Academy Award for Best Cinematography

American film award

The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award. It is given each year to a cinematographer for work in one particular movie.

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First awarded1929
Most recent winnerErik Messerschmidt
Mank (2020)
Websiteoscars.org

Winners and nominees

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Year Cinematographer Film
1927/28
(1st)
Charles Rosher
Karl Struss
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
George Barnes The Devil Dancer
George Barnes The Magic Flame
George Barnes Sadie Thompson
1928/29
(2nd)
Clyde De Vinna White Shadows in the South Seas
John F. Seitz The Divine Lady
Ernest Palmer 4 Devils
Arthur Edeson In Old Arizona
George Barnes Our Dancing Daughters
Ernest Palmer Street Angel
Year Cinematographer Film
1929/30
(3rd)
Joseph T. Rucker
Willard Van der Veer
With Byrd at the South Pole
Arthur Edeson All Quiet on the Western Front
William H. Daniels Anna Christie
Tony Gaudio
Harry Perry
Hell's Angels
Victor Milner The Love Parade
1930/31
(4th)
Floyd Crosby Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Edward Cronjager Cimarron
Lee Garmes Morocco
Charles Lang The Right to Love
Barney McGill Svengali
1931/32
(5th)
Lee Garmes Shanghai Express
Ray June Arrowsmith
Karl Struss Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1932/33
(6th)
Charles Lang A Farewell to Arms
George J. Folsey Reunion in Vienna
Karl Struss The Sign of the Cross
1934
(7th)
Victor Milner Cleopatra
Charles Rosher The Affairs of Cellini
George J. Folsey Operator 13
1935
(8th)
Hal Mohr (write-in)[1] A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ray June Barbary Coast
Victor Milner The Crusades
Gregg Toland Les Misérables
1936
(9th)
Black-and-white
Tony Gaudio Anthony Adverse
Victor Milner The General Died at Dawn
George J. Folsey The Gorgeous Hussy
Color (Special Achievement)
W. Howard Greene
Harold Rosson
The Garden of Allah
1937
(10th)
Black-and-white
Karl Freund The Good Earth
Gregg Toland Dead End
Joseph A. Valentine Wings Over Honolulu
Color (Special Achievement)
W. Howard Greene A Star is Born
1938
(11th)
Black-and-white
Joseph Ruttenberg The Great Waltz
James Wong Howe Algiers
Ernest Miller
Harry J. Wild
Army Girl
Victor Milner The Buccaneer
Ernest Haller Jezebel
Joseph A. Valentine Mad About Music
Norbert Brodine Merrily We Live
J. Peverell Marley Suez
Robert De Grasse Vivacious Lady
Joseph Walker You Can't Take It With You
Leon Shamroy The Young in Heart
Color (Special Achievement)
Oliver Marsh
Allen Davey
Sweethearts
1939
(12th)
Black-and-white
Gregg Toland Wuthering Heights
Joseph A. Valentine First Love
Victor Milner The Great Victor Herbert
Joseph H. August Gunga Din
Gregg Toland Intermezzo: A Love Story
Tony Gaudio Juarez
Norbert Brodine Lady of the Tropics
Joseph Walker Only Angels Have Wings
Bert Glennon Stagecoach
Arthur C. Miller The Rains Came
Color
Ernest Haller
Ray Rennahan
Gone with the Wind
Ray Rennahan
Bert Glennon
Drums Along the Mohawk
Georges Périnal
Osmond Borradaile
The Four Feathers
William V. Skall The Mikado
Sol Polito
W. Howard Greene
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Harold Rosson The Wizard of Oz
Year Cinematographer Film
1940
(13th)
Black-and-white
George Barnes Rebecca
James Wong Howe Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Ernest Haller All This, and Heaven Too
Charles Lang Arise, My Love
Harold Rosson Boom Town
Rudolph Maté Foreign Correspondent
Tony Gaudio The Letter
Gregg Toland The Long Voyage Home
Joseph A. Valentine Spring Parade
Tony Gaudio Waterloo Bridge
Color
Georges Périnal The Thief of Bagdad
Oliver T. Marsh
Allen M. Davey
