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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Bradford Young → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Bruce Surtees → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Citizen Kane → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Come to the Stable → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Dan Laustsen → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Dan Laustsen → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Shape of Water
Dan Laustsen → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Nightmare Alley
Danny Cohen → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Dante Spinotti → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for L.A. Confidential
Dante Spinotti → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Insider
Darius Khondji → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Dick Pope → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Django Unchained → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Donald Peterman → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Dunkirk → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Eduardo Serra → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Wings of the Dove
Eduardo Serra → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Girl with a Pearl Earring
Elizabeth → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Emmanuel Lubezki → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for A Little Princess
Emmanuel Lubezki → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Sleepy Hollow
Emmanuel Lubezki → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The New World
Emmanuel Lubezki → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Children of Men
Emmanuel Lubezki → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Tree of Life
Ernest Haller → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Gregg Toland → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Harold Rosson → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Haskell Wexler → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Haskell Wexler → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Matewan
Inside Llewyn Davis → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Johnny Belinda → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Joseph LaShelle → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
King Kong (1976 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
L.A. Confidential → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Lilies of the Field → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Mad Max: Fury Road → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Mikael Salomon → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Miroslav Ondříček → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Ragtime
Miroslav Ondříček → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Amadeus
Mudbound → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
On Golden Pond → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Raiders of the Lost Ark → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Rear Window → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Robert Fraisse → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Robert Surtees → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Roma → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: Roma (2018 film)
Roman Holiday → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Sense and Sensibility → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: Sense and Sensibility (1995 film)
Separate Tables (1958 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White