OSCARS: ‘The Revenant’ wins cinematography award

Emmanuel Lubezki accepts the award for best cinematography for ‘“The Revenant’” at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP

HOLLYWOOD, United States — Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki has won the Academy Award for cinematography for the third year in a row.

The Mexican filmmaker won for his work on “The Revenant,” his second win for work with director Alejandro G. Inarritu. His use of long shots and reliance only on natural light helped the film garner 13 nominations.

Lubezki won last year for Inarritu’s film “Birdman” and won in 2014 for “Gravity.” He has been nominated eight times in the category.

Lubezki says it is an incredible honor and thanked Inarritu and actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, who appeared in the film.