After a brief absence in 2007, the category acquired its current, shortened name in 2008.
Pascal Lebègue, Daniel Pearl, Mark Plummer, and Scott Cunningham follow with two wins each.
The most nominated director of photography is Daniel Pearl with nine nominations, followed by Martin Coppen, Christopher Probst, and Jeff Cronenweth with six.
Ryan Lewis is also the only performer to have won a Moonman in this category for his work as a director of photography on the video for "Can't Hold Us" in 2013.
Jared Leto ("Hurricane") is the only other performer to have been nominated for his work in this category.