Bitter Sweet
Arthur C. Miller
Ray Rennahan
The Blue Bird
Leon Shamroy
Ray Rennahan
Down Argentine Way
Victor Milner
W. Howard Greene
North West Mounted Police
Sidney Wagner
William V. Skall
Northwest Passage
1941
(14th)
Black-and-white
Arthur C. Miller How Green Was My Valley
Karl Freund The Chocolate Soldier
Gregg Toland Citizen Kane
Joseph Ruttenberg Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Joseph Walker Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Leo Tover Hold Back the Dawn
Sol Polito Sergeant York
Edward Cronjager Sun Valley Serenade
Charles Lang Sundown
Rudolph Maté That Hamilton Woman
Color
Ernest Palmer
Ray Rennahan
Blood and Sand
Wilfred M. Cline
Karl Struss
William E. Snyder
Aloma of the South Seas
William V. Skall
Leonard Smith
Billy the Kid
Karl Freund
W. Howard Greene
Blossoms in the Dust
Bert Glennon Dive Bomber
Harry Hallenberger
Ray Rennahan
Louisiana Purchase
1942
(15th)
Black-and-white
Joseph Ruttenberg Mrs. Miniver
James Wong Howe Kings Row
Stanley Cortez The Magnificent Ambersons
Charles G. Clarke Moontide
Edward Cronjager The Pied Piper
Rudolph Maté The Pride of the Yankees
John J. Mescall Take a Letter, Darling
Ted Tetzlaff The Talk of the Town
Leon Shamroy Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Arthur C. Miller This Above All
Color
Leon Shamroy The Black Swan
Milton R. Krasner
William V. Skall
W. Howard Greene
Arabian Nights
Sol Polito Captains of the Clouds
W. Howard Greene Jungle Book
Victor Milner
William V. Skall
Reap the Wild Wind
Edward Cronjager
William V. Skall
To the Shores of Tripoli
1943
(16th)
Black-and-white
Arthur C. Miller The Song of Bernadette
James Wong Howe
Elmer Dyer
Charles A. Marshall
Air Force
Arthur Edeson Casablanca
Tony Gaudio Corvette K-225
John F. Seitz Five Graves to Cairo
Harry Stradling The Human Comedy
Joseph Ruttenberg Madame Curie
James Wong Howe The North Star
Rudolph Maté Sahara
Charles Lang So Proudly We Hail!
Color
Hal Mohr
W. Howard Greene
Phantom of the Opera
Ray Rennahan For Whom the Bell Tolls
Edward Cronjager Heaven Can Wait
Charles G. Clarke
Allen M. Davey
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Leonard Smith Lassie Come Home
George J. Folsey Thousands Cheer
1944
(17th)
Black-and-white
Joseph LaShelle Laura
John F. Seitz Double Indemnity
Sidney Wagner Dragon Seed
Joseph Ruttenberg Gaslight
Lionel Lindon Going My Way
Glen MacWilliams Lifeboat
Stanley Cortez
Lee Garmes
Since You Went Away
Robert Surtees
Harold Rosson
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Charles Lang The Uninvited
George J. Folsey The White Cliffs of Dover
Color
Leon Shamroy Wilson
Rudolph Maté
Allen M. Davey
Cover Girl
Edward Cronjager Home in Indiana
Charles Rosher Kismet
Ray Rennahan Lady in the Dark
George J. Folsey Meet Me in St. Louis
1945
(18th)
Black-and-white
Harry Stradling The Picture of Dorian Gray
Arthur C. Miller The Keys of the Kingdom
John F. Seitz The Lost Weekend
Ernest Haller Mildred Pierce
George Barnes Spellbound
Color
Leon Shamroy Leave Her to Heaven
Robert H. Planck
Charles P. Boyle
Anchors Aweigh
Leonard Smith National Velvet
Tony Gaudio
Allen M. Davey
Kismet
George Barnes The Spanish Main
1946
(19th)
Black-and-white
Arthur C. Miller Anna and the King of Siam
George J. Folsey The Green Years
Color
Charles Rosher
Leonard Smith
Arthur E. Arling
The Yearling
Joseph Walker The Jolson Story
1947
(20th)
Black-and-white
Guy Green Great Expectations
George J. Folsey Green Dolphin Street
Charles Lang The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Color
Jack Cardiff Black Narcissus
J. Peverell Marley
William V. Skall
Life with Father
Harry Jackson Mother Wore Tights
1948
(21st)
Black-and-white
William H. Daniels The Naked City
