The Oscar for Best International Feature Film went to Japan and Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s three hour “Drive My Car.” Cinematographer Hidetoshi Shinomiya choose to work with ALEXA Mini with ARRI/ZEISS Ultra Prime lenses. Signature Prime lenses were the choice of DP Daria d’Antonio for Paolo Sorrentino's film “The Hand of God.” In an interview with ARRI, d’Antonio said: “The ARRI Signature Primes allowed me to get incredible image sharpness and great detail, while maintaining a big difference between the foreground figure and the background with a softness that I really appreciated. We did a lot of testing, but the ARRI Signature Primes outperformed all other lenses we considered because of their unique combination of high optical precision and very low weight.” To see the full interview, please visit YouTube. Also nominated in this category was “The Worst Person in the World” from Norway, directed by Joachim Trier and lensed by DP Kasper Tuxen. ARRICAM LT was used on this film which, according to Tuxen “is the best film camera ever made.”

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Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (right) accepts the Oscar® for International Feature.

ARRI congratulates all the winners and nominees of the 94th annual Academy Awards. We thank you for relying on ARRI cameras, lenses, lighting, and services to help bring your artistic visions to life.

For a complete list of winners, along with their acceptance speeches, please see the Academy’s webpage. 

Opening image: DP Greig Fraser accepts the Oscar® for Cinematography for his work on “Dune.” Photo: Matt Sayles / A.M.P.A.S.