 This recognition caught the eye of David O. Selznick who was impressed with Haller's work in "Jezebel" enough to borrow him from Warner Bros. to participate in "Gone with the Wind" (1939), which garnered Haller his first and only Oscar for Best Cinematography.A year later, Haller received his third nomination for "All This, and Heaven Too" (1940), then his fourth for "Mildred Pierce" (1945), and his fifth for "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950).With the coming of independent cinema, Haller and many other cameramen decide to continue their careers as freelancers.