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1987 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerThe MissionChris MengesEighteenth century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.Amazon1987 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesA Room with a ViewTony Pierce-RobertsAmazonPeggy Sue Got MarriedJordan CronenwethAmazonPlatoonRobert RichardsonAmazonStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeDonald PetermanAmazon

1986 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerOut of AfricaDavid WatkinIn 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.Amazon1986 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesMurphy's RomanceWilliam A. FrakerAmazonRanTakao SaitôAmazonThe Color PurpleAllen DaviauAmazonWitnessJohn SealeAmazon

1985 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerThe Killing FieldsChris MengesA journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.Amazon1985 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesA Passage to IndiaErnest DayAmazonAmadeusMiroslav OndrícekAmazonThe NaturalCaleb DeschanelAmazonThe RiverVilmos ZsigmondAmazon

1984 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerFanny and AlexanderSven NykvistTwo young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.Amazon1984 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesFlashdanceDonald PetermanAmazonThe Right StuffCaleb DeschanelAmazonWarGamesWilliam A. FrakerAmazonZeligGordon WillisAmazon

1983 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerGandhiBilly WilliamsMohandas K. Gandhi's character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.Amazon1983 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesDas BootJost VacanoAmazonE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialAllen DaviauAmazonSophie's ChoiceNéstor AlmendrosAmazonTootsieOwen RoizmanAmazon

1982 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerRedsVittorio StoraroA radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.Amazon1982 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesExcaliburAlex ThomsonAmazonOn Golden PondBilly WilliamsAmazonRagtimeMiroslav OndrícekAmazonRaiders of the Lost ArkDouglas SlocombeAmazon

1981 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerTessGeoffrey UnsworthA strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.Amazon1981 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesCoal Miner's DaughterRalf D. BodeAmazonRaging BullMichael ChapmanAmazonThe Blue LagoonNéstor AlmendrosAmazonThe FormulaJames CrabeAmazon

1980 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerApocalypse NowVittorio StoraroA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Amazon1980 Academy Awards - Cinematography Nominees1941William A. FrakerAmazonAll That JazzGiuseppe RotunnoAmazonKramer vs. KramerNéstor AlmendrosAmazonThe Black HoleFrank V. PhillipsAmazon

1979 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerDays of HeavenNéstor AlmendrosA hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.Amazon1979 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesHeaven Can WaitWilliam A. FrakerAmazonSame Time, Next YearRobert SurteesAmazonThe Deer HunterVilmos ZsigmondAmazonThe WizOswald MorrisAmazon

1978 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerClose Encounters of the Third KindVilmos ZsigmondRoy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.Amazon1978 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesIslands in the StreamFred J. KoenekampAmazonJuliaDouglas SlocombeAmazonLooking for Mr. GoodbarWilliam A. FrakerAmazonThe Turning PointRobert SurteesAmazon