Best Cinematography: 1930s

1930: All Quiet on the Western Front (Arthur Edeson)

Oscar winner: With Byrd at the South Pole ('29/'30)
Was this film nominated?: Yes

 

1931: M (Fritz Arno Wagner)

Oscar winner: Tabu: A Story of the South Seas ('30/'31)
Was this film nominated?: No

1932: Scarface (Lee Garmes & L.W. O'Connell)

Oscar winner: Shanghai Express ('31/'32)
Was this film nominated?: No

1933: King Kong (Edward Linden, J.O. Taylor, Vernon Walker)

Oscar winner: A Farewell to Arms ('32/'33)
Was this film nominated?: No

1934: The Thin Man (James Wong Howe)

Oscar winner: Cleopatra
Was this film nominated?: No

1935: The 39 Steps (Bernard Knowles)

Oscar winner: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Was this film nominated?: No

1936: Modern Times (Ira Morgan & Rollie Totheroh)

Oscar winner: Anthony Adverse
Was this film nominated?: No

1937: Black Legion (George Barnes)

Oscar winner: The Good Earth
Was this film nominated?: No

1938: Grand Illusion (Christian Matras)

Oscar winner: The Great Waltz
Was this film nominated?: No

1939: Gone with the Wind (Ernest Haller & Ray Rennahan)

Oscar winner: Gone with the Wind (Color),
Wuthering Heights (B&W)