# SDMB Oscar Voting: Best Cinematography **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756 "2014-02-20T01:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/1 "2014-02-20T01:15:43Z")
If you were an Academy member, which film would get your vote? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/2 "2014-02-20T03:35:26Z")
Lubezki. Finally. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/3 "2014-02-22T00:42:07Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Lubezki. Finally. That’s the problem–he should have several on his mantle already, but doesn’t, so when he wins this year, I can’t begrudge it, even though I don’t think he deserves it. It has now come to a point where the Academy can’t distinguish photography from effects work: the last four years, the same film has won both categories (an unprecedented occurrence), where I’d argue that in most cases, it was a bad choice (even if the recipients were all undeniably talented people). And this year will be the same. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/4 "2014-02-22T01:34:23Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Lubezki. Finally. [I just learned he has an Instagram account and it’s amazing.](http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2014/02/emmanuel_lubezki_s_instagram_feed_the_cinematographer_for_alfonso_cuaron.html) Username is “chivexp” It was between Nebraska and Gravity for me but I voted for Gravity. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/5 "2014-02-26T17:54:40Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/6 "2014-02-26T19:44:25Z")
I very nearly voted for _Gravity_, but I decided in the end to distinguish between F/X and cinematography and went with _Nebraska_. ETA: Those were the only two I’ve seen in this category, but I suspect my vote would have been the same. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-oscar-voting-best-cinematography/681756/7 "2014-02-26T20:34:21Z")
I think it’s _Gravity_, no contest, even though I am distinguishing between effects and cinematography (I picked _The Hobbit_ for the former).