Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win Oscar
On Sunday night at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles, 'Sinners' cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history by becoming the first woman ever awarded an Oscar for best cinematography. The historic win marks her as only the third female nominee and also makes her a significant milestone among women of color to receive this specific honor since she is Filipino-African American Creole descent, while 'Sinners' director Ryan Coogler previously won Best Original Screenplay earlier in that same ceremony which was held on Sunday.
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1Autumn Duralad Arkapaw became history as the first person of color and the first woman ever to win an Oscar in Best Cinematography at the 98th Academy Awards.
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2Her historic victory for 'Sinners' was achieved after a record-breaking nomination streak, where her film received more than any other movie previously nominated (16 nominations).
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3[First Woman] Arkapaw defeated notable nominees including Dan Laustsen and Darius Khondji to secure the award at Sunday's ceremony.
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4The win marks significant progress for women in cinematography as she joins a short list of female winners, having been only four times or three times nominated depending on sources cited across reports.
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history by becoming both the first Black person and the first woman of any race ever nominated in Best Cinematography, a milestone achieved at an event where she also won for 'Sinners'.
— [Mar 16, 02:37] Hollywoodreporter'Autumn Durald Arkapaw became history as the first woman to win Oscar best cinematographer and is only third person of color ever nominated in this category.
— [Mar 16, 02:49] Thehindu