American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations: ‘Frankenstein,’ Marty Supreme’ Make the Cut, ‘Hamnet’ Misses
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has revealed its nominations for the five directors of photography they voted as the top for feature films.
The feature film nominees for the 40th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards are Frankenstein (Netflix) by Dan Laustsen, Marty Supreme (A24) by Darius Khondji, One Battle after Another (Warner Bros.) by Michael Bauman, Sinners (Warner Bros) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Train Dreams (Netflix) by Adolpho Veloso. Notably, Łukasz Žal’s work on Hamnet did not make the cut.
The number of nominees in the theatrical feature category can vary between five and 10, depending on the percentage of votes a film receives. The Oscars reintroduced the shortlist for cinematography this year, also with a sliding scale, where 16 films are eligible. All nominees here are on the Oscar shortlist.
In television, the nominees included The Studio, Andor, The White Lotus, Hacks, Task and Severance.
The 40th annual ASC Awards will take place on March 8 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Previously announced, honors being bestowed the night of the ASC Awards include the Lifetime Achievement Award
to Robert Yeoman, ASC; the Career Achievement in Television Award to M. David Mullen, ASC; the Presidents Award to Cynthia Pusheck, ASC and the Award of Distinction to Stephen Pizzello.
Theatrical Feature Film (Sponsored by Keslow Camera)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC for “Sinners”
Michael Bauman for “One Battle After Another”
Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC for “Marty Supreme”
Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for “Frankenstein”
Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP for “Train Dreams”
Spotlight Award (Sponsored by Panavision)
Steven Breckon for “The Plague”
Mátyás Erdély, ASC, HSC for “Orphan”
Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK for “Amrum”
Spotlight Award (Sponsored by Panavision)
Steven Breckon for “The Plague”
Mátyás Erdély, ASC, HSC for “Orphan”
Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK for “Amrum”
Episode of a Half-Hour Series (Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema)
Adam Bricker, ASC for “Hacks” (“I Love LA”)
Fraser Brown, CSC for “Twisted Metal” (“NUY3ARZ”)
Paul Daley for “The Righteous Gemstones” (“Prelude”)
Daniel Grant for “Murderbot” (“Escape Velocity Protocol”)
Matthew J. Lloyd, ASC for “Government Cheese” (“Trial and Error”)
Adam Newport-Berra for “The Studio” (“The Oner”)
Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Sponsored by ARRI)
Michael Bauman for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (“Buxum Bird”)
Sam Chiplin for “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” (“Episode One”)
Pete Konczal, ASC for “Black Rabbit” (“Isle of Joy”)
Matthew Lewis for “Adolescence” (“Episode Two”)
Igor Martinović for “Black Rabbit” (“Attaf**kinboy”)
Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series (Sponsored by Panavision)
Alex Disenhof, ASC for “Task” (“Crossings”)
Jessica Lee Gagne for “Severance” (“Hello, Ms. Cobel”)
Dana Gonzalez, ASC for “Alien: Earth” (“Neverland”)
Ben Kutchins, ASC for “The White Lotus” (“Killer Instincts”)
Christophe Nuyens, SBC for “Andor” (“I Have Friends Everywhere”)
ASC Music Video Award (Sponsored by Nanlux)
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC for “Supernatural” (Performed by Ariana Grande)
Jon Joffin, ASC for “False Prophet” (Performed by Pillars of a Twisted City)
Jon Joffin, ASC for “Visiting Hours” (Performed by Jon Bryant)
Juliette Lossky for “Altamaha-ha” (Performed by Stacy Subero)
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “The Fate of Ophelia” (Performed by Taylor Swift)
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