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Since 2000, eight of the 12 NYFCC Best Cinematography winners went on to at least contend at the Oscars, if not win the Academy Award.
Four NYFCC Best Cinematography champs also won Oscars: Peter Pau ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," 2000), Guillermo Navarro ("Pan's Labyrinth," 2006), Robert Elswit ("There Will Be Blood," 2007) and Anthony Dod Mantle ("Slumdog Millionaire," 2008).
Four of the NYFCC Best Cinematographer honorees were Oscar nominees: Edward Lachman ("Far from Heaven," 2002), Christian Berger ("The White Ribbon," 2009), Matthew Libatique ("Black Swan," 2010) and Emmanuel Lubezki ("The Tree of Life").
The four NYFCC winners who did not contend at the Oscars were: Pin Bing Lee ("In the Mood for Love," 2001), Harris Savides ("Elephant" and "Gerry," 2003), Christopher Doyle ("Hero," 2004), Doyle, Lai Yiu Fai, and Kwan Pun Leung ("2046," 2005).
