37th American Society of Cinematographers awards: Mandy Walker (‘Elvis’) becomes first woman to win top ASC film prize

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) 37th annual ASC Awards were announced tonight at the Beverly Hilton where Mandy Walker won the night’s top award, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Theatrical Feature Film for Elvis.

Walker also won the AACTA, the Australian Academy Award, for her lensing of Elvis, the first woman to win that award there as well.

The ASC nominees for feature film aligned 3/5 with the Oscars’ cinematography branch, who subbed out The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick for TÁR and All Quiet on the Western Front, the latter of which won the BAFTA and British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) awards.

The ASC feature film winner has won the Academy Award 17 times in its 36 years, including the last three years in a row. 

The FX series The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges, was a double winner; for Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television for the episode “I” and Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial for the episode “IV.” The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (a double nominee here) and Barry were among the television winners.

Gina Prince-Bythewood presented the ASC’s Board of Governors Awards to Fences Oscar winner and four-time nominee Viola Davis, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu introduced his Bardo Oscar nominee Darius Khondji, who received the International Award.

Five-time Emmy nominee Fred Murphy (The Good Wife, In Treatment) accepted the Career Achievement in Television Award, presented by Jake Gyllenhaal. Charlie Lieberman (Heroes, Party of Five ) received the Presidents Television Award.

Other special honors are set for two-time Cinematography Oscar nominee Stephen Goldblatt (Lifetime Achievement Award), two-time FX Oscar winner Sam Nicholson (Curtis Clark Technical Award).

The ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton and hosted by Ben Mankiewicz for the sixth time. Here is the complete list of winners.

Theatrical Release Feature Film

Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC – Empire of Light (Searchlight Pictures)
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS – The Batman (Warner Bros.)
Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC – Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix)
Claudio Miranda, ASC – Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount Pictures)
Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS – Elvis (Warner Bros.) – WINNER

Spotlight

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, DFF – War Sailor (DCM Film) – WINNER
Kate McCullough, ISC – The Quiet Girl (Super)
Andrew Wheeler – God’s Country (IFC Films)

Documentary

Ben Bernhard and Riju Das – All That Breathes (HBO/HBO Max) – WINNER
Adam Bricker – Chef’s Table: Pizza ¬– Franco Pepe (Netflix)
Wolfgang Held, ASC – This Stolen Country of Mine

Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television

Todd Banhazl, ASC – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – “The Swan” (HBO/HBO Max)
Jeremy Benning, CSC – Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities – “The Outside” (Netflix)
Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC – Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities – “The Autopsy” (Netflix)
C. Kim Miles, ASC, CSC, MySC – Lost Ollie – “Bali Hai” (Netflix)
Sean Porter – The Old Man – “I” (FX) – WINNER

Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial

John Conroy, ASC, ISC -Westworld – “Années Folles” (HBO/HBO MAX)
Catherine Goldschmidt – House of the Dragon – “The Lord of the Tides” (HBO/HBO Max)
Alejandro Martinez – House of the Dragon – “The Green Council” (HBO/HBO Max)
M. David Mullen, ASC – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?” (Prime Video) – WINNER
Alex Nepomniaschy, ASC – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Everything is Bellmore” (Prime Video)
Nikolaus Summerer – 1899 – “The Calling” (Netflix)

Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial

Marshall Adams, ASC – Better Call Saul – “Saul Gone” (AMC)
Jesse M. Feldman – Interview With the Vampire – “Is My Very Nature That of the Devil” (AMC)
Christian “Tico” Herrera, CCR – Snowfall – “Departures” (FX)
Jules O’Loughlin, ASC, ACS – The Old Man – “IV” (FX) – WINNER
Jaime Reynoso, AMC – Snowpiercer – “Bound by One Track” (TNT)

Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series

Adam Bricker – Hacks – “The Click” (HBO/HBO Max)
Carl Herse – Barry – “Starting Now” (HB0/HBO Max) – WINNER
Stephen Murphy BSC, ISC – Atlanta – “New Jazz” (FX)
Ula Pontikos, BSC – Russian Doll – “Matryoshka” (Netflix)
Christian Sprenger, ASC – Atlanta – “Andrew Wyeth. Alfred’s World.” (FX)