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(Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)Jim Spellman—WireImage  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Jan 23, 2018 2:45 PM UTC Rachel Morrison became the first woman to score an [Oscar](http://time.com/5112407/oscar-nominations-2018/) nomination for Best Cinematography on Tuesday ahead of the 90th Academy Awards. Morrison was recognized for her work as director of photography on [_Mudbound_](http://time.com/5030321/mudbound-movie-review/), Dee Rees’ period drama focused on a black family and a white family in Jim Crow-era Mississippi. The Oscar nomination is her second big moment this month: On Jan. 8, she became the [first woman to be nominated](https://theasc.com/news/announcement) for an American Society of Cinematographers Award for outstanding achievement in a theatrical release. Morrison, who graduated from NYU, has worked in the industry since the early 2000s. She told the Los Angeles _Times_ in December that one of her first jobs was on MTV’s reality show [_The Hills,_](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-women-cinematographers-20171208-story.html) which she took to pay off student loans. In recent years, she’s teamed up with director Ryan Coogler, working as cinematographer on his films _Fruitvale Station_ and Marvel’s _Black Panther_, which will be released on Feb. 16. A 2016 study found that [only 5% of Hollywood cinematographers](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/women-filmmakers-2016-statistics-show-female-directors-declined-number-963729) — also known as directors of photography — were women. In the same interview with the _Times_, Morrison said that she’s noticed men get more opportunities to work on middle- and big-budget studio projects than women. She said she had to do about 10 small-budget films before working on a big-budget film. But she thinks that’s changing — especially as the [#TimesUp movement](http://time.com/5083809/times-up-hollywood-sexual-harassment/) spotlights issues of gender inequality in Hollywood. “The focus has to be about making good work. I don’t ever want to be hired for a job because I’m a woman. And I don’t ever want to be recognized for a job because I’m a woman,” Morrison told the _Times_. “Overall I’m actually really optimistic about the changes. I feel it’s palpable. I don’t think it will take the next generation of female DPs 10 years or 10 features to get their first studio movie. 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