During the initial days of Oscars, the 'Oscar for Best Cinematography' was not tied to a specific film. Rather, all of the work by the nominated cinematographers during the qualifying period was listed after their names. However, the problem in the system became oblivious in the first award ceremony itself. Therefore, the nominations for the category underwent changes.
Presently, the 'Academy Award for Best Cinematography' is presented to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. We have provided a list of the winners of this category of award, in the lines below.
Oscar Award For Best Cinematography
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Year
|
Winner
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Film
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2009
|
Anthony Dod Mantle
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Slumdog Millionaire
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2008
|
Robert Elswit
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There Will Be Blood
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2007
|
Guillermo Navarro
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Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
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2006
|
Dion Beebe
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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2005
|
Robert Richardson
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The Aviator
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2004
|
Russell Boyd
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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2003
|
Conrad L. Hall
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Road to Perdition
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2002
|
Andrew Lesnie
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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2001
|
Peter Pau
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
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2000
|
Conrad L. Hall
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American Beauty
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1999
|
Janusz Kaminski
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Saving Private Ryan
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1998
|
Russell Carpenter
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Titanic
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1997
|
John Seale
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The English Patient
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1996
|
John Toll
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Braveheart
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1995
|
John Toll
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Legends of the Fall
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1994
|
Janusz Kaminski
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Schindler's List (B&W)
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1993
|
Philippe Rousselot,
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A River Runs Through It
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1992
|
Robert Richardson
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JFK
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1991
|
Dean Semler
|
Dances with Wolves
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