Overview
- The Sinners director of photography is the first woman of color to win the award, with outlets noting her Filipino and African American Creole heritage.
- In her acceptance speech, she invited the women in the Dolby Theatre to stand and thanked Ryan Coogler for his trust and collaboration.
- Sinners was shot on IMAX 65mm and Ultra Panavision 70, and she is the first woman to lens a feature on large-format IMAX film.
- The film led the 98th Academy Awards with an all-time record 16 nominations and earned multiple wins, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor.
- Before her victory, only three women had ever been nominated in the category: Rachel Morrison, Ari Wegner and Mandy Walker.