Oscars: ‘Mudbound’s’ Rachel Morrison Makes History as First Female Cinematographer Nominee

[WaffleTaco]

http://variety.com/2018/film/in-con...d-cinematographer-rachel-morrison-1202673355/

After 90 long years, another glass ceiling has finally been broken at the Motion Picture Academy.

"Mudbound" cinematographer Rachel Morrison made history Tuesday by becoming the first female director of photography to receive an Oscar nomination. The recognition comes on the heels of a similar milestone with the American Society of Cinematographers, which nominated Morrison's "Mudbound" work earlier this month.

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"Mudbound" was also nominated for best supporting actress (Mary J. Blige), best adapted screenplay and best original song (making Blige a double nominee). The other cinematography Oscar nominees were "Blade Runner 2049" (Roger Deakins' 14th nomination to date, the most among active lensers), "Darkest Hour," "Dunkirk" and "The Shape of Water."

Morrison's work can next be seen in Marvel's upcoming "Black Panther."

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Well this only took forever, but I guess better late than nothing.

 

[Yonafunu]

That's awesome.

She also shot Black Panther, so that's another reason to look forward to that.

 

[ShaheedMalik]

Mudbound was good.

 

[WaffleTaco]

It makes me even more excited for Black Panther.

 

[Meows]

This is sadly shocking but also exciting to hear for her. Hopefully more women will start getting noticed for their work.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

awesome. looking forward to black panther.

 

[FireSafetyBear]

That's just depressing. One woman in how many years.

 

[HazySaiyan]

Awesome she was nominated, sad it took this long

 

[TopherDL]

That's fantastic. I kept thinking to myself how beautiful that movie looked when I first watched it.

 

[MrPink]

This was a really well deserved nomination for her. Mudbound was beautiful

 

[andrew]

It's nuts how long this has taken but more understandable than the inexplicable imbalance in female director nominees, given how while women have been directing some of the best movies since movies began, they are systematically kept out of the more technical positions like d.p. Hopefully this, along with recognizably fantastic work over the last several years from Reed Morano, Maryse Alberti, Natasha Braier, and Ellen Kuras, to mention just a few, signals a shift.

 

[Dook's Revenge]

Interesting woman. We used to be well-acquainted. Good for her.

 

[Peru]

Adding to the list a few posts above, Charlotte Bruus Christensen should also have gotten a nod in the last few years.