Maria Cinematographer Edward Lachman, ASC Wins American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 23, 2025) – The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) revealed Edward Lachman, ASC earned the org’s 2025 theatrical feature film award for Maria. The 39th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, held here at the Beverly Hilton, also recognized Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys in the Spotlight Award category, and Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for the documentary Gaucho Gaucho. Winners in the television categories included Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley, Sam McCurdy, ASC, BSC for Shōgun, and Richard Rutkowski, ASC for Sugar. In the music video category, Pepe Avila del Pino, AMC received the ASC Award for “313.”

This is Lachman’s first win in an ASC theatrical or television category. He was previously nominated for Far From Heaven (2003), Mildred Pierce, (2011), Carol (2016), and El Conde (2024). Lachman was honored with the ASC’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.

Below is the complete list of winners and nominees:

Theatrical Feature Film (presented by Caleb Deschanel, ASC and Emily Deschanel)
Jarin Blaschke for Nosferatu (Focus Features)
Alice Brooks, ASC for Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Lol Crawley, BSC for The Brutalist (A24)
Stéphane Fontaine, AFC for Conclave (Focus Features)
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
*Edward Lachman, ASC for Maria (Netflix)
Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, GCA for A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)

Spotlight Award
(presented by John Conroy, ASC and Dean Cundey, ASC)
Michal Dymek for The Girl with the Needle (MUBI)
*Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Klaus Kneist and Renata Mwende for Nawi (MUBI and Baobab Pictures)

Documentary Award
(presented by Buddy Squires, ASC)
Michael Crommett for Photographer: Dan Winters Life is Once. Forever. (National Geographic)
*Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for Gaucho Gaucho
(Jolt)
Andrey Stefanov for Porcelain War (Picturehouse)

Limited / Anthology Series/ Motion Picture Made for TV (presented by Oliver Bokelberg, ASC, BVK & Kevin McKidd)
Adam Arkapaw, ACS for Masters of the Air - Episode “Part Three” (Apple TV+)
Michael Berlucchi for Interior Chinatown - Episode “Generic Asian Man” (Hulu)
*Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley - Episode “Lucio” (Netflix)
Jonathan Freeman, ASC for The Penguin - Episode “Homecoming” (HBO)
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC & Bruno Delbonnel, AFC, ASC for Disclaimer - “Episode I” (Apple TV+)
Zoë White, ACS for Hold Your Breath (Hulu)

Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series (presented by Patrick Cady, ASC & Titus Welliver)
Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC for The Crown - Episode “Sleep, Dearie Sleep” (Netflix)
Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC for House of the Dragon - Episode “The Queen Who Ever Was” (HBO)
Baz Irvine, BSC, ISC for Silo
- Episode “The Engineer” (Apple TV+)
Alejandro Martinez, AMC for House of the Dragon - Episode “Rhaenyra the Cruel” (HBO)
*Sam McCurdy, ASC, BSC for Shōgun - Episode “Crimson Sky” (FX)
Christopher Ross, BSC for Shōgun - Episode "Anjin" (FX)

Episode of a Half Hour Series (presented by Jennifer Arnold & Patti Lee, ASC )
Adam Bricker, ASC for Hacks
- Episode "Just for Laughs" (Max)
Carl Herse for The Franchise - Episode “Sc 31A: Tecto Meets Eye” (HBO)
*Richard Rutkowski, ASC for Sugar - Episode “Starry-Eyed” (Apple TV+)
Seamus Tierney for Emily in Paris - Episode “Masquerade” (Netflix)
Kyle Wullschleger for Only Murders in the Building - Episode “Once Upon a Time in the West” (Hulu)

ASC Music Video Award
(Claudio Miranda, ASC & Sofia Isella)
*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)

This is the second ASC Award for Dweck and Kershaw who won in 2021 for The Truffle Hunters.

Elswit previously earned an ASC Award for There Will be Blood (2008), as well as a nomination for Good Night, and Good Luck
(2006).

This was Rutkowski’s third nomination following nods for Manhattan in 2014 and 2015.

Last year’s ASC feature film winner was Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC for Oppenheimer. (Full report here.)

Honorary awards at the ceremony included Kathleen Kennedy receiving the ASC Board of Governors Award (presented by Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS). Andrzej Bartkowiak, ASC was bestowed the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Michael Douglas). The Career Achievement in Television Award was given to Michael Goi, ASC, ISC (presented by Diane Baker and Randal Kleiser). John Simmons, ASC was awarded the Presidents Award (presented by Bradford Young, ASC), and Joan Churchill, ASC earned the Lifetime Documentary Award (presented by Buddy Squires, ASC. Pete Romano, ASC received the Curtis Clark Technology Award (presented by Cynthia Pusheck, ASC).

For more information regarding the ASC Awards, visit the ASC website here. You’ll find our LiveBlog of the ceremony events here.

* Denotes Winner

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