Charles Lang A Foreign Affair
Nicholas Musuraca I Remember Mama
Ted D. McCord Johnny Belinda
Joseph H. August (posthumous nomination) Portrait of Jennie
Color
Joseph A. Valentine
William V. Skall

Winton Hoch
Joan of Arc
Charles G. Clarke Green Grass of Wyoming
William E. Snyder The Loves of Carmen
Robert H. Planck The Three Musketeers
1949
(22nd)
Black-and-white
Paul C. Vogel Battleground
Franz Planer Champion
Joseph LaShelle Come to the Stable
Leo Tover The Heiress
Leon Shamroy Prince of Foxes
Color
Winton Hoch She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Harry Stradling The Barkleys of Broadway
William E. Snyder Jolson Sings Again
Robert H. Planck
Charles Schoenbaum
Little Women
Charles G. Clarke Sand
Year Cinematographer Film
1950
(23rd)
Black-and-white
Robert Krasker The Third Man
Milton R. Krasner All About Eve
Harold Rosson The Asphalt Jungle
Victor Milner The Furies
John F. Seitz Sunset Boulevard
Color
Robert Surtees King Solomon's Mines
Charles Rosher Annie Get Your Gun
Ernest Palmer Broken Arrow
Ernest Haller The Flame and the Arrow
George Barnes Samson and Delilah
1951
(24th)
Black-and-white
William C. Mellor A Place in the Sun
Franz Planer Death of a Salesman
Norbert Brodine The Frogmen
Robert Burks Strangers on a Train
Harry Stradling A Streetcar Named Desire
Color
Alfred Gilks
John Alton
An American in Paris
Leon Shamroy David and Bathsheba
Robert Surtees
William V. Skall
Quo Vadis
Charles Rosher Show Boat
John F. Seitz
W. Howard Greene
When Worlds Collide
1952
(25th)
Black-and-white
Robert Surtees The Bad and the Beautiful
Russell Harlan The Big Sky
Joseph LaShelle My Cousin Rachel
Virgil Miller Navajo
Charles Lang Sudden Fear
Color
Winton Hoch
Archie Stout
The Quiet Man
Harry Stradling Hans Christian Andersen
Freddie Young Ivanhoe
George J. Folsey Million Dollar Mermaid
Leon Shamroy The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1953
(26th)
Black-and-white
Burnett Guffey From Here to Eternity
Hal Mohr The Four Poster
Joseph Ruttenberg Julius Caesar
Joseph C. Brun Martin Luther
Franz Planer
Henri Alekan
Roman Holiday
Color
Loyal Griggs Shane
George J. Folsey All the Brothers Were Valiant
Edward Cronjager Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Robert H. Planck Lili
Leon Shamroy The Robe
1954
(27th)
Black-and-white
Boris Kaufman On the Waterfront
John F. Warren The Country Girl
George J. Folsey Executive Suite
John F. Seitz Rogue Cop
Charles Lang Sabrina
Color
Milton R. Krasner Three Coins in the Fountain
Leon Shamroy The Egyptian
Robert Burks Rear Window
George J. Folsey Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
William V. Skall The Silver Chalice
1955
(28th)
Black-and-white
James Wong Howe The Rose Tattoo
Russell Harlan Blackboard Jungle
Arthur E. Arling I'll Cry Tomorrow
Joseph LaShelle Marty
Charles Lang Queen Bee
Color
Robert Burks To Catch a Thief
Harry Stradling Guys and Dolls
Leon Shamroy Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Harold Lipstein A Man Called Peter
Robert Surtees Oklahoma!
1956
(29th)
Black-and-white
Joseph Ruttenberg Somebody Up There Likes Me
Boris Kaufman Baby Doll
Harold Rosson The Bad Seed
Burnett Guffey The Harder They Fall
Walter Strenge Stagecoach to Fury
Color
Lionel Lindon Around the World in 80 Days
Harry Stradling The Eddy Duchin Story
Leon Shamroy The King and I
Loyal Griggs The Ten Commandments
Jack Cardiff War and Peace
1957
(30th)[2]
Jack Hildyard The Bridge on the River Kwai
Milton R. Krasner An Affair to Remember
Ray June Funny Face
William C. Mellor Peyton Place
Ellsworth Fredericks Sayonara
1958
(31st)[3]
Black-and-white
Sam Leavitt The Defiant Ones
Daniel L. Fapp Desire Under the Elms
Lionel Lindon I Want to Live!
