The American Society of Cinematographers announced the nominees for its February award ceremony honoring some of the best and brightest currently working in the field.
There are a lot of takeaways from this laundry list of talented cinematographers, but the sci-fi, fantasy, supernatural, and comic book genres reign supreme. Blade Runner 2049’s Roger Deakins and The Shape of Water’s Dan Lausten both received nominations for best Theatrical Release. Game of Thrones ruled the Non-Commercial TV category. And Legion, Gotham, Outlander, 12 Monkeys, and plenty more of our favorites were also nominated.
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However, perhaps the biggest takeaway from the ASC's list of nominees is that this is the first year that a female has been nominated in the film category. Rachel Morrison was recognized for her work on the Netflix original Mudbound.
You'll soon see Morrison's skills in Ryan Coogler's Black Panther. Last Thursday, one of the stars of that film, Michael B. Jordan, presented her the prize for Best Cinematography at the New York Film Critics Circle, making her the first female honored in that category.
To quote Oprah’s history-making speech from the 2018 Golden Globes, “a new day is on the horizon!”
Here is a full list of the ASC nominees:
Theatrical Release
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
Blade Runner 2049
Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC
Darkest Hour
Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC
Dunkirk
Dan Laustsen, DFF
The Shape of Water
Rachel Morrison, ASC
Mudbound
Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television
Gonzalo Amat
The Man in the High Castle (“Land O’ Smiles"), Amazon
Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC
The Crown (“Smoke and Mirrors”), Netflix
Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC
Game of Thrones (“The Spoils of War”), HBO
Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC
Game of Thrones (“Dragonstone”), HBO
Alasdair Walker
Outlander (“The Battle Joined”), Starz
Episode of a Series for Commercial Television
Dana Gonzales, ASC
Legion (“Chapter 1”), FX
David Greene, ASC, CSC
12 Monkeys (“Mother”), Syfy
Kurt Jones
The Originals (“Bag of Cobras”), The CW
Boris Mojsovski, CSC
12 Monkeys (“Thief”), Syfy
Crescenzo Notarile, ASC
Gotham (“The Executioner”), Fox
Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television
Pepe Avila del Pino
The Deuce pilot, HBO
Serge Desrosiers, CSC
Sometimes the Good Kill, Lifetime
Mathias Herndl, AAC
Genius (“Chapter 1”), National Geographic
Shelly Johnson, ASC
Training Day pilot (“Apocalypse Now”), CBS
Christopher Probst, ASC
Mindhunter pilot, Netflix
Spotlight Award
Máté Herbai, HSC
On Body and Soul
Mikhail Krichman, RGC
Loveless
Mart Taniel
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