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The lens can do more than capture a moment. It widens the frame of what is possible. Autumn Durald Arkapaw helped shape the world of Sinners, and tonight she becomes the first woman and the first woman of color to win this Oscar. There’s something powerful about being the first to open a door that should never close again. Because sometimes one woman’s vision is enough to help the whole world see differently. Congratulations, Autumn!

The cast and crew of "Sinners" watches as Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes the first woman to win Best Cinematography at the #Oscars. #AwardsSeason

Sinners (2025) - 16 Oscar nominations including Best Cinematography! Cinematographer - Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC @addp ✨ Below is a detailed lighting breakdown from gaffer Brian Bartolini @brianbartolini 🔥 For the Exterior Night shots at the end of this Surreal Montage Scene, we used a 40’x 40’ Soft Box hung from a 250 tonne, 200’ Boom Construction Crane. It had 36 (6 rows of 6 lights each) CreamSource Vortex 8’s in the box. Through FULL GRID Diffusion. Through different camera tests in Prep, we decided that our moonlight looked best at 4700K color temperature, so that’s what I had the Vortex 8’s set to for moonlight, on stage and on location too. We also had a 12K TELEHANDLER with a 20’ x 20’ SoftBox on it for more localized key lighting. It had 4- “Litegear Auroris X” (10’x 10’ each) in it. Through DOUBLE Magic Clothe diffusion. Also set at 4700K color temp. for our moonlight motivation. We also had 5- 120’ Condor Booms across the River with 2- 18K Pars each in them with ½ CTO to match the 4700K moonlight color temperature. To light the trees and deep background for more depth. We also had 40- CreamSource Vortex 8’s on the ground spread out everywhere you looked to light the trees/foliage for added depth. 4700K color temp. And as you can see in this video at the very end we used a 4k HMI Balloon for moonlight/fill light and a separate 16K TUBE balloon with Tungsten globes and HMI globes in it to match the 4700K moonlight color temp., all for fill moonlight. We tried to keep the Night Exterior moonlight source a single source (as is in real life) as much as possible to feel natural and not distract from the story at all. As is with all of the lighting in this film. If you didn’t notice the lighting at all and was just immersed in the story alone, then we did our job.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography for her work on 'Sinners' — and Ryan Coogler made sure her son was there to see it.

‘When you see yourself in somebody else, that’s enough to give you the determination to succeed’ 💫 The Oscars take place on Sunday and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw @addp recently joined @itsanitarani to talk about being the first woman of colour - and one of only four women - to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Sinners, an American horror film🎥🏆 Autumn told Anita about carving out her place in a male-dominated industry, the drive that’s fuelled her journey, and why representation matters for women following in her footsteps. You can listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds - it’s the Woman’s Hour episode from 6 February. . . . #autumndurald #cinematography #Oscars #SINNERS #reels

At the 98th Academy Awards, cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history by becoming the first woman, and the first woman of color, to win Best Cinematography in the category’s nearly 100-year history. She accepted her Oscar with a powerful speech honoring women in film. She won for her striking work on Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler. Arkapaw’s large-format visuals, shot using IMAX and 70mm film, helped define the movie’s haunting Southern Gothic atmosphere, marking a major milestone for representation behind the camera. ✍🏼: @biswa.roop [ Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Cinematography, Sinners, Movies, Films, Cinema, Oscars, The Academy Awards, Hollywood, Ryan Coogler ] #sinners @addp @imax #imax #ryancoogler #autumnduraldarkapaw #bestcinematography

Celebrating SINNERS tonight!! Shout out to Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Ludwig Goransson, and all the cast and crew 🥹🫶🏾🫶🏾 #abbottelementary #oscars

Autumn Durald asks all women in the audience to stand for a round of applause after her #Oscars win. #AwardsSeason

[🔗 IN BIO] From California to the Oscars, Autumn Durald Arkapaw just made history as the first woman to win Best Cinematography for Sinners. 🎥✨ Born in Oxnard, raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and proudly of Filipino descent on her mother’s side and Black Creole on her father’s side, Autumn has broken barriers in a field long dominated by men. In her acceptance speech, she asked every woman in the room to stand, honoring the generations of women who paved the way for this moment🤞🏽 Check out our link in bio to read more on Autumn’s journey to the Oscars stage! 🎥 vía A.M.P.A.S @2026 #popculture #oscars2026 #sinners #filmcommunity #womeninfilm

Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History with Best Cinematography Win 🏆 Arkapaw is the first woman ever to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, along with making history as the first woman of color to be nominated in this category. In Durald’s speech, she asked all the women at the ceremony to stand up and be recognized. “I want all of the women in the room to stand up. I feel like I don’t get here without you guys.” ✨

#Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history and becomes the first woman to win Best Cinematography at the #Oscars. 👏 📹 ABC

Autumn Durald Arkapaw didn’t just make history last night by becoming the first woman to win Best Cinematography at the Oscars. She also took the time to thank and acknowledge all the women in the room. We can all learn an important lesson from this moment. That we don’t get to the top on our own. We get there in community. By working with and alongside our fellow teammates. When you rise, you have the opportunity to lift someone up with you. You also have the opportunity to do nothing. The choice is yours to make!