Women Cinematographers From ‘Sinners,’ ‘Song Sung Blue’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Could Make Oscar History

This is the first year that cinematography has been included in the Oscar shortlist, and on the list are such familiar names as Dan Laustsen, Guillermo del Toro’s go-to Dp, and Robbie Ryan, who works regularly with Yorgos Lanthimos.

But there’s a trend: three women made the cut, Autumn Durald Arkapaw (“Sinners”), Alice Brooks (“Wicked: For Good”) and Amy Vincent (“Song Sung Blue”).

In the history of the category, no woman has ever won the Oscar for cinematography, and only three women have ever been nominated: Rachel Morrison in 2018 for “Mudbound,” Ari Wegner in 2021 for “The Power of the Dog” and Mandy Walker in 2022 for “Elvis.”

This year, Arkapaw made history as the first female cinematographer to shoot on Imax 65mm and Ultra Panavision for “Sinners,” and looks like a front-runner. With a win, she would not only be the first woman

to win the category, she would…