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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Surface form Occurrences
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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Some Like It Hot → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Sophie's Choice → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Spellbound → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Spellbound (1945 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Stuart Dryburgh → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Piano
The Apartment → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Graduate → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The Grand Budapest Hotel → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
The Hateful Eight → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The Power of the Dog → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: The Power of the Dog (2021 film)
film "The Pride of the Yankees" → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: The Pride of the Yankees
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Razor's Edge → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: The Razor's Edge (1946 film)
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography – Black-and-White
The Shape of Water → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: The Shawshank Redemption
The Tree of Life → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
subject surface form: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Tootsie → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
True Grit (2010 film) → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
War Horse → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Arthur Edeson → notableAward → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination
1917 (film) → oscarAward → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
American Society of Cinematographers Award → relatedTo → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography → relatedTo → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring → won → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Avatar (2009 film) → wonAward → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon → wonAward → Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color