1928 - charles rosher and karl struss, sunrise
1929 - clyde devinna, white shadows in the south seas
1930 - joseph t. rucker and willard van der, with byrd at the south pole
1931 - floyd crosby, tabu: a story of the south seas
1932 - lee garmes shanghai express
1933 - charles bryant lang. jr, a farewell to arms
1934 - victor milner, cleopatra
1935 - hal mohr, a midsummer night's dream
1936 - gaetano gaudio, anthony adverse
1937 - karl freund, the good earth
1938 - joseph ruttenberg, the great waltz
from 1939, there were separate awards for black and white and for color:
1939 - gregg toland, wuthering heights (b&w)
- ernest haller and ray rennahan, gone with the wind (color)
1940 - george barnes, rebecca (b&w)
- george perinal, the thief of bagdad (color)
1941 - arthur c. miller, how green was my valley (b&w)
- ernest palmer and ray rennahan, blood and sand (color)
1942 - joseph ruttenberg, mrs. miniver (b&w)
- leon shamroy, the black swan (color)
1943 - arthur c. miller, the song of bernadette (b&w)
- hal mohr and w. howard greene, the phantom of the opera (color)
1944 - joseph lashelle, laura (b&w)
- leon shamroy, wilson (color)
1945 - harry stradling, picture of dorian gray (b&w)
- leon shamroy, leave her to heaven
1946 - arthur c. miller, anna and the king of siam (b&w)
- charles rosher, leonard smith and arthur arling, the yearling (color)
1947 - guy green, great expectations (b&w)
- jack cardiff, black narcissus (color)
1948 - william daniels, the naked city (b&w)
- joseph valentine, william v. skall and winton hoch, joan of arc (color)
1949 - paul c. vogel, battleground (b&w)
- winton hoch, she wore a yellow ribbon (color)
1950 - robert krasker, the third man (b&w)
- robert surtees, king solomon's mines (color)
1951 - william c. mellor, a place in the sun (b&w)
- alfred gilks and john alton, an american in paris (color)
1952 - robert surtees, the bad and the beautiful (b&w)
- winton hoch and archie stout, the quiet man (color)
1953 - burnett guffey, from here to eternity (b&w)
- loyal griggs, shane (color)
1954 - boris kaufman, on the waterfront (b&w)
- milton r. krasner, three coins in the fountain (color)
1955 - james wong howe, the rose tattoo (b&w)
- robert burks, to catch a thief (color)
1956 - joseph ruttenberg, somebody up there likes me (b&w)
- lionel lindon, around the world in eighty days (color)
for 1957, there was a single award:
1957 - jack hildyard, the bridge on the river kwai
from 1958, there were separate awards for black and white and for color:
1958 - sam leavitt, the defiant ones (b&w)
- joseph ruttenberg, gigi (color)
1959 - william c. mellor, the diary of anne frank (b&w)
- robert surtees, ben-hur (color)
1960 - freddie francis, sons and lovers (b&w)
- russel metty, spartacus (color)
1961 - eugen schufftan, the hustler (b&w)
- daniel l. fapp, west side story (color)
1962 - sacha vierny, last year at marienbad (b&w)
- freddie young, lawrence of arabia (color)
1963 - james wong howe, hud (b&w)
- leon shamroy, cleopatra (color)
1964 - walter lassally, zorba the greek (b&w)
- harry stradling, my fair lady (color)
1965 - ernest laszlo, ship of fools (b&w)
- freddie young, doctor zhivago (color)
1966 - haskell wexler, who's afraid of virginia woolf?
- ted moore, a man for all seasons (color)
from 1967, there was a single award again:
1967 - burnett guffey, bonnie &
conrad hall, in cold blood
richard h. kline, camelot
robert surtees, doctor dolittle
robert surtees, the graduate
1968 - pasqualino de santis, romeo and juliet
daniel l. fapp, ice station zebra
ernest laszlo, star!
oswald morris, oliver!
harry stradling, funny girl
1969 - conrad hall, butch cassidy and the sundance kid
daniel fapp, marooned
arthur ibbetson, anne of the thousand days
charles b. lang, bob &
harry stradling, hello, dolly!
