The problem with this system became obvious the first year, since Karl Struss and Charles Rosher were nominated for their work together on Sunrise.

Finally, for the 1931 awards, the modern system in which individuals are nominated for a single film was adopted in all profession-related categories.

David Lean holds the record for the director with the most films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the Oscars with five wins out of six nominations for Great Expectations, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and Ryan's Daughter.

[2] In January 2017, Bradford Young became the first African-American cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for his work on Arrival.

Cuarón objected by saying, "In the history of cinema, masterpieces have existed without sound, without color, without a story, without actors and without music.