Sinners’ director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw did it! She become the first woman to win the Oscar for best cinematography for her work on “Sinner.”
The 98th Academy Awards honored Durald, who previously worked with director Ryan Coogler on the sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
She is only the fourth woman nominated for the award, and the first woman of colour. (Previous nominees include Rachel Morrison for Mudbound, Ari Wegner for The Power of the Dog and Mandy Walker for Elvis.)
She thanked from the Los Angeles stage the cast and crew of the film. The crowd erupted in volcanic applause hen Durald asked all the women in the room to rise to their feet. This was a moment in film history that was for all women. She acknowledged her path was paved with gratitude and saying she wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for them.
Durald beat out Darius Khondji of “Marty Supreme,” Michael Bauman of “One Battle After Another” and Adolpho Veloso of “Train Dreams.”
