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On the morning of Tuesday January 23, 2018, cinematographer Rachel Morrison made Oscar history by becoming the first female director of photography to be nominated for the Best Cinematography Academy Award . Morrison's exceptional photography work in Mudbound  ( read my review ) was rightfully acknowledged but it's crazy to think that in nearly a century's time, a woman has not been honored in the cinematography category. Now that Morrison has made history, we can hope that going forward having a female nominee won't be such a rarity. To help commemorate such a watershed moment, I went back through Morrison's filmography to showcase her beautiful and sharply unique cinematography over the years. Her body of work boasts television and documentary credits but for the purposes of my video essay, I focused on her feature film work starting with 2007's indie comedy Palo Alto, CA . The canvas of her resume ranges from small independent films to singular works lik...

Here are the nominees for the 2018 Academy Awards (aka 90th Oscars) , which will be handed out on Sunday March 4, 2018. Guillermo del Toro 's The Shape of Water leads the pack with a whopping 13 nominations, followed next by Christopher Nolan 's Dunkirk with 8 nominations. Some big surprises were the inclusion of Denzel Washington for Best Actor for his work in the critically ill-received Roman J. Israel, Esq. which no doubt was a slot many were expecting for James Franco to take for his turn as Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist . Although Martin McDonagh 's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won big at the SAG Awards and the Golden Globe Awards , McDonagh failed to earn a Best Director nod this morning, which will be crippling for the film's chances to win Best Picture (thankfully). Next to Three Billboards ' 7 nominations are Joe Wright 's Darkest Hour and Paul Thomas Anderson 's Phantom Thread , each with 6 nominations. Phantom Thre...