Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography is one of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association. It was first given out as a juried award in 2001 and then competitively in 2010 onward.

Winners and nominees[]

2000s[]

Year	Film	Cinematographer	Ref.
2000	Gladiator	John Mathieson	^[1]
2009	Avatar	Mauro Fiore	^[2]
	The Hurt Locker	Barry Ackroyd
	Inglourious Basterds	Robert Richardson
	The Lovely Bones	Andrew Lesnie
	Nine	Dion Beebe

2010s[]

Year	Film	Cinematographer(s)	Ref.
2010	Inception	Wally Pfister	^[3]
	127 Hours	Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak
	Black Swan	Matthew Libatique
	The King's Speech	Danny Cohen
	True Grit	Roger Deakins
2011	The Tree of Life	Emmanuel Lubezki (TIE)	^[4]
	War Horse	Janusz Kamiński (TIE)
	The Artist	Guillaume Schiffman
	Drive	Newton Thomas Sigel
	Hugo	Robert Richardson
2012	Life of Pi	Claudio Miranda	^[5]
	Les Misérables	Danny Cohen
	Lincoln	Janusz Kamiński
	The Master	Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
	Skyfall	Roger Deakins
2013	Gravity	Emmanuel Lubezki	^[6]
	12 Years a Slave	Sean Bobbitt
	Inside Llewyn Davis	Bruno Delbonnel
	Nebraska	Phedon Papamichael
	Prisoners	Roger Deakins
2014	Birdman	Emmanuel Lubezki	^[7]
	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Robert Yeoman
	Interstellar	Hoyte van Hoytema
	Mr. Turner	Dick Pope
	Unbroken	Roger Deakins
2015	The Revenant	Emmanuel Lubezki	^[8]
	Carol	Edward Lachman
	The Hateful Eight	Robert Richardson
	Mad Max: Fury Road	John Seale
	The Martian	Dariusz Wolski
	Sicario	Roger Deakins
2016	La La Land	Linus Sandgren	^[9]
	Arrival	Bradford Young
	Jackie	Stéphane Fontaine
	Moonlight	James Laxton
	Nocturnal Animals	Seamus McGarvey
2017	Blade Runner 2049	Roger Deakins	^[10]
	Call Me by Your Name	Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
	Dunkirk	Hoyte van Hoytema
	Mudbound	Rachel Morrison
	The Shape of Water	Dan Laustsen
2018	Roma	Alfonso Cuarón	^[11]
	Black Panther	Rachel Morrison
	The Favourite	Robbie Ryan
	First Man	Linus Sandgren
	If Beale Street Could Talk	James Laxton
	A Star Is Born	Matthew Libatique
2019	1917	Roger Deakins	^[12]
	Ford v Ferrari	Phedon Papamichael
	The Irishman	Rodrigo Prieto
	Joker	Lawrence Sher
	The Lighthouse	Jarin Blaschke
	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Robert Richardson

2020s[]

Year	Film	Cinematographer	Ref.
2020	Nomadland	Joshua James Richards	^[13]
	Da 5 Bloods	Newton Thomas Sigel
	First Cow	Christopher Blauvelt
	Mank	Erik Messerschmidt
	Minari	Lachlan Milne
	News of the World	Dariusz Wolski
	Tenet	Hoyte van Hoytema

References[]

^ Armstrong, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe". E! Online. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ Finke, Nikki (January 16, 2010). "Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
^ The Deadline Team (January 14, 2011). "Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^ The Deadline Team (January 12, 2012). "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^ The Deadline Team (January 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^ The Deadline Team (January 16, 2014). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
^ Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
^ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ Lincoln, Ross A.; Grobar, Matt (December 11, 2016). "2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ Hayes, Dade; Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
^ de Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees �� Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Armstrong, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe". E! Online. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[2] Finke, Nikki (January 16, 2010). "Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2010.

[3] The Deadline Team (January 14, 2011). "Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[4] The Deadline Team (January 12, 2012). "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[5] The Deadline Team (January 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

[6] The Deadline Team (January 16, 2014). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

[7] Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[8] Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[9] Lincoln, Ross A.; Grobar, Matt (December 11, 2016). "2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[10] Hayes, Dade; Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

[11] Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[12] Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees �� Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[13] Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

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Critics Choice Association (CCA)
Awards	Acting Ensemble Actor Actress Adapted Screenplay Animated Feature Cinematography Comedy Costume Design Director Editing Foreign Language Film Hair and Makeup Original Screenplay Picture Production Design Score Song Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects Young Performer
Retired	Action Movie (2008–2019) Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actor in a Comedy (2012–2018) Actress in a Comedy (2012–2018) Documentary Feature (1995–2015) Family Film (1995–2007) Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (2012–2019) Sound (2009–2011)
Ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)