Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Every winner and nominee of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography since 1929, newest first.
2026🏆 Winner
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Sinners3 nominees
Nominees (3)
Michael BaumanOne Battle After AnotherNominee
Darius KhondjiMarty SupremeNominee
Adolpho VelosoTrain DreamsNominee2025🏆 WinnerLol Crawley
The Brutalist4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Greig FraserDune: Part TwoNominee
Edward LachmanMariaNominee
Paul GuilhaumeEmilia PérezNominee
Jarin BlaschkeNosferatuNominee2024🏆 Winner
Hoyte van Hoytema
Oppenheimer4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2023🏆 Winner
James Friend
All Quiet on the Western Front2 nominees
2022🏆 WinnerGreig Fraser
Dune2 nominees
Nominees (2)
2021
Sean Bobbitt
Judas and the Black Messiah3 nominees
2020🏆 Winner
Roger Deakins
19173 nominees
Nominees (3)
Rodrigo PrietoThe IrishmanNominee
Lawrence SherJokerNominee2019🏆 Winner
Alfonso Cuarón
Roma4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Łukasz ŻalCold WarNominee
Robbie RyanThe FavouriteNominee
2018🏆 WinnerRoger Deakins
Blade Runner 20494 nominees
Nominees (4)
Rachel MorrisonMudboundNominee
Hoyte van HoytemaDunkirkNominee
Dan LaustsenThe Shape of WaterNominee
Bruno DelbonnelDarkest HourNominee2017🏆 WinnerLinus Sandgren
La La Land4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Rodrigo PrietoSilenceNominee
Bradford YoungArrivalNominee
Greig FraserLionNominee
James LaxtonMoonlightNominee2016🏆 Winner
Emmanuel Lubezki
The Revenant4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2015🏆 WinnerEmmanuel Lubezki
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2014🏆 WinnerEmmanuel Lubezki
Gravity4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Philippe Le SourdThe GrandmasterNominee
Phedon PapamichaelNebraskaNominee
Roger DeakinsPrisonersNominee2013🏆 Winner
Claudio Miranda
Life of Pi4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2012🏆 Winner
Robert Richardson
Hugo4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Janusz KamińskiWar HorseNominee
2011🏆 Winner
Wally Pfister
Inception4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2010🏆 Winner
Mauro Fiore
Avatar4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Barry AckroydThe Hurt LockerNominee2009🏆 Winner
Anthony Dod Mantle
Slumdog Millionaire4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Chris Menges, Roger DeakinsThe ReaderNominee
Wally PfisterThe Dark KnightNominee
Tom SternChangelingNominee2008🏆 Winner
There Will Be Blood4 nominees
2007🏆 Winner
Guillermo Navarro
Pan's Labyrinth4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Wally PfisterThe PrestigeNominee
Dick PopeThe IllusionistNominee2006🏆 Winner
Dion Beebe
Memoirs of a Geisha4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Wally PfisterBatman BeginsNominee
Good Night, and Good Luck.Nominee2005🏆 WinnerRobert Richardson
The Aviator4 nominees
2004🏆 Winner
Russell Boyd
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World4 nominees
Nominees (4)
César CharloneCity of GodNominee
John SchwartzmanSeabiscuitNominee
John SealeCold MountainNominee
Eduardo SerraGirl with a Pearl EarringNominee2003🏆 WinnerConrad L. Hall
Road to Perdition4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Dion BeebeChicagoNominee
Paweł EdelmanThe PianistNominee
2002🏆 Winner
Andrew Lesnie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring4 nominees
2001🏆 Winner
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2000🏆 WinnerConrad L. Hall
American Beauty4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Dante SpinottiThe InsiderNominee
