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вЂњNo one single film has ever existed without CINEMAtography and without editing.вЂќ вЂњIn the history of CINEMA, masterpieces have existed without sound, without color, without a story, without actors and without music,вЂќ he tweeted (capital letters his). CuarГіn was one of the first filmmakers to speak out - vociferously - against the decision. In addition, CuarГіnвЂ™s Oscar for cinematography was groundbreaking and symbolic: He is the first person to win that award for a film he also directed - and it comes on the heels of the directorвЂ™s very public spat with the film academy over the category.Д®arlier this month, the academy had announced that it was going to yank the cinematography award from the telecast and hand it out during the commercial break, along with the awards for editing, hair and makeup, and live action shorts. MORE: вЂRomaвЂ™sвЂ™ Alfonso CuarГіn shows us the Mexico City streets that shaped his Oscar-nominated film В» Five of the last six Oscars for directing - starting with CuarГіnвЂ™s award for вЂњGravityвЂќ - have gone to Mexican filmmakers. вЂњRomaвЂќ was also the first Mexican film to win in the foreign-language category.ДЄnd CuarГіnвЂ™s win demonstrates the continued dominance of Mexican directors. The last, in 2012, was Michael HanekeвЂ™s вЂњAmourвЂќ - the mordant French drama about an elderly couple contending with the ravages of aging. The first was Jean RenoirвЂ™s French war film вЂњGrand Illusion,вЂќ in 1938. It is the rare foreign-language picture to make it into the best picture category. вЂњRomaвЂќ ultimately took home three awards - and it failed to nab best picture, which went to вЂњGreen Book.вЂќ But it nonetheless busted through plenty of barriers. вЂњRomaвЂќ entered Sunday nightвЂ™s ceremony with a whopping 10 Oscar nominations - tying for the yearвЂ™s most nods with Yorgos LanthimosвЂ™ royal court drama, вЂњThe Favourite.вЂќ

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The awards mark another professional pinnacle for the Mexican director, who already had two Oscars to his credit, in the editing and directing categories for the 2013 space drama вЂњGravity.вЂќ (Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)