After 97 Years and Only 3 Prior Nominations, the Oscars Finally Have Their First Woman Winner for Best Cinematography ...Saudi Arabia

Sunday night, that changed.

Her acceptance speech stopped the room. Arkapaw asked every woman in the Dolby Theatre to stand up, telling them: "I feel like I don't get here without you guys."

Born in Oxnard, California and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Arkapaw studied art history at Loyola Marymount University before earning her degree from the AFI Conservatory's cinematography program in 2009.

Sinners came into tonight's ceremony with a record 16 nominations, the most of any film in Oscar history. Arkapaw's win is among the most significant of the night.

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