Editing Conrad Hall (section)

=== 1987–2002 ===
After shooting 18 films in 12 years, Hall took an 11-year break. Around the same time he teamed up with noted cinematographer [[Haskell Wexler]] to make a commercial production company (Vinson, 1987). This allowed him to not only be the cameraman on his own work, but also the director. The break for him was about understanding and learning from others about their unique techniques. As Hall stated: "At heart I am more than a cinematographer. I'm a filmmaker."<ref name=":0" /> This led to his exploration of writing, such as an adaptation of the novel ''[[If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem|The Wild Palms]]''.

Hall returned to the film industry in 1987 to shoot ''[[Black Widow (1987 film)|Black Widow]]''. In 1988, Hall became part of the union crew for ''[[Tequila Sunrise (film)|Tequila Sunrise]]'' after a few complications.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4 |last=Vinson |first=James |year=1987}}</ref> His work resulted in a sixth Oscar nomination. Also in 1988, the ASC gave Hall an outstanding achievement award. After his work on ''Tequila Sunrise,'' he picked up his old pace, making ''[[Class Action (film)|Class Action]]'' (1991), ''[[Jennifer 8]]'' (1992), ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'' (1993) and ''[[Love Affair (1994 film)|Love Affair]]'' (1994) one after the other. ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'' received an Oscar nomination for cinematography, his seventh.

In 1994, Hall was honored with the lifetime achievement award from the [[American Society of Cinematographers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Lifetime of Achievement: Conrad Hall, ASC |url=https://theasc.com/articles/lifetime-of-achievement-conrad-hall-asc |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=The American Society of Cinematographers |language=en}}</ref> In 1998, he shot ''[[Without Limits]]'' and was Oscar nominated for ''[[A Civil Action (film)|A Civil Action]]'', followed by his second win for ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' in 1999. ''American Beauty'', his first collaboration with director [[Sam Mendes]], highlighted his "unique use of the hand-held camera to capture the film's heightened reality and almost dream-like atmosphere".<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Horn |first=John |year=2003 |title=Obituaries; Conrad Hall, 76; Cinematographer Won Oscars for 'Butch Cassidy' and 'Beauty' |journal=[[Los Angeles Times]] |id={{ProQuest|421756791}} }}</ref> His final film was ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' in 2002, a second collaboration with Mendes, for which he was [[Posthumous award|posthumously]] awarded another [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]. In total, he won three Oscars throughout his 50-year career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2022-11-13 |title=Sam Mendes Pays Tribute To Conrad Hall & Roger Deakins At Camerimage Opening Ceremony: "Cinematographers Have Always Been My Guide" |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/sam-mendes-pays-tribute-to-conrad-hall-roger-deakins-camerimage-1235170877/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2003-02-18 |title=Posthumous award for film legend |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2774621.stm |access-date=2024-09-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref>