American film award
TheAcademy Award for Best Cinematography is anAcademy Award awarded each year to acinematographer for work on one particularmotion picture .
Charles Rosher , the first recipient in 1928In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) was not tied to a specific film; all of the work by the nominated cinematographers during the qualifying period was listed after their names. The problem with this system became obvious the first year, sinceKarl Struss andCharles Rosher were nominated for their work together onSunrise .
Finally, for the 1931 awards, the modern system in which individuals are nominated for a single film was adopted in all profession-related categories. From 1939 to 1966 with the exception of 1957, there were also separate awards for color and black-and-white cinematography. AfterWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Schindler's List Roma Mank
Floyd Crosby won the award forTabu Hal Mohr won the only write-in Academy Award ever, in 1935 forA Midsummer Night's Dream
No winners arelost , although some of the earliest nominees (and of the unofficial nominees of 1928–29) are lost, includingThe Devil Dancer The Magic Flame 4 Devils The Right to Love Sadie Thompson
David Lean holds the record for the director with the most films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the Oscars with five wins out of six nominations forGreat Expectations The Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Zhivago Ryan's Daughter
The first nominees shot primarily ondigital video wereThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire being the first winner.[ 1] Avatar [ 2]
In January 2017,Bradford Young became the first African-American cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for his work onArrival .
In 2018,Rachel Morrison became the first woman to receive a nomination.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
In 2019,Alfonso Cuarón became the first winner of this category to have also served as director on the film, forRoma [ 6] [ 7]
Category Name Superlative Year Notes Most awards Leon Shamroy 4 awards 1942 Awards resulted from 18 nominations. Joseph Ruttenberg 1958 Awards resulted from 10 nominations. Most nominations Leon Shamroy 18 nominations 1965 Nominations resulted in 4 awards. Charles Lang 1972 Nominations resulted in 1 award. Most consecutive awards Emmanuel Lubezki 3 consecutive awards 2013, 2014, 2015 Awards resulted from 8 nominations. Oldest winner Conrad L. Hall Age 76 2002 Hall died just two months before the awards ceremony. Hall is also the oldest non-posthumous winner, at age 73, in 1999. Oldest nominee Asakazu Nakai Age 84 1985 Nakai shared the nomination with two others. Youngest winner Floyd Crosby Age 31 1930/1931 Youngest nominee Edward Cronjager Age 27 1930/1931 Most nominations without an award George Folsey 13 nominations 1963 First female nominee Rachel Morrison [ 8] 2017 First nominee/winner who also directed the film Alfonso Cuarón Cuarón served as director and director of photography forRoma 2018
Winners and nominees [ edit ] Winners are listed first in colored row, followed by the other nominees.
Charles Rosher was the inaugural co-winner of this category, winning the award twice, first forSunrise: A Song of Two Humans Karl Struss and his second forThe Yearling Leonard Smith andArthur Arling .Karl Struss was the inaugural co-winner of this category, winning alongsideCharles Rosher forSunrise: A Song of Two Humans Clyde De Vinna won forWhite Shadows in the South Seas Lee Garmes won forShanghai Express Charles Lang is tied for the most nominations for this category with 18 nominations, winning once forA Farewell to Arms Victor Milner won forCleopatra Hal Mohr won twice forA Midsummer Night's Dream W. Howard Greene forPhantom of the Opera George Barnes won forRebecca Tony Gaudio won forAnthony Adverse W. Howard Greene won alongsideHal Mohr forPhantom of the Opera Karl Freund won forShanghai Express Joseph Ruttenberg (right) holds the tied record for the most wins in the category, winning four times forThe Great Waltz Mrs. Miniver Somebody Up There Likes Me Gigi Gregg Toland won once amongst 6 nominations