# Every Best Cinematography Oscar winner, ranked

Laura, Fanny and Alexander, Black Narcissus, Great Expectations, The Thief of Bagdad and On the Waterfront: the films that won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, ranked by Tomatometer.

- 15 votes · 25 items
- Aug 16, 2025 · arianna_petrolhead
- https://even.best/en/l/5016/every-best-cinematography-oscar-winner-ranked

## Top 25

1. **Fanny and Alexander (1982)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Laura (1944)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Black Narcissus (1947)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **The Thief of Bagdad (1940)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **A Star Is Born (1937)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **The Third Man (1949)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **Schindler's List (1993)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **Apocalypse Now (1979)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 90% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **Sunrise (1927)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Roma (2018)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **Great Expectations (1946)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **The Yearling (1946)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
16. **Blood and Sand (1941)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
17. **On the Waterfront (1954)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
18. **Rebecca (1940)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
19. **Shane (1953)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
20. **Gravity (2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
21. **An American in Paris (1951)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
22. **The Hustler (1961)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
23. **Wuthering Heights (1939)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
24. **Pan's Labyrinth (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
25. **Mrs. Miniver (1942)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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