The First Woman to Win the Cinematography Oscar: Top Photos

Autumn Durald Arkapaw breaks a 97-year barrier and asks every woman in the room to stand with her.

Carl Laemmle holding the Oscar trophy in 1930, probably for All Quiet on the Western Front, produced by his son Carl Laemmle Jr. on Universal Pictures
An early Oscar trophy from 1930. For 97 years, every cinematography winner who held this award was a man — until Autumn Durald Arkapaw's name was called for Sinners in 2026. © Los Angeles Times, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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