What is the best film shot by Hoyte van Hoytema?

From sweeping IMAX spectacles to intimate dramas bathed in unforgettable light, this lineup gathers the work of one of modern cinema's master image-makers. Where does your favorite frame rank?

1

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's 2023 biopic of the atomic-bomb physicist, which won van Hoytema the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

1000pts

2

Interstellar

Nolan's 2014 deep-space epic shot on IMAX film about astronauts searching for a new home for humanity.

820pts

3

Nope

Jordan Peele's 2022 sci-fi horror about siblings filming a mysterious force in the sky.

717pts

4

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tomas Alfredson's 2011 Cold War espionage drama adapted from John le Carre.

666pts

5

The Fighter

David O. Russell's 2010 boxing drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.

605pts

6

Her

Spike Jonze's 2013 romance about a man who falls in love with an AI operating system.

605pts

7

Let the Right One In

Tomas Alfredson's 2008 Swedish vampire film that earned van Hoytema a Guldbagge Award.

605pts

8

Tenet

Nolan's 2020 time-inversion spy thriller shot on large-format film.

605pts

9

Ad Astra

James Gray's 2019 introspective space odyssey starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut seeking his father.

605pts

10

Call Girl

Mikael Marcimain's 2012 Swedish political drama set in 1970s Stockholm.

533pts

11

Spectre

The 2015 James Bond film directed by Sam Mendes, with van Hoytema behind the camera.

532pts

12

Dunkirk

Nolan's 2017 WWII evacuation thriller shot largely on 65mm and IMAX film.

444pts