Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Born
Autumn Cheyenne Durald

(1979-12-14) December 14, 1979 (age 46) [1]
Oxnard, California, U.S. [1]
Education Loyola Marymount University (BA)
American Film Institute (MFA)
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2007–present
Notable work Palo Alto
Loki
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Sinners
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children1
Website www.autumndurald.com

Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw (born December 14, 1979) [1] is an American cinematographer. [2] For her work on the film Sinners , she became in 2026 the first woman of color nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. [3]

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Early life and background

Durald was born in Oxnard, California, [1] grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is of Filipino descent on her mother's side and African American Creole on her father's side. [4] [5]

Education

She attended Loyola Marymount University and studied art history. [6] She graduated from the AFI Conservatory's cinematography program in 2009. [7]

Career

After graduating college, she worked in advertising and later as a camera assistant on films. [6]

In 2022, she became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. [8]

She shot the 2025 film Sinners on 65 mm film using a combination of IMAX 15-perf and Ultra Panavision 70 cameras, [9] which made her the first female director of photography to shoot any movie on large format IMAX film. [10] [11] For her work on Sinners, she became in 2026 the first woman of color nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2013 Palo Alto Gia Coppola
2015 One and Two Andrew Droz Palermo
2018 Untogether Emma Forrest
Teen Spirit Max Minghella
2019 The Sun Is Also a Star Ry Russo-Young
2020 Mainstream Gia Coppola
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ryan Coogler
2024 The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola
2025 Sinners Ryan Coogler

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2015 The Reflektor Tapes Kahlil Joseph With Lol Crawley and Malik Hassan Sayeed
2020 Beastie Boys Story Spike Jonze

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2019 Aziz Ansari: Right Now Spike Jonze Stand-up comedy
2021 Loki Kate Herron Season 1

Music video

YearTitleArtistDirectorSource
2013"Desert Days" Haim Tabitha Denholm
"Falling" [12]
"Strong" London Grammar Sam Brown [13]
"Hearts Like Ours" The Naked and Famous Campbell Hooper [14]
"Lovers in the Parking Lot" Solange Knowles [15]
"Primetime" Janelle Monáe Alan Ferguson [16]
"Overdose" Little Daylight Campbell Hooper [17]
2014"Ashley" Big Sean Ellis Bahl [18]
"Wasted" Tiësto Tabitha Denholm [19]
"You're Not Good Enough"Blood Orange Gia Coppola [20]
2015"Porno" Arcade Fire Kahlil Joseph [21]
2019"Sucker" Jonas Brothers Anthony Mandler [22]
"Power Is Power" SZA
The Weeknd
Travis Scott 		[23]
2022"Lift Me Up" Rihanna Herself [24]

Selected awards, honors, and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2022 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Cinematography Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Loki Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project Nominated
2025 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Cinematography [28] Sinners [29] Won [30]
National Board of Review AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography [31] Won [31]
2026 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Pending
British Academy Film Awards Best Cinematography Pending
Critics' Choice Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Won
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Pending

Personal life

Durald is married to Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw; [32] the couple has one child. [33]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Autumn Durald Arkapaw". The Talks. October 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Purnell, Kristofer. "Meet the Filipino-American cinematographer of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'". Philstar.com.
  3. 1 2 Tangcay, Jazz (January 22, 2026). "'Sinners' DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes Oscar History as First Woman of Color Nominated for Best Cinematography".
  4. ↑ Purnell, Kristofer (2023-01-03). "Meet the Filipino-American cinematographer of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ↑ Strauss, Bob (2025-05-15). "'Sinners' is back in IMAX. Fans have this Bay Area cinematographer to thank". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  6. 1 2 "Rock the Tribes meets Cinematographer Autumn Cheyenne Durald. | Rock the Tribes". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  7. ↑ Bernstein, Paula (April 23, 2014). "'Palo Alto' DP Autumn Durald On Being a Female Cinematographer". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01.
  8. ↑ Williams, David E. (July 29, 2022). "ASC Welcomes Autumn Durald Arkapaw as a New Member". American Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ Desowitz, Bill (March 12, 2025). "20 Movies Shot on Film in 2025: Separate Safdie Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2025-04-18/sinners-shot-on-imax-film-is-a-historic-first-for-female-cinematographers
  11. ↑ VanHoose, Benjamin (April 3, 2025). "Michael B. Jordan Has Fans Seeing Double with Stylish Twin Stunt at Sinners Premiere". People. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Haim "Falling" (Tabitha Denholm, Dir.)". VideoStatic. February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "London Grammar "Strong" (Sam Brown, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 26, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "The Naked And Famous "Hearts Like Ours" (Campbell Hooper, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 30, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Solange "Lovers In The Parking Lot" (Solange, Peter J. Brant, Emily Kai Bock, dir.)". VideoStatic. September 18, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Janelle Monáe f/ Miguel "Primetime" (Alan Ferguson, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 11, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Little Daylight "Overdose" (Campbell Hooper, dir.)". VideoStatic. December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Big Sean "Ashley" (Ellis Bahl, dir.) [NSFW]". VideoStatic. February 3, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Tiesto f/ Matthew Koma "Wasted" (Tabitha Denholm, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Blood Orange "You're Not Good Enough" (Gia Coppola, dir.)". VideoStatic. June 9, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Arcade Fire Announce "The Reflektor Tapes" Film with "Porno" Video (Khalil Joseph, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Jonas Brothers "Sucker" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)". VideoStatic. March 4, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  23. ↑ "SZA, The Weeknd, Travis Scott "Power Is Power" (Anthony Mandler, dir.)". VideoStatic. May 6, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Rihanna "Lift Me Up" (Autumn Durald Arkapaw, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 31, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  25. ↑ The Playlist Staff (August 6, 2014). "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch". The Playlist. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015.
  26. ↑ Doperalski, Daniel (February 13, 2014). "Variety's 10 Cinematographers to Watch". Variety. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.
  27. ↑ Variety Staff (July 29, 2014). "Below the Line Impact Report – Up Next". Variety. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02.
  28. ↑ Blauvelt, Christian (December 2, 2025). "'One Battle After Another' Wins Best Film at 2025 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Full Winners List".
  29. ↑ Davis, Clayton (December 2, 2025). "New York Film Critics 2025: 'One Battle After Another' Wins Best Film, Rose Byrne and Wagner Moura Take Top Acting Prizes".
  30. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2025). "New York Film Critics Circle: 'One Battle After Another' Takes Best Film; Panahi, Moura, Madigan Among Winners".
  31. 1 2 Davis, Clayton (December 3, 2025). "National Board of Review Winners 2025: 'One Battle After Another' Dominates With Best Film, Director, Three Acting Prizes".
  32. ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (January 5, 2016). "Ryan Coogler on 'Creed,' Filmmaking as Journalism and the Need for Female Voices (Q&A)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06.
  33. ↑ "Autumn Durald Arkapaw (@addp) • Instagram photos and videos".


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