Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography explained

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.

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	†	Andrew Lesnie
2002	Far from Heaven	Edward Lachman
2003		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	[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)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

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