ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Okay kiddo, have you ever watched a movie and noticed how it looks really cool and pretty? That's all thanks to something called "cinematography." It's basically the way the movie is filmed and how it looks on the screen.

Now, every year, there's a big awards show called the Academy Awards. They give out awards to the BEST movies and people that made them. One of those awards is for the BEST cinematography.

It's like a super special award for the people who made the movie look really nice. They use special cameras, lighting, and lots of other stuff to make the movie look the best it can be.

So, if a movie wins the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, it means that the people who made the movie did a really great job making it look amazing!