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Additional below-the-line talent includes director of photography Matteo Cocco (Hidden Away), costume designer Esther Walz (Other People’s Money), and production designer Cora Pratz (Islands), with casting by Cassandra Han (Samia) and music by Latham Gaines and Shelby Gaines (Wildcat).
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The movie made Oscars history when director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first female to win for best cinematography.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Looking ecstatic and dazed, Arkapaw, who’s also the first Black director of photography to win an Oscar, ascended the platform to get her statue engraved beside her young son.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Sinners' director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history at the 2026 Oscars by becoming the first woman to ever win the award for the category on Sunday, putting its 98-year-long streak of male winners to rest.
—Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The movie made Oscars history when director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first female to win for best cinematography.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Looking ecstatic and dazed, Arkapaw, who’s also the first Black director of photography to win an Oscar, ascended the platform to get her statue engraved beside her young son.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Sinners' director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history at the 2026 Oscars by becoming the first woman to ever win the award for the category on Sunday, putting its 98-year-long streak of male winners to rest.
—Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Director of photography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/director%20of%20photography. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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