Cinematographer Owen Roizman, a 2017 honorary Oscar winner, looks back on his career
by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times
Nov 10, 2017
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Over the course of his career, cinematographer Owen Roizman's work on such classic films as "The French Connection," "The Exorcist," "Network" and "Tootsie" earned him five Academy Award nominations. But Roizman never actually got to take home one of those gold statuettes - until now.
On Saturday, Roizman, 81, will be one of four film artists honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with an honorary Oscar at this year's Governors Awards.
On a recent afternoon, the Brooklyn-born Roizman, who has been retired from the movie business since the
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