Cinematography (Color) Oscar Winners & Nomination History
The AwardWentTo archive contains 135 Academy Award records for Cinematography (Color), 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 | FilmA Man for All Seasons IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientTed Moore |
| Film year1965 | FilmDoctor Zhivago IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientFreddie Young |
| Film year1964 | FilmMy Fair Lady IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientHarry Stradling |
| Film year1963 | FilmCleopatra IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLeon Shamroy |
| Film year1962 | FilmLawrence of Arabia IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientFred A. Young |
| Film year1961 | FilmWest Side Story IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientDaniel L. Fapp |
| Film year1960 | FilmSpartacus IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRussell Metty |
| Film year1959 | FilmBen-Hur IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRobert L. Surtees |
| Film year1958 | FilmGigi IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJoseph Ruttenberg |
| Film year1956 | FilmAround the World in 80 Days IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLionel Lindon |
| Film year1955 | FilmTo Catch a Thief IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRobert Burks |
| Film year1954 | FilmThree Coins in the Fountain IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientMilton Krasner |
| Film year1953 | FilmShane IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLoyal Griggs |
| Film year1952 | FilmThe Quiet Man IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWinton C. Hoch, Archie Stout |
| Film year1951 | FilmAn American in Paris IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientAlfred Gilks; Ballet Photography by John Alton |
| Film year1950 | FilmKing Solomon's Mines IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRobert Surtees |
| Film year1949 | FilmShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWinton Hoch |
| Film year1948 | FilmJoan of Arc IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJoseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch |
| Film year1947 | FilmBlack Narcissus IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJack Cardiff |
| Film year1946 | FilmThe Yearling IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientCharles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling |
| Film year1945 | FilmLeave Her to Heaven IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLeon Shamroy |
| Film year1944 | FilmWilson IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLeon Shamroy |
| Film year1943 | FilmPhantom of the Opera IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientHal Mohr, W. Howard Greene |
| Film year1942 | FilmThe Black Swan IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLeon Shamroy |
| Film year1941 | FilmBlood and Sand IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientErnest Palmer, Ray Rennahan |
| Film year1940 | FilmThe Thief of Bagdad IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientGeorges Périnal |
| Film year1939 | FilmGone with the Wind IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientErnest Haller, Ray Rennahan |
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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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