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2019 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Claire Mathon
2018 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón
2017 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Shape of Water
Dan Laustsen
2016 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Moonlight
James Laxton
2015 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Mad Max: Fury Road
John Seale
2014 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Emmanuel Lubezki
2013 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Gravity
Emmanuel Lubezki
2012 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Skyfall
Roger Deakins
2011 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Tree of Life
Emmanuel Lubezki
2010 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Black Swan
Matthew Libatique
2009 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The White Ribbon
Christian Berger
2008 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Still Life
Nelson Lik-wai Yu
2007 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Janusz Kaminski
2006 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Children of Men
Emmanuel Lubezki
2005 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Robert Elswit
2004 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Collateral
Dion Beebe
2003 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Eduardo Serra
2002 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Far from Heaven
Edward Lachman
2001 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Roger Deakins
2000 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Peter Pau
1999 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Insider
Dante Spinotti
1998 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Saving Private Ryan
Janusz Kaminski
1997 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
L.A. Confidential
Dante Spinotti
1996 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Michael Collins
Chris Menges
1996 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The English Patient
John Seale
1995 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Shanghai Triad
Yue Lü
1994 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Ed Wood
Stefan Czapsky
1993 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Schindler’s List
Janusz Kaminski
1993 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Piano
Stuart Dryburgh
1992 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Raise the Red Lantern
Fei Zhao
1991 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Barton Fink
Roger Deakins
1990 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Goodfellas
Michael Ballhaus
1989 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Michael Ballhaus
1988 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Wings of Desire
Henri Alekan
1987 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Last Emperor
Vittorio Storaro
1986 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Mission
Chris Menges
1985 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Out of Africa
David Watkin
1984 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Killing Fields
Chris Menges
1983 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Fanny and Alexander
Sven Nykvist
1982 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Blade Runner
Jordan Cronenweth
1981 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Reds
Vittorio Storaro
1980 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Tess
Ghislain Cloquet
1979 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
The Black Stallion
Caleb Deschanel
1978 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Days of Heaven
Néstor Almendros
1977 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
Julia
Douglas Slocombe
1976 LAFCA Award – Best Cinematography
