2020 Emmy Winner Update
Over the course of four nights of "virtual presentations" for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the following winners were announced in five categories, with the final Emmy to be awarded on Sept. 19.
ASC 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 expert camerawork, as announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on July 28.
Over the course of four nights (Sept. 14-17) of online “virtual presentations” for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards — mandated by safe social-distancing practices — the following winners were announced in five categories:
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
The Ranch • “It Ain't My Fault” • Netflix
Donald A. Morgan, ASC
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
The Mandalorian • “Chapter 7: The Reckoning” • Disney+
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS; Baz Idoine
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie
Watchmen • “This Extraordinary Being” • HBO
Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Life Below Zero • “The New World” • National Geographic
Michael Cheeseman, Danny Day, Dwayne Fowler
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
The Cave • National Geographic
Muhammed Khair Al Shami, Ammar Suleiman, Mohammed Eyad
The winner in the sixth Creative Arts Emmy category — Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — will be presented on Saturday, Sept. 19, and televised on FXX at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
And the nominees are:
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
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.” The winner will be announced on Sept. 20 during the 72nd Emmy Awards, which will be broadcast at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, on ABC.
You'll find the complete list of nominees in all cinematography categories here, with a link through to all nominees in every Emmy category.
