Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
# Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of a cinematographer who has delivered an outstanding achievement in film.

## Winners

* † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Cinematographer |
| - | - | - |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves † | Dean Semler |
| 1991 | JFK † | Robert Richardson |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Jack N. Green |
| 1993 | Schindler's List † | Janusz Kamiński |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall † (TIE) | John Toll |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption (TIE) | Roger Deakins |
| 1995 | Braveheart † | John Toll |
| 1996 | The English Patient † | John Seale |
| 1997 | Titanic † | Russell Carpenter |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan † | Janusz Kamiński |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Robert Richardson |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Cinematographer |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) † | Peter Pau |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring † | Andrew Lesnie |
| 2002 | Far from Heaven | Edward Lachman |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Andrew Lesnie |
| 2004 | No information | No information |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Rodrigo Prieto |
| 2006 | Apocalypto | Dean Semler |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Roger Deakins |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Wally Pfister |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Andrew Lesnie |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Cinematographer(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 2010 | 127 Hours | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2012 | Life of Pi † | Claudio Miranda |
| 2013 | Gravity † | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) † | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2015 | The Revenant † | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| 2016 | La La Land † | Linus Sandgren |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Dan Laustsen |
| 2018 | Roma † | Alfonso Cuarón |
| 2019 | 1917 † | Roger Deakins |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Cinematographer |
| - | - | - |
| 2020 | Nomadland | Joshua James Richards |
| 2021 | Dune † | Greig Fraser |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Russell Carpenter |

## Multiple wins

### 4 wins

* Emmanuel Lubezki (3 consecutive)

### 3 wins

* Roger Deakins
* Andrew Lesnie

### 2 wins

* Russell Carpenter
* Janusz Kamiński
* Robert Richardson
* John Toll (consecutive)
