Cinematography (Black-and-White) Oscar Winners & Nomination History
The AwardWentTo archive contains 161 Academy Award records for Cinematography (Black-and-White), including 27 wins, across 27 film years (1939–1966).
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Archive film years: 1927–2025. Leave either field blank to include the earliest or latest available year.
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Winner history
27 winning records in the selected film-year range. Follow a year to see its other category results.
| Film year | Film | Credited nominee / recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1966 | FilmWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientHaskell Wexler |
| Film year1965 | FilmShip of Fools IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientErnest Laszlo |
| Film year1964 | FilmZorba the Greek IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWalter Lassally |
| Film year1963 | FilmHud IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJames Wong Howe |
| Film year1962 | FilmThe Longest Day IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)Source contextNOTE: Originally, the three names of Jean Bourgoin, Henri Persin and Walter Wottitz (as listed on the Official Screen Credits form) were announced as nominees for this film in this category. The credits from the film listed four Directors of Photography (in the following order), Mr. Persin, Mr. Wottitz, Pierre Levent and Mr. Bourgoin. The program for the Awards ceremony and even the official letter from Price Waterhouse with the results of the final voting for the awards listed the three names as winners in this category. At some point, the name of Henri Persin was dropped from the nomination, as his name has been \"whited-out\" from the official wording for the nomination certificates, and the nominations and winners lists the Academy publishes do not include his name. The Academy's records and files give no reason for this exclusion. |
| Film year1961 | FilmThe Hustler IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientEugen Shuftan |
| Film year1960 | FilmSons and Lovers IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientFreddie Francis |
| Film year1959 | FilmThe Diary of Anne Frank IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWilliam C. Mellor |
| Film year1958 | FilmThe Defiant Ones IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientSam Leavitt |
| Film year1956 | FilmSomebody Up There Likes Me IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJoseph Ruttenberg |
| Film year1955 | FilmThe Rose Tattoo IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJames Wong Howe |
| Film year1954 | FilmOn the Waterfront IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientBoris Kaufman |
| Film year1953 | FilmFrom Here to Eternity IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientBurnett Guffey |
| Film year1952 | FilmThe Bad and the Beautiful IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRobert Surtees |
| Film year1951 | FilmA Place in the Sun IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWilliam C. Mellor |
| Film year1950 | FilmThe Third Man IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRobert Krasker |
| Film year1949 | FilmBattleground IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientPaul C. Vogel |
| Film year1948 | FilmThe Naked City IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Daniels |
| Film year1947 | FilmGreat Expectations IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientGuy Green |
| Film year1946 | FilmAnna and the King of Siam IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientArthur Miller |
| Film year1945 | FilmThe Picture of Dorian Gray IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientHarry Stradling |
| Film year1944 | FilmLaura IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJoseph LaShelle |
| Film year1943 | FilmThe Song of Bernadette IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientArthur Miller |
| Film year1942 | FilmMrs. Miniver IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJoseph Ruttenberg |
| Film year1941 | FilmHow Green Was My Valley IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientArthur Miller |
| Film year1940 | FilmRebecca IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientGeorge Barnes |
| Film year1939 | FilmWuthering Heights IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientGregg Toland |
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About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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