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Mátyás Erdély (born 17 September 1976) is a Hungarian cinematographer.
Among his best-known films is the 2015 Hungarian film Son of Saul,[1][2][3] which won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[4] Erdély won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage and the Golden Camera 300 at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival for his cinematography on the film.[3][5] His other work includes Delta (2008), Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010), Miss Bala (2011), The Quiet Ones (2014) and James White (2015).[6][7][8]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Chico | Ibolya Fekete | With Antonio Farías and Nyika Jancsó |
| Macerás ügyek | Szabolcs Hajdu | ||
| 2005 | Johanna | Kornél Mundruczó | With Nagy András |
| 2008 | Delta | ||
| 2010 | Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project | ||
| 2011 | Miss Bala | Gerardo Naranjo | |
| 2012 | The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears | Teona Strugar Mitevska | |
| 2014 | Kenau | Maarten Treurniet | |
| The Quiet Ones | John Pogue | ||
| 2015 | James White | Josh Mond | |
| Son of Saul | László Nemes | ||
| 2018 | Sunset | ||
| 2020 | The Nest | Sean Durkin | |
| 2023 | Foe | Garth Davis | |
| The Iron Claw | Sean Durkin |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Valaki kopog | Szabolcs Hajdu György Pálfi |
2 episodes |
| 2005 | A Mester és Margarita | Ibolya Fekete | TV movie |
| 2007 | Egy nö igaz története | Marcell Iványi | |
| 2011 | aurA | Pater Sparrow | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Southcliffe | Sean Durkin | Miniseries |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | American Society of Cinematographers | Spotlight Award | Son of Saul | Won[a] |
| Camerimage | Bronze Frog | Won | ||
| Golden Frog | Nominated | |||
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Cinematography | 5th place[b] | ||
| 2020 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Cinematography | The Nest | Nominated |