Best Cinematography (Color)
Academy Awards · 135 nominations across 27 ceremonies · 27 wins
39th Academy Awards
- Winner A Man for All Seasons · Ted Moore
- Nominee Fantastic Voyage · Ernest Laszlo
- Nominee Hawaii · Russell Harlan
- Nominee The Professionals · Conrad Hall
- Nominee The Sand Pebbles · Joseph MacDonald
38th Academy Awards
- Winner Doctor Zhivago · Freddie Young
- Nominee The Sound of Music · Ted McCord
- Nominee The Great Race · Russell Harlan
- Nominee The Agony and the Ecstasy · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee The Greatest Story Ever Told · Loyal Griggs, William C. Mellor
37th Academy Awards
- Winner My Fair Lady · Harry Stradling
- Nominee Mary Poppins · Edward Colman
- Nominee Cheyenne Autumn · William H. Clothier
- Nominee The Unsinkable Molly Brown · Daniel L. Fapp
- Nominee Becket · Geoffrey Unsworth
36th Academy Awards
- Winner Cleopatra · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · Ernest Laszlo
- Nominee How the West Was Won · Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle, Milton Krasner, William H. Daniels
- Nominee The Cardinal · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee Irma la Douce · Joseph LaShelle
35th Academy Awards
- Winner Lawrence of Arabia · Freddie Young
- Nominee Mutiny on the Bounty · Robert L. Surtees
- Nominee Hatari! · Russell Harlan
- Nominee Gypsy · Harry Stradling
- Nominee The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm · Paul Vogel
34th Academy Awards
- Winner West Side Story · Daniel L. Fapp
- Nominee A Majority of One · Harry Stradling
- Nominee Flower Drum Song · Russell Metty
- Nominee Fanny · Jack Cardiff
- Nominee One-Eyed Jacks · Charles Lang
33rd Academy Awards
- Winner Spartacus · Russell Metty
- Nominee BUtterfield 8 · Charles Harten, Joseph Ruttenberg
- Nominee Pepe · Joseph MacDonald
- Nominee The Alamo · William H. Clothier
- Nominee Exodus · Sam Leavitt
32nd Academy Awards
- Winner Ben-Hur · Robert L. Surtees
- Nominee The Big Fisherman · Lee Garmes
- Nominee The Nun's Story · Franz Planer
- Nominee Porgy and Bess · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee The Five Pennies · Daniel L. Fapp
31st Academy Awards
- Winner Gigi · Joseph Ruttenberg
- Nominee Cat on a Hot Tin Roof · William H. Daniels
- Nominee The Old Man and the Sea · James Wong Howe
- Nominee Auntie Mame · Harry Stradling
- Nominee South Pacific · Leon Shamroy
29th Academy Awards
- Winner Around the World in 80 Days · Lionel Lindon
- Nominee The Ten Commandments · Loyal Griggs
- Nominee The Eddy Duchin Story · Harry Stradling
- Nominee The King and I · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee War and Peace · Jack Cardiff
28th Academy Awards
- Winner To Catch a Thief · Robert Burks
- Nominee A Man Called Peter · Harold Lipstein
- Nominee Oklahoma! · Robert L. Surtees
- Nominee Guys and Dolls · Harry Stradling
- Nominee Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing · Leon Shamroy
27th Academy Awards
- Winner Three Coins in the Fountain · Milton Krasner
- Nominee The Silver Chalice · William V. Skall
- Nominee Rear Window · Robert Burks
- Nominee The Egyptian · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee Seven Brides for Seven Brothers · George J. Folsey
26th Academy Awards
- Winner Shane · Loyal Griggs
- Nominee Beneath the 12-Mile Reef · Edward Cronjager
- Nominee Lili · Robert H. Planck
- Nominee The Robe · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee All the Brothers Were Valiant · George J. Folsey
25th Academy Awards
- Winner The Quiet Man · Archie Stout, Winton Hoch
- Nominee Hans Christian Andersen · Harry Stradling
- Nominee Ivanhoe · Freddie Young
- Nominee The Snows of Kilimanjaro · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee Million Dollar Mermaid · George J. Folsey
24th Academy Awards
- Winner An American in Paris · Alfred Gilks, John Alton