1970 - freddie young, ryan's daughter
fred koenekamp, patton
ernest laszlo, airport
charles f. wheeler, osami furuya, sinsaku himeda and masamichi satoh, tora!
billy williams, women in love
1971 - oswald morris, fiddler on the roof
owen roizman, the french connection
robert surtees, the last picture show
robert surtees, summer of '42
freddie young, nicholas and alexandra
1972 - geoffrey unsworth, cabaret
charles b. lang, butterflies are free
douglas slocombe, travels with my aunt
harold e. stine, the poseidon adventure
harry stradling, jr., 1776
1973 - sven nykvist, cries and whispers
jack couffer, jonathan livingston seagull
owen roizman, the exorcist
harry stradling, jr., the way we were
robert surtees, the sting
1974 - fred koenekamp and joseph biroc, the towering inferno
john a. alonzo, chinatown
philip lathrop, earthquake
bruce surtees, lenny
geoffrey unsworth, murder on the orient express
1975 - john alcott, barry lyndon
conrad hall, the day of the locust
james wong howe, funny lady
robert surtees, the hindenburg
haskell wexler and bill butler, one flew over the cuckoo's nest
1976 - haskell wexler, bound for glory
richard h. kline, king kong
ernest laszlo, logan's run
owen roizman, network
robert surtees, a star is born
1977 - vilmos zsigmond, close encounters of the third kind
william a. fraker, looking for mr. goodbar
fred j. koenekamp, islands in the stream
douglas slocombe, julia
robert surtees, the turning point
1978 - nestor almendros, days of heaven
william a. fraker, heaven can wait
oswald morris, the wiz
robert surtees, same time, next year
vilmos zsigmond, the deer hunter
1979 - vittorio storaro, apocalypse now
nestor almendros, kramer vs. kramer
william a. fraker, 1941
frank phillips, the black hole
giuseppe rotunno, all that jazz
1980 - geoffrey unsworth and ghislaine cloquet, tess
nestor almendros, the blue lagoon
ralf d. bode, coal miner's daughter
michael chapman, raging bull
james crabe, the formula
1981 - vittorio storaro, reds
miroslav ondricek, ragtime
douglas slocombe, raiders of the lost ark
alex thomson, excalibur
billy williams, on golden pond
1982 - billy williams and ronnie taylor, gandhi
nestor almendros, sophie's choice
allen daviau, e.t. the extra-terrestrial
owen roizman, tootsie
jost vacano, das boot
1983 - sven nykvist, fanny and alexander
caleb deschanel, the right stuff
william a. fraker, wargames
don peterman, flashdance
gordon willis, zelig
1984 - chris menges, the killing fields
ernest day, a passage to india
caleb deschanel, the natural
miroslav ondricek, amadeus
vilmos zsigmond, the river
1985 - david watkin, out of africa
allen daviau, the color purple
william a. fraker, murphy's romance
takao saito, masaharu ueda and asakazu nakai, ran
john seale, witness
1986 - chris menges, the mission
jordan cronenweth, peggy sue got married
don peterman, star trek iv: the voyage home
tony pierce-roberts, a room with a view
robert richardson, platoon
1987 - vittorio storaro , the last emperor
michael ballhaus, broadcast news
allen daviau, empire of the sun
philippe rousselot, hope and glory
haskell wexler, matewan
1988 - peter biziou, mississippi burning
dean cundey, who framed roger rabbit
conrad l. hall, tequila sunrise
sven nykvist, the unbearable lightness of being
john seale, rain man
1989 - freddie francis, glory
michael ballhaus, the fabulous baker boys
robert richardson, born on the fourth of july
mikael salomon, the abyss
haskell wexler, blaze
1990 - dean semler, dances with wolves
allen daviau, avalon
philippe rousselot, henry &
vittorio storaro, dick tracy
