Best Cinematography: 1940s

1940: The Long Voyage Home (Gregg Toland)

Oscar winner: Rebecca (B&W),

The Thief of Bagdad (Color)
Was this film nominated?: Yes

1941: Citizen Kane (Gregg Toland)

Oscar winner: How Green Was My Valley (B&W),
Blood and Sand (Color)
Was this film nominated?: Yes

1942: The Magnificent Ambersons (Stanley Cortez)

Oscar winner: Mrs. Miniver (B&W),
The Black Swan (Color)
Was this film nominated?: Yes

1943: Day of Wrath (Karl Andersson)

Oscar winner: The Song of Bernadette (B&W),

Phantom of the Opera (Color)
Was this film nominated?: No

1944: Double Indemnity (John F. Seitz)

Oscar winner: Laura (B&W), Wilson (Color)
Was this film nominated?: Yes

1945: Leave Her to Heaven (Leon Shamroy)

Oscar winner: Leave Her to Heaven (Color),
The Picture of Dorian Gray (B&W)

1946: Duel in the Sun (Lee Garmes, Ray Rennahan and Harold Rosson)

Oscar winner: Anna and the King of Siam (B&W),

The Yearling (Color)
Was this film nominated?: No

1947: Black Narcissus (Jack Cardiff)

Oscar winner: Black Narcissus (Color),
Great Expectations (B&W)

1948: The Red Shoes (Jack Cardiff)

Oscar winner: Joan of Arc (Color),
The Naked City (B&W)
Was this film nominated?: No

1949: The Third Man (Robert Krasker)

Oscar winner: Battleground (B&W),

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (Color)

Note: The film won the 1950 Best Cinematography Oscar.

Updated: 9/10/14