forWuthering Heights Arthur C. Miller won three times amongst 7 nominations forHow Green Was My Valley The Song of Bernadette Anna and the King of Siam Ernest Palmer won alongsideRay Rennahan forBlood and Sand Leonard Smith co-won forThe Yearling .Arthur Arling andCharles Rosher .Jack Cardiff won forBlack Narcissus William Daniels won forThe Naked City Paul C. Vogel won forBattleground Loyal Griggs won forShane Milton Krasner won forThree Coins in the Fountain James Wong Howe won twice amongst 10 nominations forThe Rose Tattoo Hud Jack Hildyard won forThe Bridge on the River Kwai Sam Leavitt won forThe Defiant Ones Freddie Francis won twice forSons and Lovers Glory Russell Metty won forSpartacus Haskell Wexler won twice amongst 5 nominations forWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Bound for Glory Sven Nykvist (left) won twice forCries and Whispers Fanny and Alexander Vilmos Zsigmond won forClose Encounters of the Third Kind Néstor Almendros won forDays of Heaven Vittorio Storaro won the award thrice, winning forApocalypse Now Reds The Last Emperor Robert Richardson won thrice amongst 10 nominations, winning forJFK The Aviator Hugo Janusz Kamiński won twice amongst 7 nominations, winning forSchindler's List Saving Private Ryan Peter Pau won forCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Guillermo Navarro won forPan's Labryinth Anthony Dod Mantle won forSlumdog Millionaire Wally Pfister won forInception Roger Deakins won twice amongst 16 nominations, winning forBlade Runner 2049 1917 Alfonso Cuarón won forRoma Erik Messerschmidt won forMank Greig Fraser won forDune James Friend won forAll Quiet on the Western Front Hoyte van Hoytema won forOppenheimer Lol Crawley won forThe Brutalist Year Film Nominees 1940 (13th) Black-and-White Rebecca George Barnes Abe Lincoln in Illinois James Wong Howe All This, and Heaven Too Ernest Haller Arise, My Love Charles Lang Boom Town Harold Rosson Foreign Correspondent Rudolph Maté The Letter Tony Gaudio The Long Voyage Home Gregg Toland Spring Parade Joseph Valentine Waterloo Bridge Joseph Ruttenberg Color The Thief of Bagdad Georges Périnal Bitter Sweet Oliver T. Marsh andAllen M. Davey The Blue Bird Arthur C. Miller andRay Rennahan Down Argentine Way Leon Shamroy andRay Rennahan North West Mounted Police Victor Milner andW. Howard Greene Northwest Passage Sidney Wagner andWilliam V. Skall 1941 (14th) Black-and-White How Green Was My Valley Arthur C. Miller The Chocolate Soldier Karl Freund Citizen Kane Gregg Toland Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Joseph Ruttenberg Here Comes Mr. Jordan Joseph Walker Hold Back the Dawn Leo Tover Sergeant York Sol Polito Sun Valley Serenade Edward Cronjager Sundown Charles Lang That Hamilton Woman Rudolph Maté Color Blood and Sand Ernest Palmer andRay Rennahan Aloma of the South Seas Wilfred M. Cline ,Karl Struss andWilliam E. Snyder Billy the Kid William V. Skall andLeonard Smith Blossoms in the Dust Karl Freund andW. Howard Greene Dive Bomber Bert Glennon Louisiana Purchase Harry Hallenberger andRay Rennahan 1942 (15th) Black-and-White Mrs. Miniver Joseph Ruttenberg Kings Row James Wong Howe The Magnificent Ambersons Stanley Cortez Moontide Charles G. Clarke The Pied Piper Edward Cronjager The Pride of the Yankees Rudolph Maté Take a Letter, Darling John J. Mescall The Talk of the Town Ted Tetzlaff Ten Gentlemen from West Point Leon Shamroy This Above All Arthur C. Miller Color The Black Swan Leon Shamroy Arabian Nights Milton Krasner ,William V. Skall andW. Howard Greene Captains of the Clouds Sol Polito Jungle Book W. Howard Greene Reap the Wild Wind Victor Milner andWilliam V. Skall To the Shores of Tripoli Edward Cronjager andWilliam V. Skall 1943 (16th) Black-and-White The Song of Bernadette Arthur C. Miller Air Force James Wong Howe ,Elmer Dyer andCharles A. Marshall Casablanca Arthur Edeson Corvette K-225 Tony Gaudio Five Graves to Cairo John F. Seitz The Human Comedy Harry Stradling Madame Curie Joseph Ruttenberg The North Star James Wong Howe Sahara Rudolph Maté So Proudly We Hail! Charles Lang Color Phantom of the Opera Hal Mohr andW. Howard Greene For Whom the Bell Tolls Ray Rennahan Heaven Can Wait