69th British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Nominations
The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) today announced the nominations for their 69th annual awards.
In the Feature Film category this is the first nominations for Lol Crawley (The Brutalist), Stéphane Fontaine (Conclave) and Paul Guilhaume (Emilia Pérez). This is the fourth nomination for Greig Fraser (Dune: Part Two), he was previously nominated for Lion (2016), Dune (2021) and The Batman (2022). This is the second nomination for Jarin Blaschke (Nosferatu), he was previously nominated for The Lighthouse (2019).
The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) was established in 1949 with 2024 being the 75th Anniversary of the society. Across its 75 years it has included among its membership 27 Oscar winners and countless Emmy and BAFTA winners. The BSC award for Cinematography In A Feature Film is the second oldest award issued for Cinematography (behind the Academy Award). Last year’s recipient, Robbie Ryan BSC ISC (Poor Things) went on to be nominated for both an Oscar and BAFTA but ultimately lost both to Hoyte van Hoytema for Oppenheimer. In the recent past, winners of the BSC that went on to repeat at the Oscars include 2022’s All Quiet on the Western Front, 2020’s Mank, 2019’s 1917, 2018’s Roma and 2017’s Blade Runner 2049.
The winners will be announced live at the BSC Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 1 at Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Here is the complete list of nominations, including categories for British television and music video.
CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM
- CONCLAVE (Focus Features) – Stéphane Fontaine AFC, Cinematographer
- DUNE: PART TWO (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Greig Fraser ASC ACS, Cinematographer
- EMELIA PÉREZ (Netflix) – Paul Guilhaume AFC, Cinematographer
- NOSFERATU (Focus Features) – Jarin Blaschke, Cinematographer
- THE BRUTALIST (A24) – Lol Crawley BSC, Cinematographer
CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A TELEVISION DRAMA (INTERNATIONAL/STREAMING)
- DISCLAIMER – Episode One (Apple TV+) – Emmanuel Lubezku ASC AMC and Bruno Delonnel ASC AFC Cinematographers
- ERIC – Episode One (Netflix) – Benedict Spence BSC, Cinematographer
- RIPLEY – Lucio (Netflix) – Robert Elswit ASC, Cinematographer
- SHŌGUN – Anjin (FX) – Christopher Ross BSC, Cinematographer
- SHŌGUN – Crimson Sky (FX) – Sam McCurdy ASC BSC, Cinematographer
CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A TELEVISION DRAMA (UK TERRESTRIAL)
- LUDWIG – Episode One (BBC) – Annika Summerson BSC, Cinematographer
- THE LISTENERS – Episode One (BBC) – Jody Lee Lipes ASC, Cinematographer
- THIS TOWN – Episode Four (BBC) – Ben Wheeler BSC, Cinematographer
- SWEETPEA – Sorry for Your Loss (Sky Originals) – Nick Morris, Cinematographer
- WE ARE LADY PARTS – Funny Muslim Song (Channel 4) – Diana Olifirova, Cinematographer
CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MUSIC VIDEO
- “EUSEXUA” (FKA twigs) – Daniel Landin BSC, Cinematographer
- “IN THE MODERN WORLD” (Fontaines D.C.) – Jack Hamilton, Cinematographer
- “MMS” (Asake ft. Wizkid) – Henry Gill, Cinematographer
- “MY BEST FRIEND” (Friedberg) – Benjamin Cotgrove, Cinematographer
THE BSC CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM CATEGORY AS IT CORRELATES WITH BAFTA AND OSCAR
(*) denotes Oscar-win
(+) denotes BAFTA-win
Previous BSC winners:
2023 – Robbie Ryan BSC ISC (Poor Things)
2022 – James Friend ASC BSC (All Quiet On The Western Front)*+
2021 – Ari Wegner ACS (The Power of the Dog)
2020 – Erik Messerschmidt ASC (Mank)*
2019 – Roger Deakins ASC BSC (1917)*+
2018 – Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)*+
2017 – Roger Deakins ASC BSC (Blade Runner 2049)*+
2016 – Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC ISC (Nocturnal Animals)
2015 – Ed Lachman ASC (Carol)
2014 – Dick Pope BSC (Mr. Turner)
2013 – Phedon Papamichael ASC GSC (Nebraska)
2012 – Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC ISC (Anna Karenina)
2011 – Guillaume Schiffman AFC (The Artist)
2010 – Roger Deakins ACS BSC (True Grit)
2009 – Barry Ackroyd BSC (The Hurt Locker)+
2008 – Roger Deakins ASC BSC (No Country For Old Men)
2007 – Roger Deakins ASC BSC (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)
2006 – Phil Meheux BSC (Casino Royale)
2005 – John Mathieson BSC (The Phantom of the Opera)
2004 – No Award Given – changeover of voting period.
