LOS ANGELES • More than 50 years have passed since the Oscar categories honouring colour and black-and-white cinematography merged - and in that time, 1993's Schindler's List has been the only film of the latter style to win.
But monochrome's unlucky streak could soon come to an end - Roma and Cold War are this year's top picks for best cinematography, marking the first time since 1966 that multiple nominees have been shot in black-and-white.
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