Tuesday, October 8

LAFCA – Best Cinematography

Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!

2019 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Claire Mathon

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Claire Mathon

2018 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Roma Alfonso Cuarón

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón

2017 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Shape of Water Dan Laustsen

The Shape of Water

Dan Laustsen

2016 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Moonlight James Laxton

Moonlight

James Laxton

2015 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Mad Max: Fury Road John Seale

Mad Max: Fury Road

John Seale

2014 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Emmanuel Lubezki

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Emmanuel Lubezki

2013 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki

Gravity

Emmanuel Lubezki

2012 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Skyfall Roger Deakins

Skyfall

Roger Deakins

2011 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Tree of Life Emmanuel Lubezki

The Tree of Life

Emmanuel Lubezki

2010 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Black Swan Matthew Libatique

Black Swan

Matthew Libatique

2009 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The White Ribbon Christian Berger

The White Ribbon

Christian Berger

2008 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Still Life Nelson Lik-wai Yu

Still Life

Nelson Lik-wai Yu

2007 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Janusz Kaminski

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Janusz Kaminski

2006 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Children of Men Emmanuel Lubezki

Children of Men

Emmanuel Lubezki

2005 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Good Night, and Good Luck. Robert Elswit

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Robert Elswit

2004 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Collateral Dion Beebe

Collateral

Dion Beebe

2003 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Girl with a Pearl Earring Eduardo Serra

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Eduardo Serra

2002 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Far from Heaven Edward Lachman

Far from Heaven

Edward Lachman

2001 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Man Who Wasn't There Roger Deakins

The Man Who Wasn’t There

Roger Deakins

2000 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Peter Pau

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Peter Pau

1999 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Insider Dante Spinotti

The Insider

Dante Spinotti

1998 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Saving Private Ryan Janusz Kaminski

Saving Private Ryan

Janusz Kaminski

1997 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

L.A. Confidential Dante Spinotti

L.A. Confidential

Dante Spinotti

1996 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Michael Collins Chris Menges

Michael Collins

Chris Menges

1996 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The English Patient John Seale

The English Patient

John Seale

1995 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Shanghai Triad Yue Lü

Shanghai Triad

Yue Lü

1994 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Ed Wood Stefan Czapsky

Ed Wood

Stefan Czapsky

1993 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Schindler's List Janusz Kaminski

Schindler’s List

Janusz Kaminski

1993 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Piano Stuart Dryburgh

The Piano

Stuart Dryburgh

1992 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Raise the Red Lantern Fei Zhao

Raise the Red Lantern

Fei Zhao

1991 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Barton Fink Roger Deakins

Barton Fink

Roger Deakins

1990 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Goodfellas Michael Ballhaus

Goodfellas

Michael Ballhaus

1989 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Fabulous Baker Boys Michael Ballhaus

The Fabulous Baker Boys

Michael Ballhaus

1988 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Wings of Desire Henri Alekan

Wings of Desire

Henri Alekan

1987 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Last Emperor Vittorio Storaro

The Last Emperor

Vittorio Storaro

1986 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Mission Chris Menges

The Mission

Chris Menges

1985 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Out of Africa David Watkin

Out of Africa

David Watkin

1984 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Killing Fields Chris Menges

The Killing Fields

Chris Menges

1983 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Fanny and Alexander Sven Nykvist

Fanny and Alexander

Sven Nykvist

1982 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Blade Runner Jordan Cronenweth

Blade Runner

Jordan Cronenweth

1981 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Reds Vittorio Storaro

Reds

Vittorio Storaro

1980 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Tess Ghislain Cloquet

Tess

Ghislain Cloquet

1979 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

The Black Stallion Caleb Deschanel

The Black Stallion

Caleb Deschanel

1978 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Days of Heaven Néstor Almendros

Days of Heaven

Néstor Almendros

1977 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Julia Douglas Slocombe

Julia

Douglas Slocombe

1976 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography

Bound for Glory Haskell Wexler

Bound for Glory

Haskell Wexler