Academy Award for Best Cinematography

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The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is a prestigious Oscar presented annually to honor outstanding achievement in motion picture photography and visual composition.

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Academy Award for Best Cinematography canonical 361
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White 57
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award
film award
alsoKnownAs Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Oscar for Best Cinematography
awardCategoryOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards
awardedForYearOfRelease previous calendar year
belongsToGenreOfAwards technical and craft awards
blackAndWhiteCategoryIntroduced 1939
ceremonyCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
ceremonyLocation Los Angeles
colorCategoryIntroduced 1939
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleWorks feature films
field cinematography
firstAwardedForYear 1927–1928
frequency annual
hasCriterion artistic quality of lighting
camera movement and framing
composition and visual style
technical proficiency in image capture
hasJurisdiction primarily U.S.-released films, with international eligibility rules
hasMediaCoverage online streaming
print and digital press
television
hasSignificance considered one of the most prestigious cinematography honors in the world
hasSubcategoryHistory separate categories for black-and-white and color cinematography (historical)
hasTypeOfRecipient cinematographer
director of photography
inception 1929
industry film industry
isPartOf Oscar telecast
languageOfCeremony English
mergedIntoSingleCategory 1967
notableAspect one of the major technical Oscars
recognizes the director of photography
organizer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
partOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
presentedFor excellence in motion picture photography
outstanding achievement in cinematography
visual composition in film
relatedAward American Society of Cinematographers Award
surface form: American Society of Cinematographers Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
selectionProcess voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
separateCategoriesEnded 1967
symbolizes peer recognition for visual storytelling
timeOfYearAwarded early in the calendar year
trophyName Oscar
surface form: Oscar statuette
typicalPresenter film industry figures

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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography – Black-and-White
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color)
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