Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) makes history as American Society of Cinematographers first female nominee

Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) broke through one of many glass ceilings in Hollywood by becoming the first female nominee from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) in the group’s 32-year history. The Oscars, in 89 years, have never nominated a woman in that category. Morrison’s next film is the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther.

Four cinematographers selected as this year’s ASC Award honorees (seen above, in order) were announced in October: Russell Carpenter, ASC (Lifetime Achievement Award), Russell Boyd, ASC, ACS (International Award), Alan Caso, ASC (Career Achievement in Television Award) and Stephen Lighthill, ASC (Presidents Award), while the 2017 Board of Governors Award honoree — a non-cinematographer selected for their contributions to filmmaking — will be announced later this month. (A complete schedule of announcements can be found here.)

The winners will be announced during the 32nd ASC Awards, to be held on February 17 in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, just steps away from the historic ASC Clubhouse.

The nominees:

THEATRICAL RELEASE

• Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC “Blade Runner 2049”
• Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC “Darkest Hour”
• Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC “Dunkirk”
• Rachel Morrison, ASC “Mudbound”
• Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF “The Shape of Water”

SPOTLIGHT AWARD

• Máté Herbai, HSC for On Body and Soul
• Mikhail Krichman, RGC for Loveless
• Mart Taniel for November

TELEVISION MOVIE, MINISERIES OR PILOT

• Pepe Avila del Pino for The Deuce “Pilot”
• Serge Desrosiers, CSC for Sometimes the Good Kill
• Mathias Herndl, AAC for Genius “Chapter 1”
• Shelly Johnson, ASC for Training Day “Apocalypse Now”
• Christopher Probst, ASC for Mindhunter “Pilot”

REGULAR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION

• Gonzalo Amat for The Man in the High Castle “Land O’ Smiles”
• Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC for The Crown “Smoke and Mirrors”
• Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC for Game of Thrones“The Spoils of War”
• Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC for Game of Thrones“Dragonstone”
• Alasdair Walker for Outlander “The Battle Joined”

REGULAR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION

• Dana Gonzales, ASC, ABC for Legion “Chapter 1”
• David Greene, ASC, CSC for 12 Monkeys “Mother”
• Kurt Jones for The Originals “Bag of Cobras”
• Boris Mojsovski, CSC for 12 Monkeys “Thief”
• Crescenzo Notarile, ASC for Gotham “The Executioner”

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