Best Cinematography
| Cinematography | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | James Wong Howe | Algiers | Nominated | First Asian nominated for Cinematography |
| 1940 | James Wong Howe | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Nominated | |
| 1942 | James Wong Howe | Kings Row | Nominated | |
| 1943 | James Wong Howe | Air Force | Nominated | Nominated with Elmer Dyer, Charles A. Marshall |
| James Wong Howe | The North Star | Nominated | ||
| 1955 | James Wong Howe | The Rose Tattoo | Won | First Asian to win for Cinematography |
| 1958 | James Wong Howe | The Old Man and the Sea | Nominated | |
| 1963 | James Wong Howe | Hud | Won | First Asian to win two Academy Awards |
| 1966 | James Wong Howe | Seconds | Nominated | |
| 1970 | Osami Furuya Sinsaku Himeda Masamichi Satoh |
Tora! Tora! Tora! | Nominated | Nominated with Charles F. Wheeler |
| 1975 | James Wong Howe | Funny Lady | Nominated | Most-nominated Asian, with 10 |
| 1985 | Takao Saito Masaharu Ueda Asakazu Nakai |
Ran | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Gu Changwei | Farewell My Concubine | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Lü Yue | Shanghai Triad | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Darius Khondji | Evita | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Peter Pau | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won | |
| 2004 | Zhao Xiaoding | House of Flying Daggers | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Matthew Libatique | Black Swan | Nominated | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Asian Academy Award Winners And Nominees