2003 – Russell Boyd ACS (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)*
2002 – Conrad L. Hall ASC (Road to Perdition)*
2001 – Roger Deakins ASC BSC (The Man Who Wasn’t There)+
2000 – Roger Deakins ASC BSC (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
1999 – Conrad L. Hall ASC (American Beauty)*
1998 – Remi Adefarasin BSC (Elizabeth)
1997 – Dante Spinotti AIC (LA Confidential)
1996 – Alex Thomson BSC (Hamlet)
1995 – Andrew Dunn BSC (The Madness of King George)
1994 – Philippe Rousselot AFC (Interview with a Vampire)
1993 – Janusz Kaminski (Schindlers List)*+
1992 – Tony Pierce-Roberts BSC (Howard’s End)
1991 – Pierre L’Homme AFC (Cyrano de Bergerac)
1990 – Freddie Francis BSC (Glory)*
1989 – Peter Biziou BSC (Mississippi Burning)*+
1988 – Vittorio Storaro AIC (The Last Emperor)*+
1987 – Philippe Rousselot AFC (Hope and Glory)
1986 – David Watkin BSC (Out of Africa)*+
1985 – Alex Thomson BSC (Legend)
1984 – Chris Menges ASC BSC (The Killing Fields)*+
1983 – Sven Nykvist ASC (Fanny and Alexander)*+
1982 – Billy Williams BSC and Ronnie Taylor BSC (Gandhi)*
1981 – Freddie Francis BSC (The French Lieutenants Woman)
1980 – Freddie Francis BSC (The Elephant Man)
1979 – Billy Williams BSC (Eagle’s Wing)
1978 – Douglas Slocombe BSC (Julia)+
1977 – Geoffrey Unsworth BSC (A Bridge Too Far)+
1976 – Gilbert Taylor BSC (The Omen)
1975 – John Alcott BSC (Barry Lyndon)*+
1974 – Douglas Slocombe BSC (The Great Gatsby)+
1973 – Douglas Slocombe BSC (Jesus Christ Superstar)
1972 – Geoffrey Unsworth (Cabaret)*+
1971 – Ossie Morris BSC (Fiddler on the Roof)*
1970 – Freddie Young BSC (Ryan’s Daughter)*
1969 – Gerry Turpin BSC (Oh! What A Lovely War!)
1968 – Douglas Slocombe BSC (The Lion In Winter)
1967 – Ossie Morris BSC (The Taming of the Shrew)
1966 – Freddie Young BSC (Doctor Zhivago)*, Ossie Morris BSC (The Spy Who Came In From The Cold)+
1965 – Skeets Kelly BSC (for his 2nd Unit Photography)
1964 – Geoffrey Unsworth BSC (Becket)+
1963 – Ted Moore BSC (From Russia with Love)+, Douglas Slocombe BSC (The Servent)+
1962 – Freddie Young BSC (Lawrence of Arabia)*
1961 – Robert Krasker BSC (El Cid)
1960 – Freddie Francis BSC (Sons and Lovers)*
1959 – Harry Waxman BSC (Sapphire)
1958 – Jack Hildyard BSC (The Bridge on the River Kwai)*
1957 – No Award Given
1956 – Jack Cardiff BSC (War and Peace)
1955 – No Award Given
1954 – Robert Krasker ASC (Romeo & Juliet)
1953 – Ossie Morris BSC (Moulin Rouge)
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