Miroslav Ondricek, Oscar-Nominated Czech Cinematographer, Dies at 80
Miroslav Ondricek, a Czech cinematographer who worked frequently with director Milos Forman and was nominated twice for Academy Awards, has died, according to several reports. He was 80.
Ondricek’s son David, who is also a filmmaker, announced the death to Czech television, though no cause was given.
Ondricek worked on more than 40 films in his career, about a dozen of which were shot in the U.S. He is perhaps best known for his work with friend Forman.
The two worked together on “Ragtime” and “Amadeus,” both garnering Oscar nominations for Ondricek for his cinematography. Ondricek won a BAFTA in 1984 for “Amadeus.” Ondricek and Forman, who currently lives in New York, also worked together on “Fireman’s Ball” early in Forman’s career and “Hair.”
Ondricek stayed busy throughout the ’90s, working with U.S. director Penny Marshall on 1990’s “Awakenings,” starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams, and 1992 comedy “A League of Their Own,” starring Madonna, Geena Davis and Tom Hanks.
He most recently worked on Marshall’s 2001 drama “Riding in Cars With Boys,” starring Drew Barrymore.
The American Society of Cinematographers feted Ondricek with an international achievement award in 2004.
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