The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography is one of the annual film awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.[1]
| Year | Winner | Cinematographer(s) |
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| 1975 | Barry Lyndon | John Alcott |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Haskell Wexler |
| 1977 | Julia | Douglas Slocombe |
| 1978 | Days of Heaven | Néstor Almendros |
| 1979 | The Black Stallion | Caleb Deschanel |
| Year | Winner | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tess | Ghislain Cloquet and Geoffrey Unsworth (posthumous) |
| 1981 | Reds | Vittorio Storaro |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | Jordan Cronenweth |
| 1983 | Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) | Sven Nykvist |
| 1984 | The Killing Fields | Chris Menges |
| 1985 | Out of Africa | David Watkin |
| 1986 | The Mission | Chris Menges |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Vittorio Storaro |
| 1988 | Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) | Henri Alekan |
| 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Michael Ballhaus |
| Year | Winner | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Michael Ballhaus |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Roger Deakins |
| Homicide | ||
| 1992 | Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) | Zhao Fei |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Janusz Kamiński |
| The Piano | Stuart Dryburgh | |
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Stefan Czapsky |
| 1995 | Shanghai Triad (Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao) | Lü Yue |
| 1996 | The English Patient | John Seale |
| Michael Collins | Chris Menges | |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Dante Spinotti |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Janusz Kamiński |
| 1999 | The Insider | Dante Spinotti |
| Year | Winner | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Black Swan | Matthew Libatique |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2012 | Skyfall | Roger Deakins |
| 2013 | Gravity | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2014 | Birdman | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | John Seale |
| 2016 | Moonlight | James Laxton |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Dan Laustsen |
| 2018 | Roma | Alfonso Cuarón[2] |
| 2019 | Atlantics | Claire Mathon[3] |
| Portrait of a Lady on Fire |
| Year | Winner | Cinematographer(s) |
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| 2020 | Small Axe | Shabier Kirchner[4] |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Ari Wegner[5] |
| 2022 | EO | Michał Dymek[6] |
| 2023 | Poor Things | Robbie Ryan[7] |
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(Winners are announced in the year of film release; ceremonies are held in the following calendar year.) | |
