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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Charles Lang awardReceived 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
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Jeff Cronenweth nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Jeff Cronenweth nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Social Network
Jeff Cronenweth nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Arthur Arling awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Thief of Bagdad award Academy Award for Best Cinematography
subject surface form: The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color)
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Remi Adefarasin awardNomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Joseph Ruttenberg awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Joseph Ruttenberg notableAward Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Great Waltz
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Mrs. Miniver
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Gaslight
Joseph Ruttenberg notableAward Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Gigi
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Tess awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Jack Hildyard awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Jack Hildyard awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
subject surface form: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Don Burgess nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
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Robbie Ryan nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Affairs of Cellini (1934 film) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
subject surface form: The Affairs of Cellini
Rachel Morrison awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination
Walter Lassally awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
William H. Daniels awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Bad and the Beautiful awardReceived 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
Karl Struss awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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The Sand Pebbles nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Geoffrey Unsworth awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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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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