For the Belgian musician, see Phil Abraham (trombonist).
Phil Abraham
Occupation(s)
Television director, cinematographer, camera operator
Years active
1999–present
Phil Abraham is an American cinematographer and television director. He worked on all six seasons of The Sopranos, initially as a camera operator,[1] then as a cinematographer and eventually as an episodic director. He won the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on the pilot of Mad Men and has been nominated for four other Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on The Sopranos. Besides working as a cinematographer for Mad Men, he has also worked as a director for fifteen episodes. He picked up two more nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Mad Men episodes "The Jet Set" and "The Other Woman".[2] He attended high school at York Preparatory School and graduated from Wesleyan University, along with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.
^"An Offer He Could Not Refuse: Phil Abraham Shoots 'The Sopranos'" (PDF). Tiffen Xpressions. April 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^"Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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