Every Best Cinematography Oscar winner, ranked
The top 3 according to 15 votes from people: Fanny and Alexander (1982) · Laura (1944) · Black Narcissus (1947). (Updated Aug 16, 2025.)
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.
Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original
Top 25
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1
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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2
Laura (1944)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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3
Black Narcissus (1947)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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4
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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5
A Star Is Born (1937)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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6
The Third Man (1949)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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7
Schindler's List (1993)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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8
Apocalypse Now (1979)
90% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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9
Sunrise (1927)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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10
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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11
Roma (2018)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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12
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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13
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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14
Great Expectations (1946)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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15
The Yearling (1946)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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16
Blood and Sand (1941)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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17
On the Waterfront (1954)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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18
Rebecca (1940)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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19
Shane (1953)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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20
Gravity (2013)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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21
An American in Paris (1951)
95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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22
The Hustler (1961)
94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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23
Wuthering Heights (1939)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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24
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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25
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Narciso nero al terzo posto è sacrosanto, il Technicolor di Jack Cardiff è ancora oggi da togliere il fiato.