In 2001, Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) made history as the first cinematographer to receive an Honorary Oscar from the Academy Awards. However, his initial encounter with the iconic trophy occurred fifty years prior when he was recognized for his Technicolor cinematography in Powell and Pressburger’s Black Narcissus. Cardiff’s legacy was further cemented by his work on John Huston’s The African Queen and King Vidor’s War and Peace, as well as the British-Hungarian duo’s films like The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death, ensuring his enduring fame over a remarkable seventy-year career.