Nykvist won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for two of his films : '' Cries and Whispers '' ( 1973 ) , and '' Fanny and Alexander '' ( 1982 ) , both of which were Bergman films . At the 9th Guldbagge Awards in 1973 he won the Special Achievement award for his work on '' Cries and Whispers '' . He was also nominated for a Cinematography Oscar for '' The Unbearable Lightness of Being '' ( 1988 ) , and in the category of Best Foreign Language Film for '' The Ox '' ( 1991 ) , in which he directed Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann
9th Guldbagge Awards
9th Guldbagge Awards
Sven Nykvist