire, How to Make an American Quilt, Trouble Bound, Tall Tale and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A native of Poland, Kaminski came to the United States in 1981. He studied cinematography at Columbia College in Chicago, receiving his B.A. in 1987. After graduating, he relocated to Los Angeles to become a cinematography fellow at the prestigious American Film Institute and began his professional career on the feature Fallen Angel. He also lensed two television projects: the Amblin production Class of '61, and the acclaimed cable movie Wildflower, directed by Diane Keaton. In 2000, Kaminski made his feature film directorial debut with the thriller Lost Souls, starring Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin and John Hurt. He has also directed a number of commercials.

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