About
Robert Legato
Overview
Robert Legato directed the 2016 film Eloise.
Legato has been nominated for five Academy Awards and has won three. His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic, his second was for his work on Hugo and his third for The Jungle Book. In 1996, he won the BAFTA award for Best Achievement in Special Effects for Apollo 13, for which he also garnered his first Academy Award nomination. He won Academy Awards in Visual effects for Hugo and The Jungle Book. In 2020, he received his fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Lion King.
Prior to his work in film, he was a Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1992, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1993. His work on the Star Trek franchise earned him three Emmy nominations and two wins, as well as an in-front-of-the-camera appearance on Reading Rainbow for an episode devoted to a behind-the-scenes look at TNG.
Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2012 | Hugo: Big Effects, Small Scale | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire | Actor | Self (as Rob Legato) | 59 Average |
Directing |
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| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | Directing | Second Unit Director | 63 Fair |
| 2023 | The Equalizer 3 | Directing | Second Unit Director | 70 Good |
| 2016 | Eloise | Directing | Director | 56 Average |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Directing | Second Unit Director | 79 Good |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Directing | Second Unit Director | 81 Very good |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Directing | Second Unit Director | 70 Good |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Directing | Second Unit Director | 72 Good |
Camera |
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| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Camera | Second Unit Director of Photography | 79 Good |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Camera | Second Unit Director of Photography | 81 Very good |
Crew |
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| 2014 | Learning to Drive | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
Editing |
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| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
Visual Effects |
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| 2019 | The Lion King | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 70 Good |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 68 Fair |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 79 Good |
| 2011 | Hugo | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 71 Good |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 81 Very good |
| 2006 | The Departed | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 80 Very good |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 70 Good |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 78 Good |
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 1997 | Titanic | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 78 Good |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 72 Good |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 72 Good |
| 1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 58 Average |