Born in Lisbon, Portugal; has made Paris his home since the age of 19. Acclaimed international director of photography Eduardo Serra received his first Oscar® nomination for his stunning and beautiful widescreen work on THE WINGS OF THE DOVE (1997). The camerawork in the film captured the beauty and exotic look of Venice and the bustling streets and well-dressed interiors of Edwardian London. From the opening shots of the British subways through several nocturnal set pieces in Italy (including a gondola ride lit only by torches), the film was filled with beautiful and subtle images. The Portuguese-born Serra received his training in France and began his career shooting Ariane Mnouchkine's historical drama "1789" (1974). He also provided the strong visual look of Jean-Jacques Annaud's Oscar-winning BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR (1976) and went on to work with several French directors, notably Patrice Leconte and Michel Blanc. Serra created breathtaking images of the Arctic landscape in MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART and utilized widescreen images in YVONNE'S PERFUME /THE SCENT OF YVONNE /LE PARFUM D'YVONNE (both 1993). The period piece, CONJUGAL DUTY / L'AMOUR CONJUGAL (1995), allowed the cinematographer to shoot numerous interiors by candlelight, invoking comparisons with John Alcott's painterly work on 1975's BARRY LYNDON. Serra brought an artist's eye to his work on JUDE (1996), another period drama. Scenes involving the title character were shot in dull colors (reflecting his innate sadness) while those involving his female cousin Sue were filmed in bright sunlight. As their lives intertwined, the palette mixed to a muted beauty. With WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (1998), Serra faced the challenge of creating the fantastic worlds of heaven and hell and more than rose to the challenge. His painterly creations of otherworldly realms ranked among his finest work to date. Subsequent credits include PASSION OF MIND, THE WIDOW OF SAINT-PIERRE and UNBREAKABLE (all 2000), PAPILLONS DE NUIT, RUE DES PLAISIRS and O DELFIM (all 2002) and LA FLEUR DU MAL / THE FLOWER OF EVIL and GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (both 2003), CONFIDENCES TROP INTIMES / INTIMATE STRANGERS, LA DEMOISELLE D'HONNEUR / THE BRIDESMAID and BEYOND THE SEA (all 2004), IL NE FAUT JURER... DE NIEN! / NEVER SAY... NEVER! (2005), L'IVRESSE DU POUVOIR / THE COMEDY OF POWER and BLOOD DIAMOND (both 2006), LA FILLE COUPÉE EN DEUX / THE GIRL CUT IN TWO and FADOS (both 2007), and DEFIANCE (scheduled for release in 2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1997: THE WINGS OF THE DOVE  Nominated for Cinematography 2003: GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING 2 nominations