Charles Lang Separate Tables
Joseph MacDonald The Young Lions
Color
Joseph Ruttenberg Gigi
Harry Stradling Auntie Mame
William H. Daniels Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
James Wong Howe The Old Man and the Sea
Leon Shamroy South Pacific
1959
(32nd)
Black-and-white
William C. Mellor The Diary of Anne Frank
Sam Leavitt Anatomy of a Murder
Joseph LaShelle Career
Charles Lang Some Like It Hot
Harry Stradling The Young Philadelphians
Color
Robert Surtees Ben-Hur
Lee Garmes The Big Fisherman
Daniel L. Fapp The Five Pennies
Franz Planer The Nun's Story
Leon Shamroy Porgy and Bess
Year Cinematographer Film
1960
(33rd)
Black-and-white
Freddie Francis Sons and Lovers
Joseph LaShelle The Apartment
Charles Lang The Facts of Life
Ernest Laszlo Inherit the Wind
John L. Russell Psycho
Color
Russell Metty Spartacus
William H. Clothier The Alamo
Joseph Ruttenberg
Charles Harten
BUtterfield 8
Sam Leavitt Exodus
Joseph MacDonald Pepe
1961
(34th)
Black-and-white
Eugen Schüfftan The Hustler
Edward Colman The Absent-Minded Professor
Franz Planer The Children's Hour
Ernest Laszlo Judgment at Nuremberg
Daniel L. Fapp One, Two, Three
Color
Daniel L. Fapp West Side Story
Jack Cardiff Fanny
Russell Metty Flower Drum Song
Harry Stradling A Majority of One
Charles Lang One-Eyed Jacks
1962
(35th)
Black-and-white
Jean Bourgoin
Walter Wottitz
The Longest Day
Burnett Guffey Birdman of Alcatraz
Russell Harlan To Kill a Mockingbird
Ted D. McCord Two for the Seesaw
Ernest Haller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Color
Freddie Young Lawrence of Arabia
Harry Stradling Gypsy
Russell Harlan Hatari!
Robert Surtees Mutiny on the Bounty
Paul Vogel The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1963
(36th)
Black-and-white
James Wong Howe Hud
George J. Folsey The Balcony
Lucien Ballard The Caretakers
Ernest Haller Lilies of the Field
Milton R. Krasner Love with the Proper Stranger
Color
Leon Shamroy Cleopatra
Leon Shamroy The Cardinal
William H. Daniels
Milton R. Krasner
Charles Lang
Joseph LaShelle
How the West Was Won
Joseph LaShelle Irma la Douce
Ernest Laszlo It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1964
(37th)
Black-and-white
Walter Lassally Zorba the Greek
Philip H. Lathrop The Americanization of Emily
Milton R. Krasner Fate Is the Hunter
Joseph F. Biroc Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Gabriel Figueroa The Night of the Iguana
Color
Harry Stradling My Fair Lady
Geoffrey Unsworth Becket
William H. Clothier Cheyenne Autumn
Edward Colman Mary Poppins
Daniel L. Fapp The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1965
(38th)
Black-and-white
Ernest Laszlo Ship of Fools
Loyal Griggs In Harm's Way
Burnett Guffey King Rat
Conrad Hall Morituri
Robert Burks A Patch of Blue
Color
Freddie Young Doctor Zhivago
Leon Shamroy The Agony and the Ecstasy
Russell Harlan The Great Race
William C. Mellor
Loyal Griggs
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Ted D. McCord The Sound of Music
1966
(39th)
Black-and-white
Haskell Wexler Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Joseph LaShelle The Fortune Cookie
Kenneth Higgins Georgy Girl
Marcel Grignon Is Paris Burning?
James Wong Howe Seconds
Color
Ted Moore A Man for All Seasons
Ernest Laszlo Fantastic Voyage
Russell Harlan Hawaii
Conrad Hall The Professionals
Joseph MacDonald The Sand Pebbles
1967
(40th)
Burnett Guffey Bonnie and Clyde
Richard H. Kline Camelot
Robert Surtees Doctor Dolittle
Robert Surtees The Graduate
Conrad Hall In Cold Blood
1968
(41st)
Pasqualino De Santis Romeo and Juliet
Harry Stradling Funny Girl
Daniel L. Fapp Ice Station Zebra
Oswald Morris Oliver!
Ernest Laszlo Star!
1969
(42nd)
Conrad Hall Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Arthur Ibbetson Anne of the Thousand Days
Charles Lang Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Harry Stradling (posthumous nomination) Hello, Dolly!
