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American film award
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture .
History
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, since Karl Struss and Charles Rosher were nominated for their work together on Sunrise .
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 1967 with the exception of 1957, there were also separate awards for color and black-and-white cinematography. After Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Schindler's List Roma Mank
Floyd Crosby won the award for Tabu Hal Mohr won the only write-in Academy Award ever, in 1935 for A Midsummer Night's Dream
No winners are lost , although some of the earliest nominees (and of the unofficial nominees of 1928–29) are lost, including The 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 for Great Expectations The Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Zhivago Ryan's Daughter
The first nominees shot primarily on digital video were The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire being the first winner.[ 1] Avatar [ 2]
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, for Roma [ 6] [ 7]
Superlatives
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 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
Nominee/winner who also directed the film
Alfonso Cuarón
Cuarón served as director and director of photography for Roma
2018
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first in colored row, followed by the other nominees.
1920s
1930s
1940s
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 and Allen M. Davey
The Blue Bird Arthur C. Miller and Ray Rennahan
Down Argentine Way Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan
North West Mounted Police Victor Milner and W. Howard Greene
Northwest Passage Sidney Wagner and William 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 and Ray Rennahan
Aloma of the South Seas Wilfred M. Cline , Karl Struss and William E. Snyder
Billy the Kid William V. Skall and Leonard Smith
Blossoms in the Dust Karl Freund and W. Howard Greene
Dive Bomber Bert Glennon
Louisiana Purchase Harry Hallenberger and Ray 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 and W. Howard Greene
Captains of the Clouds Sol Polito
Jungle Book W. Howard Greene
Reap the Wild Wind Victor Milner and William V. Skall
To the Shores of Tripoli Edward Cronjager and William V. Skall
1943 (16th)
Black-and-White
The Song of Bernadette Arthur C. Miller
Air Force James Wong Howe , Elmer Dyer and Charles 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 and W. Howard Greene
For Whom the Bell Tolls Ray Rennahan
Heaven Can Wait Edward Cronjager
Hello, Frisco, Hello Charles G. Clarke and Allen 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 and Lee Garmes
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Robert Surtees and Harold Rosson
The Uninvited Charles Lang
The White Cliffs of Dover George Folsey
Color
Wilson Leon Shamroy
Cover Girl Rudolph Maté and Allen 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 and Charles P. Boyle
National Velvet Leonard Smith
A Song to Remember Tony Gaudio and Allen 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 and Arthur 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 and William 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 and Winton 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 and Charles Schoenbaum
Sand Charles G. Clarke
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple awards and nominations
See also
Notes
^ 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 ) and The 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 and Bert Glennon ), The Four Feathers Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile ), The Mikado William V. Skall ) and The Wizard of Oz Harold Rosson ).
^ In 1957, black-and-white and color films competed in a combined Best Cinematography category.
References
^ "Oscar nominations" . January 24, 2009.^ "Oscar Breakdown: Best Cinematography" . Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014 .^ 2018|Oscars.org ^ Bernstein, Paula (November 4, 2014). "8 Female Cinematographers You Should Know About" . IndieWire . Retrieved January 25, 2018 . ^ Tapley, Kristopher (January 23, 2018). "Oscars: 'Mudbound's' Rachel Morrison Makes History as First Female Cinematographer Nominee" . Variety . Retrieved January 25, 2018 . ^ O'Falt, Chris (February 24, 2019). "Director Alfonso Cuaron Wins Best Cinematography Oscar for 'Roma" . IndieWire . Retrieved February 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. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . ^ a b "The Official Academy Awards Database" . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .^ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
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