British Society of Cinematographers (BSC): ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Award
One Battle After Another cinematographer Michael Bauman has won the British Society of Cinematographers Award for best cinematography in a feature film.
His first ever win with the BSC, Bauman won over fellow nominees and Oscar competition Darius Khondji (Marty Supreme), Autumn Arkapaw Arkapaw (Sinners) and Dan Lausten (Frankenstein), as well as Seamus McGarvey (Die My Love). Bauman, Khondji, Arkapaw, Laustsen and Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams) will next face off with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
The awards were held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and hosted by Edith Bowman.
In the Television Drama (UK Terrestrial) category, Ollie Downey won for his work on the BBC series Reunion, and in the Television Drama (International/Streaming) category, Suzie Lavelle won her second award for her lensing of the Apple TV series Severance.
In the Music Video category, cinematographer Jake Gabbay followed up his win at Camerimage by taking the Cinematography in a Music Video Award for “Chains and Whips” from Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T and Malice.
The Operators Award, presented by the British Society of Cinematographers, Association of Camera Operators and Guild of British Camera Technicians named Danny Bishop Assoc the winner for his operating on the Netflix film Ballad of a Small Player and in the Television category Peter Robertson Assoc and Emiliano Topai were victorious for their work on the series Mussolini: Son of the Century.
The BSC presented its highest honor, the BSC Lifetime Achievement Award, to Remi Adefarasin.
Adefarasin was Oscar-nominated in 1998 for Elizabeth, becoming the first Black Cinematographer to be nominated in that category. He was Emmy-nominated for his work on the HBO miniseries’ Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
John de Borman received the BSC John Alcott Memorial Award for his work for the BSC, and focus puller Hilda Sealy was awarded the Special Achievement Award for her work toward transforming the industry into a more inclusive space. The BSC Bert Easey Technical Award was awarded to Optical Support.
ABOUT THE BSC CINEMATOGAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
(*) denotes Oscar-win
(+) denotes BAFTA-win
Previous winners:
2024 – Lol Crawley ASC BSC (The Brutalist)*+
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 Servant)+
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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