Latest winner Oscar Category File
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color)
A working CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) dossier with winners, craft credits, ceremony trails, and nominee history kept close to the surface.
Latest Winner
Ted Moore
Span
1939-1966
Ceremonies
27
Winners
27
Category Ledger
Category History
27 ceremonies, 27 winners, 108 other nominees across the full Academy Awards span. Full nominee trails are loaded for every ceremony.
1960s
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
- Nominee Leon Shamroy The Agony and the Ecstasy Film History Person History
- Nominee Russell Harlan The Great Race Film History Person History
- Nominee William C. Mellor, Loyal Griggs The Greatest Story Ever Told Credits William C. Mellor Loyal Griggs Film History
- Nominee Ted McCord The Sound of Music Film History Person History
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
- Nominee William H. Daniels, Milton Krasner, Charles Lang, Jr., Joseph LaShelle How the West Was Won Credits William H. Daniels Milton Krasner Charles Lang Jr. Joseph LaShelle Film History
- Nominee Joseph LaShelle Irma La Douce Film History Person History
- Nominee Ernest Laszlo It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Film History Person History
- Nominee Leon Shamroy The Cardinal Film History Person History
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
- Nominee Joseph Ruttenberg, Charles Harten Butterfield 8 Credits Joseph Ruttenberg Charles Harten Film History
- Nominee Sam Leavitt Exodus Film History Person History
- Nominee Joe MacDonald Pepe Film History Person History
- Nominee William H. Clothier The Alamo Film History Person History
1950s
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
4 other nominees
Winner
Alfred Gilks; Ballet Photography by John Alton
4 other nominees
- Nominee Leon Shamroy David and Bathsheba Film History Person History
- Nominee Robert Surtees, William V. Skall Quo Vadis Credits Robert Surtees William V. Skall Film History
- Nominee Charles Rosher Show Boat Film History Person History
- Nominee John F. Seitz, W. Howard Greene When Worlds Collide Credits John F. Seitz W. Howard Greene Film History
4 other nominees
1940s
4 other nominees
- Nominee William Snyder Jolson Sings Again Film History Person History
- Nominee Robert Planck, Charles Schoenbaum Little Women Credits Robert Planck Charles Schoenbaum Film History
- Nominee Charles G. Clarke Sand Film History Person History
- Nominee Harry Stradling The Barkleys of Broadway Film History Person History
Winner
Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
3 other nominees
2 other nominees
- Nominee Peverell Marley, William V. Skall Life with Father Credits Peverell Marley William V. Skall Film History
- Nominee Harry Jackson Mother Wore Tights Film History Person History
Winner
Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling
1 other nominee
4 other nominees
- Nominee Tony Gaudio, Allen M. Davey A Song to Remember Credits Tony Gaudio Allen M. Davey Film History
- Nominee Robert Planck, Charles Boyle Anchors Aweigh Credits Robert Planck Charles Boyle Film History
- Nominee Leonard Smith National Velvet Film History Person History
- Nominee George Barnes The Spanish Main Film History Person History
5 other nominees
- Nominee Rudolph Maté, Allen M. Davey Cover Girl Credits Rudolph Maté Allen M. Davey Film History
- Nominee Edward Cronjager Home in Indiana Film History Person History
- Nominee Charles Rosher Kismet Film History Person History
- Nominee Ray Rennahan Lady in the Dark Film History Person History
- Nominee George Folsey Meet Me in St. Louis Film History Person History
5 other nominees
- Nominee Ray Rennahan For Whom the Bell Tolls Film History Person History
- Nominee Edward Cronjager Heaven Can Wait Film History Person History
- Nominee Charles G. Clarke, Allen Davey Hello, Frisco, Hello Credits Charles G. Clarke Allen Davey Film History
- Nominee Leonard Smith Lassie Come Home Film History Person History
- Nominee George Folsey Thousands Cheer Film History Person History
5 other nominees
- Nominee Milton Krasner, William V. Skall, W. Howard Greene Arabian Nights Credits Milton Krasner William V. Skall W. Howard Greene Film History
- Nominee Sol Polito Captains of the Clouds Film History Person History
- Nominee W. Howard Greene Jungle Book Film History Person History
- Nominee Victor Milner, William V. Skall Reap the Wild Wind Credits Victor Milner William V. Skall Film History
- Nominee Edward Cronjager, William V. Skall To the Shores of Tripoli Credits Edward Cronjager William V. Skall Film History
5 other nominees
- Nominee Wilfred M. Cline, Karl Struss, William Snyder Aloma of the South Seas Credits Wilfred M. Cline Karl Struss William Snyder Film History
- Nominee William V. Skall, Leonard Smith Billy the Kid Credits William V. Skall Leonard Smith Film History
- Nominee Karl Freund, W. Howard Greene Blossoms in the Dust Credits Karl Freund W. Howard Greene Film History
- Nominee Bert Glennon Dive Bomber Film History Person History
- Nominee Harry Hallenberger, Ray Rennahan Louisiana Purchase Credits Harry Hallenberger Ray Rennahan Film History
5 other nominees
- Nominee Oliver T. Marsh, Allen Davey Bitter Sweet Credits Oliver T. Marsh Allen Davey Film History
- Nominee Leon Shamroy, Ray Rennahan Down Argentine Way Credits Leon Shamroy Ray Rennahan Film History
- Nominee Victor Milner, W. Howard Greene North West Mounted Police Credits Victor Milner W. Howard Greene Film History
- Nominee Sidney Wagner, William V. Skall Northwest Passage Credits Sidney Wagner William V. Skall Film History
- Nominee Arthur Miller, Ray Rennahan The Blue Bird Credits Arthur Miller Ray Rennahan Film History
1930s
5 other nominees
- Nominee Ray Rennahan, Bert Glennon Drums along the Mohawk Credits Ray Rennahan Bert Glennon Film History
- Nominee Georges Perinal, Osmond Borradaile Four Feathers Credits Georges Perinal Osmond Borradaile Film History
- Nominee William V. Skall, Bernard Knowles The Mikado Credits William V. Skall Bernard Knowles Film History
- Nominee Sol Polito, W. Howard Greene The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Credits Sol Polito W. Howard Greene Film History
- Nominee Hal Rosson The Wizard of Oz Film History Person History
Category Highlights
Poster-first highlights from this category across the full span of the Oscar ledger.
Winner A Man for All Seasons
Fantastic Voyage
Hawaii
The Professionals
The Sand Pebbles
Winner Doctor Zhivago
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Great Race
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Sound of Music
Winner My Fair Lady
Becket
Cheyenne Autumn
Mary Poppins
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Winner Cleopatra
How the West Was Won
Irma La Douce
Research Mode
Lead with posters and winners. Open the raw table only when the category work turns forensic.
This keeps category pages fast, visual, and browseable while preserving the sortable dataset as an optional research surface.