The most recent winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Cinematography is Mauro Fiore for Avatar (2009). A new winner will announced in February or March of 2011.
This is one of only three categories in which a woman has NEVER been nominated. The other two categories are Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.
On February 27, 2011, Wally Pfister won the 2010 Best Cinematography Oscar for "Inception."
The 1962 Academy Award for Best Cinematography (color) went to Freddie Young for "Lawrence of Arabia." It was the first of three Oscars he would win for David Lean films. He also won for his cinematography for "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) and "Ryan's Daughter" (1970).
Avatar won the Oscar for Cinematography in 2009.
Battleground won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1949.
Braveheart won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1995.
Cabaret won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1972.
Cleopatra won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1934.
Cleopatra won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1963.
Gandhi won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1982.
Gigi won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1958.
Glory won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1989.
Inception won the Oscar for Cinematography in 2010.