Although Deakins faced some serious competition from Bruno Delbonnel (Darkest Hour), Rachel Morrison (Mudbound), Hoyte Van Hoytema (Dunkirk), and Dan Laustsen (The Shape Of Water), voters agreed that his work on Blade Runner 2049 bested all of them, and they gave him the Best Cinematography prize.
It was one of the longest no-win streaks in Hollywood history, but it became a thing of the past this evening.
It’s pretty unbelievable, but between 1995 and 2017 Roger Deakins was nominated for an Academy Award 13 times (including one year where he was up for two different films), but he always walked away empty handed.
It’s a remarkably well-deserved award, as the insanely stunning sci-fi feature is arguably the most beautiful movie he’s ever made, but now is also the perfect time to look back at the amazing work that didn’t win Hollywood’s highest honor.