Academy Award untuk Sinematografi Terbaik
Penghargaan dan nominasi > 1940-an

| Tahun | Film | Nominasi |
| --- | --- | --- |
1940 (ke-13): 
1940 (ke-13): Hitam Putih
| 1940 (ke-13) | Rebecca | George Barnes |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | James Wong Howe |
| 1940 (ke-13) | All This, and Heaven Too | Ernest Haller |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Arise, My Love | Charles Lang |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Boom Town | Harold Rosson |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Foreign Correspondent | Rudolph Maté |
| 1940 (ke-13) | The Letter | Tony Gaudio |
| 1940 (ke-13) | The Long Voyage Home | Gregg Toland |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Spring Parade | Joseph Valentine |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Waterloo Bridge | Joseph Ruttenberg |
1940 (ke-13): Berwarna
| 1940 (ke-13) | The Thief of Bagdad | Georges Périnal |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Bitter Sweet | Oliver T. Marsh and Allen M. Davey |
| 1940 (ke-13) | The Blue Bird | Arthur C. Miller and Ray Rennahan |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Down Argentine Way | Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan |
| 1940 (ke-13) | North West Mounted Police | Victor Milner and W. Howard Greene |
| 1940 (ke-13) | Northwest Passage | Sidney Wagner and William V. Skall |
1941 (ke-14): 
1941 (ke-14): Hitam Putih
| 1941 (ke-14) | How Green Was My Valley | Arthur C. Miller |
| 1941 (ke-14) | The Chocolate Soldier | Karl Freund |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Citizen Kane | Gregg Toland |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Joseph Walker |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Hold Back the Dawn | Leo Tover |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Sergeant York | Sol Polito |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Sun Valley Serenade | Edward Cronjager |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Sundown | Charles Lang |
| 1941 (ke-14) | That Hamilton Woman | Rudolph Maté |
1941 (ke-14): Berwarna
| 1941 (ke-14) | Blood and Sand | Ernest Palmer and Ray Rennahan |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Aloma of the South Seas | Wilfred M. Cline, Karl Struss and William E. Snyder |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Billy the Kid | William V. Skall and Leonard Smith |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Blossoms in the Dust | Karl Freund and W. Howard Greene |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Dive Bomber | Bert Glennon |
| 1941 (ke-14) | Louisiana Purchase | Harry Hallenberger and Ray Rennahan |
1942 (ke-15): 
1942 (ke-15): Hitam Putih
| 1942 (ke-15) | Mrs. Miniver | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Kings Row | James Wong Howe |
| 1942 (ke-15) | The Magnificent Ambersons | Stanley Cortez |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Moontide | Charles G. Clarke |
| 1942 (ke-15) | The Pied Piper | Edward Cronjager |
| 1942 (ke-15) | The Pride of the Yankees | Rudolph Maté |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Take a Letter, Darling | John J. Mescall |
| 1942 (ke-15) | The Talk of the Town | Ted Tetzlaff |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Leon Shamroy |
| 1942 (ke-15) | This Above All | Arthur C. Miller |
1942 (ke-15): Berwarna
| 1942 (ke-15) | The Black Swan | Leon Shamroy |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Arabian Nights | Milton Krasner, William V. Skall and W. Howard Greene |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Captains of the Clouds | Sol Polito |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Jungle Book | W. Howard Greene |
| 1942 (ke-15) | Reap the Wild Wind | Victor Milner and William V. Skall |
| 1942 (ke-15) | To the Shores of Tripoli | Edward Cronjager and William V. Skall |
1943 (ke-16): 
1943 (ke-16): Hitam Putih
| 1943 (ke-16) | The Song of Bernadette | Arthur C. Miller |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Air Force | James Wong Howe, Elmer Dyer and Charles A. Marshall |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Casablanca | Arthur Edeson |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Corvette K-225 | Tony Gaudio |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Five Graves to Cairo | John F. Seitz |
| 1943 (ke-16) | The Human Comedy | Harry Stradling |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Madame Curie | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| 1943 (ke-16) | The North Star | James Wong Howe |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Sahara | Rudolph Maté |
