The director of photography, who is of Filipino and African American Creole descent, had a powerful moment onstage as she invited all of the women in the Dolby Theatre to stand up.

The 'Sinners' director of photography is the first woman ever to win the Best Cinematography Academy Award and first woman of ...

Only three other women had ever been nominated for cinematography in the history of the Oscars: Rachel Morrison in 2018 for ...

Autumn Arkapaw has won the best cinematography Oscar for "Sinners" and is the first woman to win in that category ever.

Only three women had previously been nominated in the category. Arkapaw is also the first woman of color to be nominated for ...