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in 1929 in the first Academy Awards four films were nominated for best cinematography and George Barnes was cinematographer for three of them. He lost to the fourth film (Sunrise).

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Fun Fact: in 1929 in the first Academy Awards four films were nominated for best cinematography and George Barnes was cinematographer for three of them. He lost to the fourth film (Sunrise).

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