Academy Awards

1975 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerThe Towering InfernoFred J. KoenekampAt the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.Amazon1975 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesChinatownJohn A. AlonzoAmazonEarthquakePhilip H. LathropAmazonLennyBruce SurteesAmazonMurder on the Orient ExpressGeoffrey UnsworthAmazon

1976 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerBarry LyndonJohn AlcottAn Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.Amazon1976 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesFunny LadyJames Wong HoweAmazonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestHaskell WexlerAmazonThe Day of the LocustConrad L. HallAmazonThe HindenburgRobert SurteesAmazon

1977 Academy Awards - Cinematography WinnerBound for GloryHaskell WexlerThe early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.Amazon1977 Academy Awards - Cinematography NomineesA Star Is BornRobert SurteesAmazonKing KongRichard H. KlineAmazonLogan's RunErnest LaszloAmazonNetworkOwen RoizmanAmazon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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