The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best cinematographer of the year.
Winners
1960s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)1967In the Heat of the NightHaskell Wexler1968BullittWilliam A. Fraker1969The Wild BunchLucien Ballard
1970s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)1970My Night at Maud's (Ma nuit chez Maud)Néstor AlmendrosThe Wild Child1971The Conformist (Il conformista)Vittorio Storaro1972Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)Sven Nykvist1973The Long GoodbyeVilmos Zsigmond1974The Godfather Part IIGordon WillisThe Parallax View1975Barry LyndonJohn Alcott1976Bound for GloryHaskell Wexler1977Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)Thomas Mauch1978Days of HeavenNéstor Almendros1979Being ThereCaleb DeschanelThe Black Stallion
1980s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)1980Raging BullMichael Chapman1981Pennies from HeavenGordon Willis1982DivaPhilippe Rousselot1983Never Cry WolfHiro Narita1984Comfort and JoyChris MengesThe Killing Fields1985RanTakao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, and Asakazu Nakai1986Blue VelvetFrederick Elmes1987Hope and GloryPhilippe Rousselot1988Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)Henri Alekan1989The Fabulous Baker BoysMichael Ballhaus
1990s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)1990Where the Heart IsPeter Suschitzky1991Barton FinkRoger Deakins1992Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)Zhao Fei1993Schindler's ListJanusz Kamiński1994Ed WoodStefan Czapsky1995Devil in a Blue DressTak Fujimoto1996Breaking the WavesRobby MüllerDead Man1997KundunRoger Deakins1998The Thin Red LineJohn Toll1999American BeautyConrad L. Hall
2000s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)2000 Beau Travail Agnès Godard2001 In the Mood for Love (Fa yeung nin wa) Christopher Doyle and Pin Bing Lee2002 Far from Heaven Edward Lachman2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Russell Boyd2004 House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) Xiaoding Zhao2005 2046 Christopher Doyle, Lai Yiu Fai, and Kwan Pun Leung2006 Children of Men Emmanuel Lubezki2007 There Will Be Blood Robert Elswit2008 Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle2009 The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) Christian Berger
2010s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)2010 True Grit Roger Deakins2011 The Tree of Life Emmanuel Lubezki2012 The Master Mihai Mălaimare Jr.2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Bruno Delbonnel2014 Mr. Turner Dick Pope2015 Carol Edward Lachman 2016 Moonlight James Laxton 2017 Blade Runner 2049 Roger Deakins 2018 Roma Alfonso Cuarón 2019 Atlantics Claire Mathon Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2020s YearWinnerCinematographer(s)2020 Nomadland Joshua James Richards‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap 2021 The Green Knight Andrew Droz PalermoNational Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter 2022 EO Michał Dymek‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Rodrigo Prieto 2024 Nickel Boys Jomo Fray 2025 Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Multiple winners 4 wins Roger Deakins (1991, 1997, 2010, 2017)
2 wins Néstor Almendros (1970, 1978) Christopher Doyle (2001, 2005) Edward Lachman (2002, 2015) Emmanuel Lubezki (2006, 2011) Philippe Rousselot (1982, 1987) Haskell Wexler (1967, 1976) Gordon Willis (1974, 1981)
See also Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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