1999🏆 WinnerJanusz Kamiński
Saving Private Ryan4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Richard GreatrexShakespeare in LoveNominee
Conrad L. HallA Civil ActionNominee
John TollThe Thin Red LineNominee
Remi AdefarasinElizabethNominee1998🏆 WinnerRussell Carpenter
Titanic4 nominees
Nominees (4)
1997🏆 WinnerJohn Seale
The English Patient4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Chris MengesMichael CollinsNominee
Roger DeakinsFargoNominee
Darius KhondjiEvitaNominee
Caleb DeschanelFly Away HomeNominee1996🏆 WinnerJohn Toll
Braveheart4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Lü YueShanghai TriadNominee
Michael CoulterSense and SensibilityNominee1995🏆 WinnerJohn Toll
Legends of the Fall4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Don BurgessForrest GumpNominee
Owen RoizmanWyatt EarpNominee
1994🏆 WinnerJanusz Kamiński
Schindler's List4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Stuart DryburghThe PianoNominee
Michael ChapmanThe FugitiveNominee
1993🏆 Winner
Philippe Rousselot
A River Runs Through It4 nominees
Nominees (4)
1992🏆 WinnerRobert Richardson
JFK4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Allen DaviauBugsyNominee
Adrian BiddleThelma & LouiseNominee1991🏆 Winner
Dean Semler
Dances with Wolves4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Vittorio StoraroDick TracyNominee
Allen DaviauAvalonNominee1990🏆 Winner
Freddie Francis
Glory4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Haskell WexlerBlazeNominee
Mikael SalomonThe AbyssNominee
1989🏆 WinnerPeter Biziou
Mississippi Burning4 nominees
1988🏆 WinnerVittorio Storaro
The Last Emperor4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Haskell WexlerMatewanNominee
1987🏆 WinnerChris Menges
The Mission4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Robert RichardsonPlatoonNominee
Donald PetermanStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeNominee
1986🏆 WinnerDavid Watkin
Out of Africa4 nominees
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1985🏆 WinnerChris Menges
The Killing Fields4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Caleb DeschanelThe NaturalNominee
Ernest DayA Passage to IndiaNominee
Vilmos ZsigmondThe RiverNominee
Miroslav OndříčekAmadeusNominee1984🏆 Winner
Sven Nykvist
Fanny and Alexander4 nominees
Nominees (4)
1983🏆 Winner
Billy Williams
Gandhi4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Owen RoizmanTootsieNominee
Jost VacanoDas BootNominee1982🏆 WinnerVittorio Storaro
Reds4 nominees
Nominees (4)
1981🏆 WinnerGeoffrey Unsworth
Tess4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Ralf D. BodeCoal Miner's DaughterNominee
James CrabeThe FormulaNominee
Michael ChapmanRaging BullNominee1980🏆 WinnerVittorio Storaro
Apocalypse Now4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Giuseppe RotunnoAll That JazzNominee
William A. Fraker1941Nominee
Frank V. PhillipsThe Black HoleNominee1979🏆 Winner
Néstor Almendros
Days of Heaven4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Robert L. SurteesSame Time, Next YearNominee
Oswald MorrisThe WizNominee
1978🏆 WinnerVilmos Zsigmond
Close Encounters of the Third Kind4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Douglas SlocombeJuliaNominee
Robert L. SurteesThe Turning PointNominee
1977🏆 WinnerHaskell Wexler
Bound for Glory4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Richard H. KlineKing KongNominee
Robert L. SurteesA Star Is BornNominee
Ernest LaszloLogan's RunNominee
Owen RoizmanNetworkNominee1976🏆 WinnerJohn Alcott
Barry Lyndon4 nominees
1975🏆 Winner
Fred J. Koenekamp
The Towering Inferno4 nominees
Nominees (4)
John A. AlonzoChinatownNominee
