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Cinematography Dossier

The image-making ledger: winning visual languages, photographed worlds, and the films that defined how Oscar saw the movies.

Latest Winner Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Span 1927/28-2025
Ceremonies 71
Winners 71
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Latest Winner

Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Most recent winning record: 98th ceremony (2025). Sinners

Open Winner Autumn Durald Arkapaw Open Ceremony 98th Academy Awards Open Ledger CINEMATOGRAPHY
347Nominations
71Wins
71Ceremonies
1927/28-2025Span

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CINEMATOGRAPHY Through the Eras

71 ceremonies, 71 winners, 276 other nominees across the full Academy Awards span. Full nominee trails are loaded for every ceremony.

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2020s

Sinners poster
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Sinners

A visual entry point into the 2020s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

2010s

1917 poster
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1917

A visual entry point into the 2010s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

2000s

Avatar poster
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Avatar

A visual entry point into the 2000s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

1990s

American Beauty poster
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American Beauty

A visual entry point into the 1990s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

1980s

Glory poster
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Glory

A visual entry point into the 1980s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

1970s

Apocalypse Now poster
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Apocalypse Now

A visual entry point into the 1970s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

1960s

1950s

1930s

The Great Waltz poster
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The Great Waltz

A visual entry point into the 1930s CINEMATOGRAPHY run.

11th Ceremony 1938
Winner

Joseph Ruttenberg

The Great Waltz

Ceremony Film History Person History
10 other nominees

1920s

3rd Ceremony 1929/30
Winner

Joseph T. Rucker, Willard Van Der Veer

With Byrd at the South Pole

Craft Credits Joseph T. Rucker Willard Van Der Veer
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees

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Data sourced from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. • Structured, normalized, and maintained by Lunara Film (Dalton Johnson).

98 ceremonies (1927/28–2025) • Click nominees and films to open Lunara profiles; IMDb links are provided for verification. On mobile, tap the + icon to view full details.

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