- Born
- Birth nameMatthew J. Libatique
- Matthew Libatique is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on the films Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014) and Mother! (2017). He also shot Bradley Cooper's directorial debut film, A Star Is Born (2018).
Libatique also work as an cinematographer in the films Tigerland (2000), Phone Booth (2002), Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Venom (2018).
He has received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Achievement in Cinematography, one for Black Swan and the other for A Star Is Born.- IMDb mini biography by: Pedro Borges
- SpousesMary-Ellen Libatique(June 5, 2021 - present)Magela Crosignani(? - 2017) (divorced)
- ParentsGeorgina José LibatiqueJustiniáno Libatique
- Cinematographer of Darren Aronofsky films
- Parents emigrated from the Philippines to New York City.
- Studied at California State University, Fullerton [Major in Sociology & Communications]; American Film Institute [AFI] [1992-1995; MFA in Cinematography].
- Matthew Libatique was nominated for a 2019 Academy Award in the Best Cinematography category for his work on A Star is Born (2018) but lost to Alfonso Cuarón for Roma (2018).
- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2002.
- Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001.
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