Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of a cinematographer who has delivered an outstanding achievement in film.

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Awarded for	Best Achievement in Cinematography
Country	United States
Presented by	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
First awarded	Dean Semler Dances with Wolves (1990)
Currently held by	Hoyte van Hoytema Oppenheimer (2023)
Website	dfwcritics.com

Winners

• † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography

1990s

Year	Winner	Cinematographer
1990	Dances with Wolves †	Dean Semler
1991	JFK †	Robert Richardson
1992	Unforgiven	Jack N. Green
1993	Schindler's List †	Janusz Kamiński
1994	Legends of the Fall † (TIE)	John Toll
	The Shawshank Redemption (TIE)	Roger Deakins
1995	Braveheart †	John Toll
1996	The English Patient †	John Seale
1997	Titanic †	Russell Carpenter
1998	Saving Private Ryan †	Janusz Kamiński
1999	Snow Falling on Cedars	Robert Richardson

2000s

Year	Winner	Cinematographer
2000	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) †	Peter Pau
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring †	Andrew Lesnie
2002	Far from Heaven	Edward Lachman
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Andrew Lesnie
2004	No information
2005	Brokeback Mountain[1]	Rodrigo Prieto
2006	Apocalypto[2]	Dean Semler
2007	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford[3]	Roger Deakins
2008	The Dark Knight[4]	Wally Pfister
2009	The Lovely Bones[5]	Andrew Lesnie

2010s

Year	Winner	Cinematographer(s)
2010	127 Hours[6]	Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak
2011	The Tree of Life[7]	Emmanuel Lubezki
2012	Life of Pi[8] †	Claudio Miranda
2013	Gravity[9] †	Emmanuel Lubezki
2014	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)[10] †
2015	The Revenant[11] †
2016	La La Land[12] †	Linus Sandgren
2017	The Shape of Water[13]	Dan Laustsen
2018	Roma[14] †	Alfonso Cuarón
2019	1917[15] †	Roger Deakins

2020s

Year	Winner	Cinematographer
2020	Nomadland[16]	Joshua James Richards
2021	Dune[17] †	Greig Fraser
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water[18]	Russell Carpenter
2023	Oppenheimer[19]	Hoyte van Hoytema

Multiple wins

4 wins

• Emmanuel Lubezki (3 consecutive)

3 wins

• Roger Deakins
• Andrew Lesnie

2 wins

• Russell Carpenter
• Janusz Kamiński
• Robert Richardson
• John Toll (consecutive)

References

1. Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2005). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
2. Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
3. Maxwell, Erin (December 17, 2007). "Dallas critics pick Coens' 'Country'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
4. Tyler, Josh (December 16, 2008). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Award Sean Penn". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
5. "DFW Film Critics Name "Up in the Air" as Best Film of 2009". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
6. "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
7. "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
8. "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
9. "2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
10. Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
11. Whale, Chase (December 14, 2015). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
12. Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
13. Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2017). "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
14. Jorgenson, Todd (December 17, 2018). "DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
15. Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
16. Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
17. Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
18. Jorgenson, Todd (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
19. Jorgeson, Todd (18 December 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "The Holdovers" Best Picture Of 2023 – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association". Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links

• Official website