Overview
- The Academy confirmed Durald Arkapaw won for Sinners, noting she is the first woman and woman of color to receive the cinematography Oscar.
- At the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, she asked women in the audience to stand during her acceptance speech, casting the honor as a shared milestone.
- Sinners led the ceremony with extensive nominations and ended the night with four awards, including Best Cinematography.
- Before 2026, only a handful of women had been nominated in the category, including Rachel Morrison, Ari Wegner and Mandy Walker.
- Durald Arkapaw’s credits span Palo Alto and Marvel’s Loki, and her collaboration with Ryan Coogler continued from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to Sinners.