Luca Bigazzi is an Italian cinematographer. He has won seven David di Donatello for Best Cinematography awards and received fourteen nominations, making him the highest awarded artist in this category. He is the first Italian cinematographer to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie category, for the 2016 series The Young Pope by Paolo Sorrentino. He has worked with directors such as Silvio Soldini, Mario Martone, Felice Farina, Gianni Amelio, Francesca Archibugi, Michele Placido, Abbas Kiarostami, and Paolo Sorrentino.
Bigazzi in 2014
David di Donatello for Best Cinematography
The David di Donatello for Best Cinematography is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of cinematographers who have worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony.
The award was first given in 1981.
Luca Bigazzi at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival in Bitola, North Macedonia, September 2014