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2019 Emmy Noms for Best Cinematography Include 10 ASC Members

Game of Thrones breaks record — the Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air Sept. 21; The 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22.

ASC Staff


Society members Gary BaumJonathan FreemanDana GonzalesDavid Klein, Robert McLachlanDonald A. Morgan, George Mooradian, M. David MullenColin Watkinson and Bradford Young earned 71stAnnual Primetime Emmy nominations for their camerawork, as announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this morning. 


(Download a complete list of nominees in all categories here.)


"It’s great to see such an array of new talent honored for their excellent work,” said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. “While our voting membership recognized several returning, acclaimed programs, there are many Emmy categories that feature fresh shows and emerging talents, celebrating the opportunity and continued creative growth offered by television.”


Game of Thrones had the most nominations (32) in all categories — a new record — followed by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (20) and Chernobyl (19). Leading the nominations in totals by platform were HBO (137), Netflix (117) and NBC (58).


Here are the Outstanding Cinematography nominations in all categories:


Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series


The Ranch • “Reckless” • Netflix
Donald A. Morgan, ASC


Rel • “Halloween” • FOX
George Mooradian, ASC 


Will & Grace • “Family, Trip” • NBC
Gary Baum, ASC


Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)


Ballers • “Rough Ride” • HBO  
Anthony Hardwick


Fleabag • “Episode 1” • Prime Video
Tony Miller


Homecoming • “Optics” • Prime Video
Tod Campbell 


Insecure • “High-Like” • HBO
Ava Berkofsky


Russian Doll • “Ariadne” • Netflix
Chris Teague 


What We Do In The Shadows • “Manhattan Night Club” • FX Networks D.J. Stipsen


Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour)


Game Of Thrones • “The Iron Throne” • HBO
Jonathan Freeman, ASC 


The Handmaid’s Tale • “Holly” • Hulu
Zoë White 


The Handmaid's Tale • “The Word” • Hulu
Colin Watkinson, ASC


Hanna • “Forest” • Prime Video
Dana Gonzales, ASC


The Man In The High Castle • “Jahr Null” • Prime Video
Gonzalo Amat 


The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • “Simone” • Prime Video
M. David Mullen, ASC


Ray Donovan • “Staten Island: Part 1” • Showtime
Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC


Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie


Chernobyl • “Please Remain Calm” • HBO
Jakob Ihre, FSF


Deadwood • HBO
David Klein, ASC 


True Detective • “The Great War And Modern Memory” • HBO 


Germain McMicking, ACS


When They See Us • “Part One” • Netflix
Bradford Young, ASC


Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program


Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown • “Bhutan” • CNN
Morgan Fallon, Todd Liebler, Zach Zamboni, 


Free Solo • National Geographic
Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin, Mikey Schaefer


Our Planet • “Coastal Seas” • Netflix
Doug Anderson, Gavin Thurston


Our Planet • “Jungles” • Netflix • Silverback Films
Alastair MacEwen, Matt Aeberhard


Our Planet • “One Planet”• Netflix
Jamie McPherson, Roger Horrocks


Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program


Deadliest Catch • Series Body Of Work • Discovery Channel
David Reichert, Kelvon Agee, Ben Staley, Charlie Beck, Josh Thomas, Shane Moore, Jacob Tawney, Ben Zupo, Eric Babisch, Dave Duce, Bryan Miller, Beth Skabar, Christopher Smith, Jeff Ball, George Desort, Jacob Zavertnik, Jeremy Baron, Ryan Dillow, Jameson Posey, Molly Wilson, Rebecca MacNeice, Nathaniel Chambers, Chris Ho, David Arnold, Nathan Garoflalos


Life Below Zero • Series Body Of Work • National Geographic
Mike Cheeseman, Danny Day, David Lovejoy, Ben Mullin, John Griber, Benji Lanpher, Terry Pratt 


Queer Eye • “God Bless Gay” • Netflix
Garrett Rose


RuPaul's Drag Race • “Trump: The Rusical” • VH1
Jake Kerber


Survivor • Series Body Of Work • CBS
Peter Wery, Russ Fill, Paulo Castillo, Marc Bennett, James Boon, Rodney Chauvin, Lee Doig, Eric Freeburg, Ben Gamble, Kevin Garrison, Derek Hoffmann, Matthias Hoffmann, Toby  Hogan, Efrain "Mofi" Laguna,  Ian Miller, Thomas Pretorius, Jeff Phillips, Louis Powell, Dirk Steyn, John Tattersall, Paulo Velozo, Nico Nyoni, Christopher Barker, Granger Scholtz, David Arnold, Mark Hryma, Scott Duncan


The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air Saturday, September 21 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FXX.


The 71st Emmy Awards, will air from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 22 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/5:00-8:00 PM PT live) on FOX. 





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