39th ASC Awards LiveBlog
Reporting from the ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography with updates as they happen during the ceremony taking place tonight at the Beverly Hilton.
6:00pm - The host of this year’s ceremony is actor Ed Helms, back for a second year with the ASC's annual ceremony. During the very first ASC Awards, staged back in 1987 at the ASC Clubhouse with just about 100 people in attendance, Gregory Peck was our MC... Tonight, we have an audience of more than 1,000, with nominees, honorees and supporters joining us...
Check back in for continuing updates as the night unfolds.
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6:15pm - You can follow along with our livestream using the ASC Awards Program Book, which contains extensive detail about all the night's honorees and nominees and pays tribute to the theme of "widescreen cinema."
6:25pm - The audience is assembled and the ceremony will begin immediately after dinner... Stay tuned.
6:41pm - Yes, the livestream password is ASC39... Don't keep it to yourself.
7:00pm - ASC President Shelly Johnson opens the show!
7:05pm - ASC Awards Committee Chair Chuck Minsky introduces the opening show reel — celebrating widescreen cinema.
7:12 - Welcome the night's host, Ed Helms.
7:20pm - Presenting the Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Award. Category sponsored by ARRI, with the award presented by Oliver Bokelberg, ASC, BVK and actor-director Kevin McKidd.
Nominees:
Adam Arkapaw, ACS for Masters of the Air, “Part Three”
Michael Berlucchi for Interior Chinatown, “Generic Asian Man”
Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley, “Lucio”
Jonathan Freeman, ASC for The Penguin, “Homecoming”
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC & Bruno Delbonnel, AFC for Disclaimer, “Episode I”
Zoë White, ACS for Hold Your Breath
And the winner is:
Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley, “Lucio”
This was the third ASC Award nomination for Elswit, following Good Night, and Good Luck and There Will Be Blood. He won ASC and Academy awards for the latter. His feature credits include Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Michael Clayton, The Town, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation, Nightcrawler, Inherent Vice and King Richard.
7:30pm - Up next is the Career Achievement in Television Award, presented to Michael Goi, ASC, ISC, by writer-director-producer Randal Kleiser and actor-producer Diane Baker.
7:47pm - Next up is the Episode of a Half-Hour Series Award The category is sponsored by Nanlux, with the award presented by director Jennifer Arnold and Patti Lee, ASC.
Nominees:
Adam Bricker, ASC for Hacks, “Just for Laughs”
Carl Herse for The Franchise, “Sc 31A: Tecto Meets Eye”
Richard Rutkowski, ASC for Sugar, “Starry-Eyed”
Seamus Tierney for Emily in Paris, “Masquerade”
Kyle Wullschleger for Only Murders in the Building, “Once Upon a Time in the West”
And the winner is:
Richard Rutkowski, ASC for Sugar, “Starry-Eyed”
This was the cinematographer’s third ASC Award nomination, following two for episodes of Manhattan (“Perestroika” and “Jupiter”). His credits include the series Divorce, Boss, Falling Water, The Americans, Castle Rock, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Masters of the Air. He has also earned an Emmy nomination for this episode.
7:58pm - The Curtis Clark ASC Technology Award — sponsored by Picture Shop — is now being presented to Pete Romano, ASC for his contributions to underwater cinematography, both as an inventor and a director of photography, given to him by his former camera assistant, current collaborator, and friend Cynthia Pusheck, ASC.
8:12pm - The Spotlight Award — sponsored by Panavision — brings to light smaller feature projects that deserve attention. The prize will be presented by ASC members Dean Cundey and John Conroy.
Nominees:
Michal Dymek for The Girl with the Needle
Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys
Klaus Kneist and Mwende Renata for Nawi
And the winner is...
Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Fray’s credits include the features The Young Wife, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Runner, No Future, Port Authority and Selah and the Spades; episodes of Random Acts of Flyness and The Underground Railroad; and commercials for Nike, Dove, Tumi and Levi’s. He was named an American Cinematographer “Rising Star of Cinematography” in 2022. This was his first ASC Award nomination and win.
8:22pm - Joan Churchill, ASC is now being presented with the inaugural Lifetime Documentary Award for her outstanding body of non-fiction work. Handing her the trophy is another legend in the documentary realm, Buddy Squires, ASC.
8:36pm - Up now is the Documentary Award — sponsored by Canon — presented by ASC members Shana Hagan and Ava Berkofsky, who have both worked extensively in the non-fiction realm.
Nominees:
Michael Crommett for Photographer: Dan Winters Life is Once. Forever
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for Gaucho Gaucho
Andrey Stefanov for Porcelain War
And the winner is...
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for Gaucho Gaucho
This was the second ASC Award nomination and second win for the filmmakers, who shared the prize in this category in 2021 for The Truffle Hunters.
Dweck is a filmmaker and visual artist whose multi-media work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions around the world. His credits include the documentary feature The Last Race, which Kershaw produced and shot.
Kershaw has photographed and directed documentaries exploring the complexity of humans confronting an ever-changing world. They were both 2019 fellows at the Sundance Institute Catalyst Forum and Sundance Music and Sound Design Lab.
8:45pm - John Simmons, ASC is now accepting the Presidents Award, not only for his outstanding career behind the camera, but for his long history of leadership in the Society and his role as a mentor for countless filmmakers. It is being presented by one of Simmons' many mentees, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young, ASC.
9:05pm - Richard Crudo, ASC is presenting the Bud Stone Award — which is a complete surprise for the honoree...
...and the surprise honoree this year is Suzanne Lezzotte.
9:12pm - Next up is the ASC’s Music Video Award — a new category launched last year and sponsored by Red Digital Cinema. The presenters are songwriter Sofia Isella and her proud father, Claudio Miranda, ASC.
Nominees:
Pepe Avila del Pino, AMC for “313,” performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz
Scott Cunningham, ASC for “Rebound,” performed by Jennifer Lopez
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “Fortnight,” performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
And the winner is...
Pepe Avila del Pino, AMC for “313,” performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz
This was the second ASC Award nomination for Avila del Pino, following one in 2018 for the series The Deuce. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he got his big break when actor Logan Marshall-Green recommended him to director Greg Yaitanes for the series Quarry. His credits include episodes of Ozark, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Impulse, Dave and House of the Dragon. He has also shot other videos for Residente, including “Rap Bruto,” “Quiero ser Baladista” and “Problema Cabrón.”
9:18pm - Producer and studio executive Kathleen Kennedy is now accepting the ASC’s Board of Governors Award, presented to her by Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS – who collaborated with her on projects including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Mandalorian.
9:29pm - Next up is the category Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series Award, sponsored by Panavision and presented by Patrick Cady, ASC and actor-director Titus Welliver – collaborators on the series Bosch and Bosch: Legacy.
Nominees:
Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC for The Crown, “Sleep, Dearie Sleep”
Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC for House of the Dragon, The Queen Who Ever Was”
Baz Irvine, BSC, ISC for Silo, “The Engineer”
Alejandro Martínez, ASC, AMC for House of the Dragon, “Rhaenyra the Cruel”
Sam McCurdy, ASC, BSC for Shōgun, “Crimson Sky”
Christopher Ross, BSC for Shōgun, “Anjin”
And the winner is...
