‘Sinners’ Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win

‘Sinners’ Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win

Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first Black woman, and first woman of any race, to win the Oscar for best cinematography. Arkapaw, who is of Filipino and African American Creole descent, won best cinematography at the 2026 Oscars. She triumphed over fellow nominees Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein), Darius Khondji (Marty Supreme), Michael Bauman (One…

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Conan O’Brien, The 2026 Oscars Interview

Conan O’Brien, The 2026 Oscars Interview

Conan O’Brien made me promise not to repeat the joke. Should it survive long enough to make the cut for his Oscars monologue, he understandably doesn’t want the punchline spoiled. “It’s like this little baby bird that I’m cradling,” he says, cupping empty palms as if they could protect the words from his own merciless…

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American Society of Cinematographers Awards: Michael Bauman Wins Film Prize for ‘One Battle After Another’

American Society of Cinematographers Awards: Michael Bauman Wins Film Prize for ‘One Battle After Another’

One Battle After Another’s Michael Bauman has won the American Society of Cinematographers’ top prize for work on a theatrical feature-film, setting the Oscar nominee up as the front-runner to win the Academy Award in exactly one week. To this point, the race has been considered a nailbiter: Bauman also won the BAFTA, Train Dreams’…

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