Biography
Born in Barcelona in 1981, Edu Grau is one of the youngest members of the American Society of Cinematographers. He is mostly known for his adaptable and beautiful style in very different movies such as A single man, Buried, The gift, Suffragette, Boy Erased, The Way Back and Passing as well as some European art-house like Honor de Cavalleria and Quién te cantará.
Edu (short for Eduard) specialized in Cinematography at ESCAC in Barcelona and the NFTS in London, before making his first feature as a director of photography at 23, Honor de Cavalleria, that was selected in Cannes Film Festival 2006. In 2008 Tom Ford felt in love with his reel and brought him to the US to shoot his big break A Single Man. Edu was 27. The movie, named by Vice one of the ¨30 most beautiful movies of all time¨, changed Edu's career and put him in the Global map of Cinematographers. He has worked since with some of the biggest stars and talents in the planet, with the likes of Nicole Kidman, Ryan Reynolds, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck, Emily Blunt, Penelope Cruz, Micheal Fassbender, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Hall, David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Sam Rockwell, Margot Robbie, Ruth Negga and Michelle Williams to name a few.
His range of directors is equally impressive, ranging from art-house cult auteurs like Albert Serra and Carlos Vermut to powerful visual powerhouses like Tom Ford, Gavin O'Connor and Sarah Gavron combined with actors turned directors like Joel Edgerton and Rebecca Hall. Throughout his work, he has shown an impressive capability to adapt to the director's visual language while keeping a strong beautiful style that supports the performance of the actors.
Edu Grau won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage 2011 for his cinematography of Buried, as well as being nominated for the Goya, Gaudí and CECC Awards. He was selected in Competition at Camerimage for his films A single man, Suffragette and A single shot and Animals. He was nominated for a Goya and a Gaudí Award for Quién te cantará, as well as winning the CECC Award in 2019. He combines features films with TV series and commercials.
Passing, his latest film by Rebecca Hall with Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp and Alexander Skarsgârd premiered in Sundance 2021 and was bought by Netflix, that is planning to release the B&W 4:3 movie in the awards season.
8 wins and 10 nominations
