Date of Birth: 29 June 1967 - Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

theOscarSite Bio: Seamus McGarvey, BSC, began his career as a still photographer before attending film school in London. Upon graduating in 1988 he began shooting short films and documentaries, including SKIN (1995), which was nominated for a Royal Television Society Cinematography Award, and "Atlantic", directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, nominated for the 1998 Turner Prize. He also photographed and directed over 100 music videos, for such artists as U2, the Rolling Stones, PJ Harvey, Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield and Coldplay.

McGarvey's credits as a cinematographer include Oliver Stone's WORLD TRADE CENTER (2006), starring Nicholas Cage; THE HOURS (2002), directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore, for which he earned the London Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Technical/Artistic Achievement; the action-adventure film SAHARA (2005), starring Matthew McConaughey and Penélope Cruz, for which he won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Cinematography; ALONG CAME POLLY (2004), starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston; HIGH FIDELITY (2000), directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Cusack; WIT (2001), starring Emma Thompson, directed by Mike Nichols; ENIGMA (2001), directed by Michael Apted; and THE WAR ZONE (1999), BUTTERFLY KISS (1995), THE WINTER GUEST (1997), THE ACTORS (2003), A MAP OF THE WORLD (1999), CHARLOTTE'S WEB (2006), THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY (2008), directed by Anthony Minghella, and ATONEMENT (2007) directed by Joe Wright.

In 1998, the British Society of Cinematographers invited McGarvey to join, making him its youngest member ever. In 2004 he was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's prestigious Lumière Medal for contributions to the art of cinematography.

· Achievement in Cinematography 2007: ATONEMENT