Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Autumn Durald Arkapaw: Oscar History Maker

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history at the 2026 Oscars, becoming the first woman to win Best Cinematography, ending a 98-year streak of male winners. She was the only woman nominated and thanked women in the audience for their support. This win marks a significant milestone, as Best Cinematography was the last major non-gendered category to give the award to a woman. Durald Arkapaw is the fourth woman ever nominated and the first woman of color to receive the nod. Her path to the win included strong support from critics groups and her previous work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This victory opens the door wider for women behind the camera in Hollywood. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c61dd30898cbbdf4

Here's more entertainment and celebrity news for March 16th. Autumn Dural-Arquapal made history at the 2026 Oscars by becoming the first woman to win best cinematography. Her work on centers ended a 98-year streak of male winners in the category, which started back in 1929. She was the only woman nominated this year, beating out three other contenders. In her acceptance speech, she called on all the women in the audience to stand up and thank them for their support throughout her career. She highlighted how their encouragement made this moment possible and shared the love she felt from women during the awards campaign. This win marks a big milestone, as Best Cinematography was the last major non-gender category to give the award to a woman. The new best casting category already had a female winner earlier this year.

It also took nearly a century for the Oscars to even nominate a woman in cinematography, with the first coming just eight years ago. Durald Arquapaw is only the fourth woman ever nominated, following a few others in recent years, and the first woman of color to get the nod. Her path to the win included strong support from critics groups, like the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. She previously shot Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, for director Ryan Coogler, and entered award season as a frontrunner after racking up several. Precursor prizes late last year. This victory opens the door wider for women by, behind the camera in Hollywood. This episode is supported by our sponsor. See details in the description.

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