Period movies dominate the race. Joker and The Irishman repaint New York as a gritty early 1980’s Gotham and 1960/70s era Little Italy; Roger Deakins takes us back to the trenches of 1917 in Sam Mendes’ unblinking take on World War I; Robert Richardson’s 35mm film flashbacks to 1969 in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and the black-and-white 35mm film rendering of 1890s Gothic horror The Lighthouse is a tour de force for DP Jarin Blaschke.
Source: Oscars 2020: A closer look at the Cinematography award nominees | Industry Trends | IBC