Best Cinematography 1938

1927/28 through 1997
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What was best photographed of the 1938 Oscar nominees for Best Cinematography?

Algiers (James Wong Howe)
3
43%
Army Girl (Ernest Miller, Harry J. Wild)
0
No votes
The Buccaneer (Victor Milner)
0
No votes
The Great Waltz (Joseph Ruttenberg)
1
14%
Jezebel (Ernest Haller)
2
29%
Mad About Music (Joseph A. Valentine)
0
No votes
Merrily We Live (Norbert Brodine)
0
No votes
Suez (J. Peverell Marley)
0
No votes
Vivacious Lady (Robert De Grasse)
0
No votes
You Can't Take It with You (Joseph Walker)
0
No votes
The Young in Heart (Leon Shamroy)
1
14%
 
Total votes: 7

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Re: Best Cinematography 1938

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1. Algiers
2. The Great Waltz
3. Suez
4. Jezebel
5. The Buccaneer
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Best Cinematography 1938

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Back to just one category!

For shame! Eleven nominees and nothing for The Adventures of Robin Hood even though it won for Art Direction and Film Editing

Tony Gaudio eventually won for the inferior A Song to Remember while his co-cinematographer Sol Polito never won despite three nominations.

Also conspicuous by their absence were two other Best Picture nominees, the French Grand Illusion and the British Pygmalion.

Of the actual nominees, the long forgotten Army Girl was Republic's literal pony in the race and was only there and in two other categories to recognize the fledgling B studio.

There really isn't much in the way of the cinematography for You Can't Take It with You, Merrily We Live or The Young in Heart . The nominated comedy with the best cinematography was Vivacious Lady, followed by a length by Mad About Music. In truth, though, the year's best photographed comedy overall was the non-nominated Bringing Up Baby which was a misunderstood flop in its initial release.

The Oscar winner, The Great Waltz was pretty to look at, but Algiers, The Buccaneer, Jezebel and Suez were all more visually interesting. The best in my mind was Jezebel if for no other reason than making the audience believe that Bette Davis' ball gown in this black-and-white film really was red!
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