Agnès Godard studied cinématographiques at the IDHEC in Paris. In the 1980s she worked as a camera assistant for Henri Alekan, Sacha Vierny, Robby Müller and others.
Since 1990 she has worked as a camerawoman with filmmakers like Claire Denis, Agnès Varda, Wim Wenders, Peter Greenaway, Noémie Lvosky, Catherine Corsini, Tonie Marshall, Ursula Meier, André Téchiné, Peter Handke, Claude Berry, Emmanuele Crialese, Erick Zoncka, Fabrice Gobert, Sébastien Lifschitz, Emmanuelle Bercot. Agnes Godard is a member of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
Awards (selection):
- César Award for best Photography
Best Cinematographer, National Society of Films Critics, NYC for Beau Travail de Claire Denis. - Chlotrudis Award, Boston USA, 2010 lifetime achievement award.
- Special Price CST (Commission Supérieur Technique) 2009, Paris, lifetime achievement award
- Marbourg Kamera Preiz 2012, lifetime achievement award
- Special Camera 300, Manaki Brothers Festival 2013, lifetime achievement award.