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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The Country Girl nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Laura cinematographyAward Academy Award for Best Cinematography
subject surface form: Laura (film)
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
My Fair Lady (film) awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Defiant Ones won Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Rodrigo Prieto nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Lajos Koltai nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Malèna
James Wong Howe awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
James Wong Howe nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Abyss nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Isabella James Purefoy Ellis spouseAward Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Loyal Griggs awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Loyal Griggs awardReceivedForWork Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Ernest Laszlo nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Gordon Willis nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
John A. Alonzo nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
John A. Alonzo nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Chinatown
Dion Beebe awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Dion Beebe nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Patriot awardNomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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A Place in the Sun award Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Flame and the Arrow nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography
Glory awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Coal Miner's Daughter nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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George Barnes awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
George Barnes awardReceivedForWork Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for "Rebecca"
George Barnes nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Sven Nykvist awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Sven Nykvist awardReceivedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Cries and Whispers
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Fanny and Alexander
Murphy's Romance awardNomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Conrad Hall awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Conrad Hall nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Robert Krasker awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Oswald Morris awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Dariusz Wolski awardNomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Schindler's List
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Saving Private Ryan
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Amistad