2020 Emmy Noms for Best Cinematography Include 14 ASC Members
Expert cinematography is recognized in six camera categories. In the craft categories, the graphic-novel-based series Watchmen earned the most nominations (15; it was also the most-nominated with 26 in total).
Society members Gary Baum, Paul Cameron, Jeff Cronenweth, Greig Fraser, Jonathan Freeman, Adriano Goldman, Xavier Perez Grobet, Patti Lee, Erik Messerschmidt, Gregory Middleton, Donald A. Morgan, M. David Mullen, Armando Salas and John Simmons earned 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy nominations for their camerawork, as announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this morning.
In the category of Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series, Alik Sakharov, ASC earned a nomination for the Ozark episode “Fire Pink,” while Andrij Parekh, ASC earned a nomination for the Succession episode “Hunting.”
(Download a complete list of nominees in all categories here.)
In the craft categories, the graphic-novel-based series Watchmen earned the most nominations (15; it was also the most-nominated with 26 in total), followed by Star Wars series The Mandalorian (12) and the comedic period drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (10). Leading the nominations in totals by platform were Netflix (160, a new record), while HBO came in second place (107).
Here are all the nominees in the five categories for camerawork:
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
Bob Hearts Abishola • “Ice Cream For Breakfast” • CBS
Patti Lee, ASC
Family Reunion • “Remember Black Elvis?” • Netflix
John Simmons, ASC
The Ranch • “It Ain't My Falt” • Netflix
Donald A. Morgan, ASC
Will & Grace • “Accidentally On Porpoise” • NBC
Gary Baum, ASC
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
The End Of The F***ing World • ”Episode 2” • Netflix
Benedict Spence
Homecoming • “Giant” • Prime Video
Jas Shelton
Insecure • “Lowkey Happy” • HBO
Kira Kelly
Insecure • “Lowkey Lost” • HBO
Ava Berkofsky
The Mandalorian • “Chapter 7: The Reckoning” • Disney+
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS; Baz Idoine
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
The Crown • “Aberfan” • Netflix
Adriano Goldman, ASC, BSC, ABC
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • “It's Comedy Or Cabbage” • Prime Video
M. David Mullen, ASC
Mindhunter • “Episode 6” • Netflix
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC
Ozark • “Boss Fight” • Netflix
Armando Salas, ASC
Ozark • “Civil Union” • Netflix
Ben Kutchins
Tales From The Loop • “Loop” • Prime Video
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC
Westworld • “Parce Domine” • HBO
Paul Cameron, ASC
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie
Defending Jacob • “After” • Apple TV+
Jonathan Freeman, ASC
Devs • “Episode 7” • FX Networks
Rob Hardy, BSC
The Plot Against America • “Part 1” • HBO
Martin Ahlgren
Watchmen • “Little Fear Of Lightning” • HBO
Xavier Perez Grobet, ASC, AMC
Watchmen • “This Extraordinary Being” • HBO
Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
American Factory • Netflix
Erick Stoll, Aubrey Keith
Apollo 11 • CNN
Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
Becoming • Netflix
Nadia Hallgren
The Cave • National Geographic
Muhammed Khair Al Shami, Ammar Suleiman, Mohammed Eyad
Sea Of Shadows • National Geographic
Richard Ladkani
Serengeti • “Rebirth” • Discovery Channel
Richard Jones, Michael W. Richards, Warren Samuels, Matthew Goodman
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Cheer • “Hit Zero” • Netflix
Melissa Langer, Erynn Patrick
Life Below Zero • “The New World” • National Geographic
Michael Cheeseman, Danny Day, Dwayne Fowler
Queer Eye • “We're In Japan!: Japanese Holiday” • Netflix
Garrett Rose
RuPaul's Drag Race • VH1 •
Michael Jacob Kerber; (camera operators) Jon Schneider, Jay Mack Arnette II, Mario Panagiotopoulos, Gregory Montes, Brett Smith, David McCoul, Justin Umphenour
Survivor • CBS • MGM Television
Peter Wery, Scott Duncan, Russ Fill; (camera) Tim Barker, Marc Bennett, James Boon, Paulo Castillo, Rodney Chauvin, Luke Cormack, Lee Doig, Ben Gamble, Kevin B. Garrison, Nixon George, Rick Higgs, Derek Hoffmann, Matthias Hoffmann, Toby Hogan, Derek Holt, Efrain "Mofi" Laguna, Ian Miller, Nico Nyoni, Ryan O'Donnell, Jeff Phillips, Louis Powell, Thomas Pretorius, Erick Sarmiento, Dirk Steyn, John Tattersall, Paulo Velozo, David Alan Arnold; (director of ariel photography) Christopher Barker; (ariel camera operators) Granger Scholtz,, Nicholas Van Der Westhuizen
Final-round voting for the Emmys begins Aug. 21 and runs through Aug. 31.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be handed out in virtual ceremonies "over several nights in September."
The 72nd Emmy Awards, will be broadcast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sept. 20 on ABC.