| 1943 (ke-16) | So Proudly We Hail! | Charles Lang |
1943 (ke-16): Berwarna
| 1943 (ke-16) | Phantom of the Opera | Hal Mohr and W. Howard Greene |
| 1943 (ke-16) | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Ray Rennahan |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Heaven Can Wait | Edward Cronjager |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Charles G. Clarke and Allen M. Davey |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Lassie Come Home | Leonard Smith |
| 1943 (ke-16) | Thousands Cheer | George J. Folsey |
1944 (ke-17): 
1944 (ke-17): Hitam Putih
| 1944 (ke-17) | Laura | Joseph LaShelle |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Double Indemnity | John F. Seitz |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Dragon Seed | Sidney Wagner |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Gaslight | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Going My Way | Lionel Lindon |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Lifeboat | Glen MacWilliams |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Since You Went Away | Stanley Cortez and Lee Garmes |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Robert Surtees and Harold Rosson |
| 1944 (ke-17) | The Uninvited | Charles Lang |
| 1944 (ke-17) | The White Cliffs of Dover | George J. Folsey |
1944 (ke-17): Berwarna
| 1944 (ke-17) | Wilson | Leon Shamroy |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Cover Girl | Rudolph Maté and Allen M. Davey |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Home in Indiana | Edward Cronjager |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Kismet | Charles Rosher |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Lady in the Dark | Ray Rennahan |
| 1944 (ke-17) | Meet Me in St. Louis | George J. Folsey |
1945 (ke-18): 
1945 (ke-18): Hitam Putih
| 1945 (ke-18) | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Harry Stradling |
| 1945 (ke-18) | The Keys of the Kingdom | Arthur C. Miller |
| 1945 (ke-18) | The Lost Weekend | John F. Seitz |
| 1945 (ke-18) | Mildred Pierce | Ernest Haller |
| 1945 (ke-18) | Spellbound | George Barnes |
1945 (ke-18): Berwarna
| 1945 (ke-18) | Leave Her to Heaven | Leon Shamroy |
| 1945 (ke-18) | Anchors Aweigh | Robert H. Planck and Charles P. Boyle |
| 1945 (ke-18) | National Velvet | Leonard Smith |
| 1945 (ke-18) | A Song to Remember | Tony Gaudio and Allen M. Davey |
| 1945 (ke-18) | The Spanish Main | George Barnes |
1946 (ke-19): 
1946 (ke-19): Hitam Putih
| 1946 (ke-19) | Anna and the King of Siam | Arthur C. Miller |
| 1946 (ke-19) | The Green Years | George J. Folsey |
1946 (ke-19): Berwarna
| 1946 (ke-19) | The Yearling | Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith and Arthur Arling |
| 1946 (ke-19) | The Jolson Story | Joseph Walker |
1947 (ke-20): 
1947 (ke-20): Hitam Putih
| 1947 (ke-20) | Great Expectations | Guy Green |
| 1947 (ke-20) | Green Dolphin Street | George J. Folsey |
| 1947 (ke-20) | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Charles Lang |
1947 (ke-20): Berwarna
| 1947 (ke-20) | Black Narcissus | Jack Cardiff |
| 1947 (ke-20) | Life with Father | J. Peverell Marley and William V. Skall |
| 1947 (ke-20) | Mother Wore Tights | Harry Jackson |
1948 (ke-21): 
1948 (ke-21): Hitam Putih
| 1948 (ke-21) | The Naked City | William Daniels |
| 1948 (ke-21) | A Foreign Affair | Charles Lang |
| 1948 (ke-21) | I Remember Mama | Nicholas Musuraca |
| 1948 (ke-21) | Johnny Belinda | Ted D. McCord |
| 1948 (ke-21) | Portrait of Jennie | Joseph August |
1948 (ke-21): Berwarna
| 1948 (ke-21) | Joan of Arc | Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall and Winton C. Hoch |
| 1948 (ke-21) | Green Grass of Wyoming | Charles G. Clarke |
| 1948 (ke-21) | The Loves of Carmen | William E. Snyder |
| 1948 (ke-21) | The Three Musketeers | Robert H. Planck |
1949 (ke-22): 
1949 (ke-22): Hitam Putih
| 1949 (ke-22) | Battleground | Paul C. Vogel |
| 1949 (ke-22) | Champion | Franz Planer |
| 1949 (ke-22) | Come to the Stable | Joseph LaShelle |
| 1949 (ke-22) | The Heiress | Leo Tover |
| 1949 (ke-22) | Prince of Foxes | Leon Shamroy |
1949 (ke-22): Berwarna
| 1949 (ke-22) | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Winton C. Hoch |
| 1949 (ke-22) | The Barkleys of Broadway | Harry Stradling |
| 1949 (ke-22) | Jolson Sings Again | William E. Snyder |
| 1949 (ke-22) | Little Women | Robert H. Planck and Charles Schoenbaum |
| 1949 (ke-22) | Sand | Charles G. Clarke |