- Nominee David and Bathsheba · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee Quo Vadis · Robert L. Surtees, William V. Skall
- Nominee Show Boat · Charles Rosher
- Nominee When Worlds Collide · John F. Seitz, W. Howard Greene
23rd Academy Awards
- Winner King Solomon's Mines · Robert L. Surtees
- Nominee Broken Arrow · Ernest Palmer
- Nominee Samson and Delilah · George Barnes
- Nominee Annie Get Your Gun · Charles Rosher
- Nominee The Flame and the Arrow · Ernest Haller
22nd Academy Awards
- Winner She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · Winton Hoch
- Nominee Jolson Sings Again · William E. Snyder
- Nominee Little Women · Charles Schoenbaum, Robert H. Planck
- Nominee The Barkleys of Broadway · Harry Stradling
- Nominee Sand · Charles G. Clarke
21st Academy Awards
- Winner Joan of Arc · Joseph A. Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
- Nominee The Loves of Carmen · William E. Snyder
- Nominee The Three Musketeers · Robert H. Planck
- Nominee Green Grass of Wyoming · Charles G. Clarke
20th Academy Awards
- Winner Black Narcissus · Jack Cardiff
- Nominee Mother Wore Tights · Harry Jackson
- Nominee Life with Father · John Peverell Marley, William V. Skall
19th Academy Awards
- Winner The Yearling · Arthur E. Arling, Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith
- Nominee The Jolson Story · Joseph Walker
18th Academy Awards
- Winner Leave Her to Heaven · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee National Velvet · Leonard Smith
- Nominee Anchors Aweigh · Charles P. Boyle, Robert H. Planck
- Nominee The Spanish Main · George Barnes
- Nominee A Song to Remember · Allen M. Davey, Tony Gaudio
17th Academy Awards
- Winner Wilson · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee Cover Girl · Allen M. Davey, Rudolph Maté
- Nominee Home in Indiana · Edward Cronjager
- Nominee Kismet · Charles Rosher
- Nominee Meet Me in St. Louis · George J. Folsey
- Nominee Lady in the Dark · Ray Rennahan
16th Academy Awards
- Winner Phantom of the Opera · Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene
- Nominee Lassie Come Home · Leonard Smith
- Nominee Heaven Can Wait · Edward Cronjager
- Nominee Hello, Frisco, Hello · Allen M. Davey, Charles G. Clarke
- Nominee Thousands Cheer · George J. Folsey
- Nominee For Whom the Bell Tolls · Ray Rennahan
15th Academy Awards
- Winner The Black Swan · Leon Shamroy
- Nominee Arabian Nights · Milton Krasner, W. Howard Greene, William V. Skall
- Nominee Reap the Wild Wind · Victor Milner, William V. Skall
- Nominee To the Shores of Tripoli · Edward Cronjager, William V. Skall
- Nominee Captains of the Clouds · Sol Polito
- Nominee Jungle Book · W. Howard Greene
14th Academy Awards
- Winner Blood and Sand · Ernest Palmer, Ray Rennahan
- Nominee Aloma of the South Seas · Karl Struss, Wilfred M. Cline, William E. Snyder
- Nominee Louisiana Purchase · Harry Hallenberger, Ray Rennahan
- Nominee Billy the Kid · Leonard Smith, William V. Skall
- Nominee Dive Bomber · Bert Glennon
- Nominee Blossoms in the Dust · Karl Freund, W. Howard Greene
13th Academy Awards
- Winner The Thief of Bagdad · Georges Périnal
- Nominee Northwest Passage · Sidney Wagner, William V. Skall
- Nominee Bitter Sweet · Allen M. Davey, Oliver T. Marsh
- Nominee Down Argentine Way · Leon Shamroy, Ray Rennahan
- Nominee The Blue Bird · Arthur Charles Miller, Ray Rennahan
- Nominee North West Mounted Police · Victor Milner, W. Howard Greene
12th Academy Awards
- Winner Gone with the Wind · Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan
- Nominee The Wizard of Oz · Harold Rosson
- Nominee The Mikado · Bernard Knowles, William V. Skall
- Nominee Drums Along the Mohawk · Bert Glennon, Ray Rennahan
- Nominee The Four Feathers · Georges Périnal, Osmond Borradaile
- Nominee The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · Sol Polito, W. Howard Greene