Daniel L. Fapp Marooned
Year Cinematographer Film
1970
(43rd)
Freddie Young Ryan's Daughter
Fred J. Koenekamp Patton
Ernest Laszlo Airport
Osami Furuya
Sinsaku Himeda
Masamichi Satoh
Charles F. Wheeler
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Billy Williams Women in Love
1971
(44th)
Oswald Morris Fiddler on the Roof
Owen Roizman The French Connection
Robert Surtees The Last Picture Show
Freddie Young Nicholas and Alexandra
Robert Surtees Summer of '42
1972
(45th)
Geoffrey Unsworth Cabaret
Harry Stradling, Jr. 1776
Charles Lang Butterflies Are Free
Harold E. Stine The Poseidon Adventure
Douglas Slocombe Travels with My Aunt
1973
(46th)
Sven Nykvist Cries and Whispers
Owen Roizman The Exorcist
Jack Couffer Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Robert Surtees The Sting
Harry Stradling, Jr. The Way We Were
1974
(47th)
Fred J. Koenekamp
Joseph F. Biroc
The Towering Inferno
John A. Alonzo Chinatown
Philip H. Lathrop Earthquake
Bruce Surtees Lenny
Geoffrey Unsworth Murder on the Orient Express
1975
(48th)
John Alcott Barry Lyndon
Conrad Hall The Day of the Locust
James Wong Howe Funny Lady
Robert Surtees The Hindenburg
Haskell Wexler
Bill Butler
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1976
(49th)
Haskell Wexler Bound for Glory
Richard H. Kline King Kong
Ernest Laszlo Logan's Run
Owen Roizman Network
Robert Surtees A Star Is Born
1977
(50th)
Vilmos Zsigmond Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fred J. Koenekamp Islands in the Stream
Douglas Slocombe Julia
William A. Fraker Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Robert Surtees The Turning Point
1978
(51st)
Néstor Almendros Days of Heaven
Vilmos Zsigmond The Deer Hunter
William A. Fraker Heaven Can Wait
Robert Surtees Same Time, Next Year
Oswald Morris The Wiz
1979
(52nd)
Vittorio Storaro Apocalypse Now
William A. Fraker 1941
Giuseppe Rotunno All That Jazz
Frank Phillips The Black Hole
Néstor Almendros Kramer vs. Kramer
Year Cinematographer Film
1980
(53rd)
Geoffrey Unsworth (posthumous award)
Ghislain Cloquet
Tess
Néstor Almendros The Blue Lagoon
Ralf D. Bode Coal Miner's Daughter
James Crabe The Formula
Michael Chapman Raging Bull
1981
(54th)
Vittorio Storaro Reds
Alex Thomsons Excalibur
Billy Williams On Golden Pond
Miroslav Ondříček Ragtime
Douglas Slocombe Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982
(55th)
Billy Williams
Ronnie Taylor
Gandhi
Jost Vacano Das Boot
Allen Daviau E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Néstor Almendros Sophie's Choice
Owen Roizman Tootsie
1983
(56th)
Sven Nykvist Fanny and Alexander
Don Peterman Flashdance
Caleb Deschanel The Right Stuff
William A. Fraker WarGames
Gordon Willis Zelig
1984
(57th)
Chris Menges The Killing Fields
Miroslav Ondříček Amadeus
Caleb Deschanel The Natural
Ernest Day A Passage to India
Vilmos Zsigmond The River
1985
(58th)
David Watkin Out of Africa
Allen Daviau The Color Purple
William A. Fraker Murphy's Romance
Takao Saito
Masaharu Ueda
Asakazu Nakai
Ran
John Seale Witness
1986
(59th)
Chris Menges The Mission
Jordan Cronenweth Peggy Sue Got Married
Robert Richardson Platoon
Tony Pierce-Roberts A Room with a View
Don Peterman Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987
(60th)
Vittorio Storaro The Last Emperor
Michael Ballhaus Broadcast News
Allen Daviau Empire of the Sun
Philippe Rousselot Hope and Glory
Haskell Wexler Matewan
1988
(61st)
Peter Biziou Mississippi Burning
John Seale Rain Man
Conrad Hall Tequila Sunrise
Sven Nykvist The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Dean Cundey Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989
(62nd)
Freddie Francis Glory
Mikael Salomon The Abyss
Haskell Wexler Blaze
Robert Richardson Born on the Fourth of July
Michael Ballhaus The Fabulous Baker Boys
Year Cinematographer Film
1990
(63rd)
Dean Semler Dances with Wolves
Allen Daviau Avalon
Vittorio Storaro Dick Tracy
Gordon Willis The Godfather Part III
Philippe Rousselot Henry & June
1991
(64th)
Robert Richardson JFK
Allen Daviau Bugsy
Stephen Goldblatt The Prince of Tides
Adam Greenberg Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Adrian Biddle Thelma & Louise