gordon willis, the godfather part iii
1991 - robert richardson, jfk
adrian biddle, thelma &
allen daviau, bugsy
stephen goldblatt, the prince of tides
adam greenberg, terminator 2: judgment day
1992 - philippe rousselot, a river runs through it
stephen h. burum, hoffa
robert fraisse, the lover
jack n. green, unforgiven
tony pierce-roberts, howards end
1993 - janusz kaminski, schindler's list
gu changwei, farewell my concubine
michael chapman, the fugitive
stuart dryburgh, the piano
conrad l. hall, searching for bobby fischer
1994 - john toll, legends of the fall
don burgess, forrest gump
roger deakins, the shawshank redemption
owen roizman, wyatt earp
piotr sobocinski, three colors: red
1995 - john toll, braveheart
michael coulter, sense and sensibility
stephen goldblatt, batman forever
emmanuel lubezki, a little princess
l yue, shanghai triad
1996 - john seale, the english patient
darius khondji, evita
roger deakins, fargo
caleb deschanel, fly away home
chris menges, michael collins
1997 - russell carpenter, titanic
janusz kaminski, amistad
roger deakins, kundun
dante spinotti, l.a. confidential
eduardo serra, the wings of the dove
1998 - janusz kaminski, saving private ryan
conrad l. hall, a civil action
remi adefarasin, elizabeth
richard greatrex, shakespeare in love
john toll, the thin red line
1999 - conrad hall, american beauty
roger pratt, the end of the affair
dante spinotti, the insider
emmanuel lubezki, sleepy hollow
robert richardson, snow falling on cedars
2000 (73rd) - peter pau, wo hu cang long (crouching tiger, hidden dragon)
john mathieson (bsc), gladiator
lajos koltai, malena
roger deakins, o brother, where art thou?
caleb deschanel, the patriot
2001 (74th) - andrew lesnie, the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring
bruno delbonnel, le fabuleux destin d'amlie poulain (amlie)
slawomir idziak, black hawk down
roger deakins, the man who wasn't there
donald m. mcalpine, moulin rouge!
2002 (75th) - conrad hall, road to perdition
dion beebe, chicago
edward lachman, far from heaven
michael ballhaus, gangs of new york
pawe edelman, the pianist
2003 (76th) - russell boyd, master and commander: the far side of the world
cesar charlone, city of god
john seale, cold mountain
eduardo serra, girl with a pearl earring
john schwartzman, seabiscuit
2004 (77th) - robert richardson, the aviator
john mathieson (bsc), the phantom of the opera
zhao xiaoding, house of flying daggers
caleb deschanel, the passion of the christ
bruno delbonnel, un long dimanche de fianailles (a very long engagement)
2005 (78th) - dion beebe, memoirs of a geisha
wally pfister batman begins
rodrigo prieto brokeback mountain
robert elswit good night, and good luck
emmanuel lubezki the new world
2006 (79th) - guillermo navarro, el laberinto del fauno (pan's labyrinth)
vilmos zsigmond, the black dahlia
emmanuel lubezki, children of men
dick pope, the illusionist
wally pfister the prestige
2007: robert elswit  there will be blood
roger deakins  the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford
seamus mcgarvey  atonement
janusz kamiski  the diving bell and the butterfly
roger deakins  no country for old men
2008: anthony dod mantle  slumdog millionaire
tom stern  changeling
claudio miranda  the curious case of benjamin button
wally pfister  the dark knight
roger deakins and chris menges  the reader
2009: mauro fiore  avatar
bruno delbonnel  harry potter and the half-blood prince
barry ackroyd  the hurt locker
robert richardson  inglourious basterds
christian berger  the white ribbon