Edward Cronjager Hello, Frisco, Hello Charles G. Clarke andAllen M. Davey Lassie Come Home Leonard Smith Thousands Cheer George Folsey 1944 (17th) Black-and-White Laura Joseph LaShelle Double Indemnity John F. Seitz Dragon Seed Sidney Wagner Gaslight Joseph Ruttenberg Going My Way Lionel Lindon Lifeboat Glen MacWilliams Since You Went Away Stanley Cortez andLee Garmes Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Robert Surtees andHarold Rosson The Uninvited Charles Lang The White Cliffs of Dover George Folsey Color Wilson Leon Shamroy Cover Girl Rudolph Maté andAllen M. Davey Home in Indiana Edward Cronjager Kismet Charles Rosher Lady in the Dark Ray Rennahan Meet Me in St. Louis George Folsey 1945 (18th) Black-and-White The Picture of Dorian Gray Harry Stradling The Keys of the Kingdom Arthur C. Miller The Lost Weekend John F. Seitz Mildred Pierce Ernest Haller Spellbound George Barnes Color Leave Her to Heaven Leon Shamroy Anchors Aweigh Robert H. Planck andCharles P. Boyle National Velvet Leonard Smith A Song to Remember Tony Gaudio andAllen M. Davey The Spanish Main George Barnes 1946 (19th) Black-and-White Anna and the King of Siam Arthur C. Miller The Green Years George Folsey Color The Yearling Charles Rosher ,Leonard Smith andArthur Arling The Jolson Story Joseph Walker 1947 (20th) Black-and-White Great Expectations Guy Green Green Dolphin Street George Folsey The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Charles Lang Color Black Narcissus Jack Cardiff Life with Father J. Peverell Marley andWilliam V. Skall Mother Wore Tights Harry Jackson 1948 (21st) Black-and-White The Naked City William Daniels A Foreign Affair Charles Lang I Remember Mama Nicholas Musuraca Johnny Belinda Ted McCord Portrait of Jennie Joseph August (posthumously ) Color Joan of Arc Joseph Valentine ,William V. Skall andWinton C. Hoch Green Grass of Wyoming Charles G. Clarke The Loves of Carmen William E. Snyder The Three Musketeers Robert H. Planck 1949 (22nd) Black-and-White Battleground Paul C. Vogel Champion Franz Planer Come to the Stable Joseph LaShelle The Heiress Leo Tover Prince of Foxes Leon Shamroy Color She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Winton C. Hoch The Barkleys of Broadway Harry Stradling Jolson Sings Again William E. Snyder Little Women Robert H. Planck andCharles Schoenbaum Sand Charles G. Clarke
Shortlisted finalists [ edit ] Finalists for Best Cinematography were selected by branch members, who voted for ten finalists which were screened to determine the five nominees.[ 11]
Year Finalists Ref 1967 Barefoot in the Park Guess Who's Coming to Dinner In the Heat of the Night The Taming of the Shrew Thoroughly Modern Millie [ 12] 1968 The Boston Strangler The Lion in Winter Planet of the Apes The Stalking Moon 2001: A Space Odyssey [ 13] 1969 Gaily, Gaily Goodbye, Mr. Chips Paint Your Wagon True Grit The Wild Bunch [ 14] 1970 The Great White Hope The Hawaiians M*A*S*H The Molly Maguires Scrooge [ 15] 1971 The African Elephant ,The Andromeda Strain The Conformist Mary, Queen of Scots McCabe & Mrs. Miller [ 16] 1972 Avanti! The Culpepper Cattle Co. Deliverance Glass Houses The Godfather [ 17] 1973 American Graffiti Cinderella Liberty Jesus Christ Superstar Lost Horizon Siddhartha [ 18] 1974 The Godfather Part II Harry and Tonto The Island at the Top of the World The Tamarind Seed The Three Musketeers [ 19] 1975 Dog Day Afternoon Farewell, My Lovely Ride a Wild Pony The Sunshine Boys Three Days of the Condor [ 20] 1976 Birch Interval Family Plot Fellini's Casanova The Incredible Sarah Marathon Man [ 21] 1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic The Goodbye Girl I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1900 Star Wars [ 22] 1978 Death on the Nile The Duellists Grease Revenge of the Pink Panther Who'll Stop the Rain [ 23] 1979 The Electric Horseman Escape from Alcatraz The Rose The Runner Stumbles 10 [ 11]
