![]() ![]() ![]() Three years later, there were actual nominees for the distinction. The Academy Awards had included special achievement Oscars for color cinematography beginning with the ceremony honoring works from 1936. Still, it arrived at a significant time for color films. It was relatively rare, especially for as much footage as The Wizard of Oz has, but it wasn’t unknown to audiences. Rudimentary color cinematography is nearly as old as cinematography itself, and even the three-strip Technicolor process used for the 1939 classic was hardly brand new. Wouldn’t that have been amazing? Dorothy wakes up in her black-and-white (or sepia) house after it’s been deposited by the tornado and she walks out and – bam – moviegoers get their first ever look at a polychromatic shot. ![]() When I was a kid, I thought The Wizard of Oz introduced color cinema to the world. ![]()
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