Sony slaps the competition as CODA wins Best Picture at The Oscars

Sony slaps competition at Oscars
(Image credit: Oscars)

As we are still talking about that incident on stage, those in the Sony camp have smiles on their faces this morning, as it has been revealed that CODA – a Apple Original film, which won Best Picture of the Year at the Oscars – was shot on a Sony Venice E-mount camera with Arri signature prime lenses.

This is an interesting time for Sony, as it recently announced its latest Cine Alta camera: the Sony Venice 2. When any film wins Best Picture the cast, crew and filming gets analyzed by the masses, right down to what cameras were used to shoot the movie.

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Sebastian Oakley
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For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.


He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and is a Master of Arts in Publishing.  He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since the film days using a Nikon F5 and saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still to this day the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, The British Equestrian Writers' Association. 


He is familiar with and shows great interest in street, medium, and large format photography with products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from the likes of Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2 shooting Street photography or general life as he sees it, usually in Black and White.