Multiple awards and nominations [ edit ] ^ The 2nd Academy Awards is unique in being the only occasion where there were no official nominees. Subsequent research by AMPAS has resulted in a list of unofficial or de facto nominees, based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges. ^ Having not been officially nominated,Hal Mohr was a write-in candidate and became the only write-in to ever win an Academy Award. ^ A preliminary list of submissions from the studios included the following titles, which were not official nominees:First Love Joseph Valentine ),The Great Victor Herbert Victor Milner ),Gunga Din Joseph H. August ),Intermezzo Gregg Toland ),Juarez Tony Gaudio ),Lady of the Tropics Norbert Brodine ),Only Angels Have Wings Joseph Walker ) andThe Rains Came Arthur C. Miller ). ^ A preliminary list of submissions from the studios included the following titles, which were not official nominees:Drums Along the Mohawk Ray Rennahan andBert Glennon ),The Four Feathers Georges Périnal andOsmond Borradaile ),The Mikado William V. Skall ) andThe Wizard of Oz Harold Rosson ). ^ In 1957, black-and-white and color films competed in a combined Best Cinematography category. ^ "Oscar nominations" . January 24, 2009.^ "Oscar Breakdown: Best Cinematography" . Archived fromthe original on April 25, 2014. RetrievedApril 25, 2014 .^ 2018|Oscars.org ^ Bernstein, Paula (November 4, 2014)."8 Female Cinematographers You Should Know About" .IndieWire . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2018 . ^ Tapley, Kristopher (January 23, 2018)."Oscars: 'Mudbound's' Rachel Morrison Makes History as First Female Cinematographer Nominee" .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2018 . ^ O'Falt, Chris (February 24, 2019)."Director Alfonso Cuaron Wins Best Cinematography Oscar for 'Roma" .IndieWire . RetrievedFebruary 25, 2019 . ^ Miranda, Carolina A. (February 25, 2019)."How Alfonso Cuarón's 'Roma' Oscars spark a dialogue about the faces we see on-screen" .Los Angeles Times . ^ Tapley, Kristopher (September 12, 2017)."Oscars: 'Mudbound' Cinematographer Is First Female Nominated – Variety" . Variety.com. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2018 . ^a b "The Official Academy Awards Database" .Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Archived fromthe original on February 27, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 9, 2018 .^ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedJanuary 8, 2018 .^a b Champlin, Charles (January 5, 1980)."Oscar Prunes the Candidates" .Los Angeles Times .ProQuest 162681439 . RetrievedJanuary 19, 2025 . ^ "A Whisker-Close Oscar Race" .Variety . January 17, 1968.ProQuest 1032453132 . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2025 .^ "Sizing Up This Spring's Oscarcade" .Los Angeles Times . January 22, 1969.ProQuest 962941007 . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2025 .^ "Preliminary Selections in Eight Oscar Races" .Los Angeles Times . January 15, 1970.ProQuest 156340844 . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .^ "First Screenings in Oscar Races" .Los Angeles Times . January 11, 1971.ProQuest 156692669 . RetrievedJanuary 23, 2025 .^ Miller, Alice (January 16, 1972)."Preliminaries Start in Oscar Screenings" .Abilene Reporter News . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2025 . ^ "Oscar Contenders Set for Screening" .The Hollywood Reporter . January 5, 1973.ProQuest 2920199679 . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2025 .^ "5 Branches List Choices for Oscar Nominations" .Los Angeles Times . January 14, 1974.ProQuest 2931982095 . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2025 .^ "Screenings Open Oscar Bids" .The Hollywood Reporter . January 10, 1975.ProQuest 2931982095 . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2025 .^ "Oscar's Craft Nod Prelim Choices" .Variety . January 14, 1976.ProQuest 1286013473 . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2025 .^ "Early Selections for Oscars Noted" .Los Angeles Times . January 8, 1977.ProQuest 158174773 . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2025 .^ "Films Eligible for Technical Oscars" .Los Angeles Times . January 6, 1978.ProQuest 158545635 . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2025 .^ Champlin, Charles (January 6, 1979)." .Los Angeles Times .ProQuest 158821566 . RetrievedJanuary 19, 2025 .
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