Academy Award for Best Cinematography

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Academy Award film award

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, Black-and-White 24
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color 10
Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination 6

Statements (48)

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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La La Land → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Lawrence of Arabia → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Life of Pi → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Mauro Fiore → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Milton R. Krasner → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Miroslav Ondříček → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination
On the Waterfront → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Out of Africa → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Pan’s Labyrinth → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Paul Vogel → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Ray Rennahan → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Ray Rennahan → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Road to Perdition → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Robert Surtees → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Robert Surtees → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Robert Surtees → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color)
Roger Deakins → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Roma → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: Roma (2018 film)
Russell Carpenter → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Saving Private Ryan → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Shanghai Express → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Spartacus (1960 film) → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Stuart Dryburgh → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination
The Aviator → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The English Patient → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The Longest Day → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Quiet Man → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
The Song of Bernadette → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
There Will Be Blood → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
To Catch a Thief → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Tony Gaudio → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Alfonso Cuarón → awardReceivedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Roma
Emmanuel Lubezki → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Gravity
Emmanuel Lubezki → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Emmanuel Lubezki → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Revenant
Gregg Toland → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for Wuthering Heights
Haskell Wexler → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Haskell Wexler → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Bound for Glory
Roger Deakins → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Blade Runner 2049
Roger Deakins → awardReceivedForWork → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for 1917
Oscar → awardedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Best Cinematography
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences → awardsPresented → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Goya Award for Best Cinematography → isComparableTo → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
A Star Is Born (2018 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
An Affair to Remember → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Arthur C. Miller → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Baby Doll → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
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
Black Hawk Down → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Boom Town → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White