This was a long-awaited win. "Sinners" cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw has become not only the first woman but also the first woman of colour and the first person of Filipino descent to receive an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
It was the third win for the movie at the event — after Best Original Screenplay (for Ryan Coogler) and Best Original Score (for Ludwig Goransson) — out of the record-breaking 16 nominations it got.
Autumn has already won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the National Board of Review Award for her work in the film written and directed by Ryan Coogler.
She also has the distinction of being the first female cinematographer to shoot on Imax 65mm and Ultra Panavision 70. The 46-year-old previously worked with Ryan Coogler on "Black Panther 2". Other notable works include the TV series "LOKI" and a couple of distinguished films directed by Gia Coppola.
She has also worked on commercials for Samsung, Nike, and Google Chrome, and shot the music videos for Jonas Brothers, The Weeknd, and Rihanna.