- Worked on eight films with John Huston and five with Ronald Neame. Neame was also one of his closest associates within the film industry.
- Member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) , receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.
- Won three consecutive Bafta's in the category Best British Cinematography in Black and White for his works in The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Hill (1965) and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), this one eligible for the award in 1967.
- Awarded the Order of the British Empire - Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 for services to cinematography and the film industry.
- His three British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Hill (1965) and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1966) were all in black and white whilst his three American Academy Award nominations Oliver! (1968), Fiddler On The Roof (1971) - which he won - and The Wiz (1978) were all in full colour.
- Renowned for his innovative colour styles for films such as Moulin Rouge as well as well as continuing the use of black and white.
- Brother of Reginald H. Morris.
- As a wartime pilot in RAF Bomber Command he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1943 and with Transport Command the Air Force Cross (AFC) in 1945. He was demobbed at the end of the war as a Flight Lieutenant.
- A favorite cinematographer of John Huston's, working with him on eight films; these include "Reflections In A Golden Eye", where Morris's contribution is uncredited and the 1957 version of "A Farewell To Arms", where Huston resigned after disagreements with the producer. Morris also left the production, but, unlike Huston, retained his credit.
- Awarded a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Fellowship in 1997.
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