1992
(65th)
Philippe Rousselot A River Runs Through It
Stephen H. Burum Hoffa
Tony Pierce-Roberts Howards End
Robert Fraisse The Lover
Jack N. Green Unforgiven
1993
(66th)
Janusz Kamiński Schindler's List
Gu Changwei Farewell My Concubine
Michael Chapman The Fugitive
Stuart Dryburgh The Piano
Conrad Hall Searching for Bobby Fischer
1994
(67th)
John Toll Legends of the Fall
Don Burgess Forrest Gump
Roger Deakins The Shawshank Redemption
Piotr Sobociński Three Colors: Red
Owen Roizman Wyatt Earp
1995
(68th)
John Toll Braveheart
Stephen Goldblatt Batman Forever
Emmanuel Lubezki A Little Princess
Michael Coulter Sense and Sensibility
Lü Yue Shanghai Triad
1996
(69th)
John Seale The English Patient
Darius Khondji Evita
Roger Deakins Fargo
Caleb Deschanel Fly Away Home
Chris Menges Michael Collins
1997
(70th)
Russell Carpenter Titanic
Janusz Kamiński Amistad
Roger Deakins Kundun
Dante Spinotti L.A. Confidential
Eduardo Serra The Wings of the Dove
1998
(71st)
Janusz Kamiński Saving Private Ryan
Conrad Hall A Civil Action
Remi Adefarasin Elizabeth
Richard Greatrex Shakespeare in Love
John Toll The Thin Red Line
1999
(72nd)
Conrad Hall American Beauty
Roger Pratt The End of the Affair
Dante Spinotti The Insider
Emmanuel Lubezki Sleepy Hollow
Robert Richardson Snow Falling on Cedars
Year Cinematographer Film
2000
(73rd)
Peter Pau Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
John Mathieson Gladiator
Lajos Koltai Malèna
Roger Deakins O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Caleb Deschanel The Patriot
2001
(74th)
Andrew Lesnie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Bruno Delbonnel Amélie
Sławomir Idziak Black Hawk Down
Roger Deakins The Man Who Wasn't There
Donald McAlpine Moulin Rouge!
2002
(75th)
Conrad Hall (posthumous award) Road to Perdition
Dion Beebe Chicago
Edward Lachman Far from Heaven
Michael Ballhaus Gangs of New York
Paweł Edelman The Pianist
2003
(76th)
Russell Boyd Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
César Charlone City of God
John Seale Cold Mountain
Eduardo Serra Girl with a Pearl Earring
John Schwartzman Seabiscuit
2004
(77th)
Robert Richardson The Aviator
Zhao Xiaoding House of Flying Daggers
Caleb Deschanel The Passion of the Christ
John Mathieson The Phantom of the Opera
Bruno Delbonnel A Very Long Engagement
2005
(78th)
Dion Beebe Memoirs of a Geisha
Wally Pfister Batman Begins
Rodrigo Prieto Brokeback Mountain
Robert Elswit Good Night, and Good Luck
Emmanuel Lubezki The New World
2006
(79th)
Guillermo Navarro Pan's Labyrinth
Vilmos Zsigmond The Black Dahlia
Emmanuel Lubezki Children of Men
Dick Pope The Illusionist
Wally Pfister The Prestige
2007
(80th)
Robert Elswit There Will Be Blood
Roger Deakins The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Seamus McGarvey Atonement
Janusz Kamiński The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Roger Deakins No Country for Old Men
2008
(81st)
Anthony Dod Mantle Slumdog Millionaire
Tom Stern Changeling
Claudio Miranda The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wally Pfister The Dark Knight
Roger Deakins
Chris Menges
The Reader
2009
(82nd)
Mauro Fiore Avatar
Bruno Delbonnel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Barry Ackroyd The Hurt Locker
Robert Richardson Inglourious Basterds
Christian Berger The White Ribbon
Year Cinematographer Film
2010
(83rd)
Wally Pfister Inception
Matthew Libatique Black Swan
Danny Cohen The King's Speech
Jeff Cronenweth The Social Network
Roger Deakins True Grit
2011
(84th)
Robert Richardson Hugo
Guillaume Schiffman The Artist
Jeff Cronenweth The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Emmanuel Lubezki The Tree of Life
Janusz Kaminski War Horse
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References

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  1. The only competitive Academy Award ever given to an unnominated, write-in candidate.
  2. In 1957, the separate Black-and-white and color awards were consolidated.
  3. From 1958, there were separate awards for Black and White and for Color again.

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