This Saturday, February 17, the 32nd edition of the American Society of Cinematographers Awards, or ASC Awards, took place to reward cinematographers of film and television.
For those who have never heard of it, the ASC was founded in 1918 to bring together cinematographers from the film industry and enable them to achieve international recognition within this industry through the ASC Awards. This is one of the most prized awards for cinematographers, cinematographers and special effects experts because it represents, in the field, a great sign of prestige.
While one might think that the ASC Awards are a good indicator of the winners of the Oscars for Best Cinematography, they do not bring any certainty. Take Roger Deakins, winner of the 2018 ASC Award for Best Cinematography for a Motion Picture for Blade Runner 2049. He has been nominated fifteen times and won three ASC Awards (for The Barber, The Escapees and Skyfall); however, he unfortunately did not have the chance to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography. This year, the tide could turn since he is currently the favorite of the predictions for the Oscars 2018, but his victory at the ASC Awards does not guarantee him anything for the moment.
Suspenseful, discover below the full list of nominees and winners for the 32nd edition of the American Society of Cinemotographers Awards!
ASC Award for Best Cinematography for a Film
- Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, for Blade Runner 2049 – WINNER
- Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC, for Les Heures Sombres
- Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC for Dunkirk
- Dan Laustsen, ASC, FDF, for The Shape of Water
- Rachel Morrison, ASC, for Mudbound
Spotlight Award
- Máté Herbai, HSC, for Body and Soul
- Mikhail Krichman, RGC, for Lack of Love
- Mart Taniel, ESC, for November – WINNER
ASC Award for Best Cinematography for a Series Without Commercials
- Gonzalo Amat for The Man in the High Castle (Land O'Smiles) on Amazon
- Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, for The Crown (Smoke and Mirrors) on Netflix – WINNER
- Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC, for HBO's Game of Thrones (The Spoils of War)
- Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC, for HBO's Game of Thrones (Dragonstone)
- Alasdair Walker for Outlander (The Battle Joined) on Starz
ASC Award for Best Cinematography for a Series with Advertisement
- Dana Gonzales, ASC, for Legion (Chapter 1) on FX
- David Greene, ASC, CSC, for 12 Monkeys (Mother) on Syfy
- Kurt Jones for The Originals (Bag of Cobras) on CW
- Boris Mojsovski, CSC, for 12 Monkeys (Thief) on Syfy – WINNER
- Crescenzo Notarile, ASC, for Gotham (Mad City: The Executioner) on Fox
ACS Award for a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Pilot Episode
- Pepe Avila del Pino, for the pilot of HBO's The Deuce
- Serge Desrosiers, CSC, for Sometimes The Good Kill on Lifetime
- Mathias Herndl, AAFC, for Genius (Einstein: Chapter 1) on National Geographic – WINNER
- Shelly Johnson, ASC, for the CBS pilot of Training Day
- Christopher Probst, ASC, for the Netflix pilot of Mindhunter
Special prices
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Russell Carpenter, CSA
- Governors' Award: Angelina Jolie
- International Award: Russell Boyd, CSA, CSA
- Television Career Award: Alan Caso, CSA
- CSA Presidents' Award: Stephen Lighthill, CSA
Student Awards (Heritage Awards)
- Andrew Leslie Graduate Award: Favienne Howsepian, for Snowplow
- Andrew Leslie Award for Non-Graduate: Logan Fulton, for Widow
- Haskell Wexler Award for a Documentary: Connor Ellman, for Forever Home
Now go to the Oscars to see if Roger Deakins will once again be able to stand up to the competitors he managed to beat at the ASC Awards with Blade Runner 2049 !
