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AMPAS Announces 2026 Oscar Nominees

Three ASC members are among this year's Best Cinematography nominees.

ASC Staff

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled their 98th Academy Awards nominees this morning (full list here), and you’ll find each of the nominees for Best Cinematography below in episodes of the ASC's Clubhouse Conversations interview series:




Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC for Sinners



Michael Bauman for One Battle After Another





Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC for Marty Supreme



Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for Frankenstein



Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP for Train Dreams




Final voting for the Academy Awards begins Wednesday, February 26 and closes Wednesday, March 5. The winner will be announced during the Oscars presentation ceremony on Sunday, March 15.


Complete info about our five ASC Award nominees for Theatrical Feature Release can be found here. The winner will be announced on March 8 and livestreamed on theasc.com.





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