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Academy Award for Best Cinematography

<p>The <b>Academy Award for Best Cinematography</b> is an <a href="/en/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards" class="wl">Academy Award</a> awarded each year to a <a href="/en/Cinematographer" title="Cinematographer" class="wl">cinematographer</a> for work on one particular <a href="/en/Film" title="Film" class="wl">motion picture</a>.</p>

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The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture. 