Jim Denault is an American cinematographer.
Graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in photo illustration,[1] he would move to New York City in 1989 and worked in the camera department of several independent films.
[2] Denault first served as cinematographer for Michael Almereyda's 1992 film Another Girl Another Planet.
[3] Notable credits for Denault include Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry,[4] Matt Dillon's directorial debut City of Ghosts,[2] and would work frequently with Jay Roach in film and television for Recount, Dinner for Schmucks, Game Change, The Campaign, Trumbo, All the Way and Coastal Elites.
[5] Denault received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Carnivàle and Game Change,[3][6] as well as a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Nadja.