Bruce SurteesLennyNominee
Geoffrey UnsworthMurder on the Orient ExpressNominee
Philip H. LathropEarthquakeNominee1974🏆 WinnerSven Nykvist
Cries and Whispers4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Owen RoizmanThe ExorcistNominee
Robert L. SurteesThe StingNominee
Harry StradlingThe Way We WereNominee1973🏆 WinnerGeoffrey Unsworth
Cabaret4 nominees
1972🏆 WinnerOswald Morris
Fiddler on the Roof4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Robert L. SurteesThe Last Picture ShowNominee
Robert L. SurteesSummer of '42Nominee
Nicholas and AlexandraNominee1971🏆 Winner
Ryan's Daughter4 nominees
🏆 WinnerRyan's Daughter
Nominees (4)
Billy WilliamsWomen in LoveNominee
Fred J. KoenekampPattonNominee
Charles F. Wheeler, Osamu Furuya+2Tora! Tora! Tora!Nominee
Ernest LaszloAirportNominee1970🏆 WinnerConrad L. Hall
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Harry StradlingHello, Dolly!Nominee
Arthur IbbetsonAnne of the Thousand DaysNominee
Daniel L. FappMaroonedNominee1969🏆 WinnerPasqualino De Santis
Romeo and Juliet4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Daniel L. FappIce Station ZebraNominee
Harry StradlingFunny GirlNominee
Oswald MorrisOliver!Nominee
Ernest LaszloStar!Nominee1968🏆 WinnerBurnett Guffey
Bonnie and Clyde4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Conrad L. HallIn Cold BloodNominee
Robert L. SurteesThe GraduateNominee
Richard H. KlineCamelotNominee
Robert L. SurteesDoctor DolittleNominee1958🏆 WinnerJack Hildyard
The Bridge on the River Kwai4 nominees
Nominees (4)
Ray JuneFunny FaceNominee
William C. MellorPeyton PlaceNominee
Milton KrasnerAn Affair to RememberNominee
Ellsworth FredericksSayonaraNominee1946John F. Seitz
The Lost Weekend1 nominee
1939🏆 WinnerJoseph Ruttenberg
The Great Waltz10 nominees
Nominees (10)
Joseph A. ValentineMad About MusicNominee
Robert De GrasseVivacious LadyNominee
James Wong HoweAlgiersNominee
Victor MilnerThe BuccaneerNominee
Norbert BrodineMerrily We LiveNominee
J. Peverell MarleySuezNominee
Ernest HallerJezebelNominee
Joseph WalkerYou Can't Take It with YouNominee
Ernest Miller, Harry J. WildArmy GirlNominee1938🏆 Winner
Karl Freund
The Good Earth2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Gregg TolandDead EndNominee
Joseph A. ValentineWings Over HonoluluNominee1937🏆 WinnerTony Gaudio
Anthony Adverse2 nominees
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1936🏆 WinnerHal Mohr
A Midsummer Night's Dream3 nominees
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1935🏆 WinnerVictor Milner
Cleopatra2 nominees
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1934🏆 Winner
Charles Lang
A Farewell to Arms2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Karl StrussThe Sign of the CrossNominee
1932🏆 WinnerLee Garmes
Shanghai Express2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Ray JuneArrowsmithNominee
Karl StrussDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeNominee1931🏆 Winner
Floyd Crosby
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas4 nominees
Nominees (4)
1930🏆 WinnerJoseph T. Rucker
With Byrd at the South Pole9 nominees
Nominees (9)
Tony Gaudio, Harry PerryHell's AngelsNominee
Ernest PalmerStreet AngelNominee
Victor MilnerThe Love ParadeNominee
Ernest Palmer4 DevilsNominee
William H. DanielsAnna ChristieNominee
Arthur EdesonAll Quiet on the Western FrontNominee
Arthur EdesonIn Old ArizonaNominee
John F. SeitzThe Divine LadyNominee1929🏆 Winner
Charles Rosher
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans3 nominees
Nominees (3)
George BarnesThe Magic FlameNominee
George BarnesSadie ThompsonNominee—🏆 WinnerThe Brutalist
🏆 WinnerThe Brutalist
