Nominations Announced for NFTS Cinematography Award
Nominees for the Sue Gibson, BSC Cinematography Award include Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC.
The National Film and Television School — located in Buckinghamshire, England — announced the nominees for the second-annual Sue Gibson, BSC Cinematography Award, which recognizes a NFTS cinematography alumni who has advanced the profession of cinematography in a significant way.
The 2018 nominees include (above photo, from left):
- Jakob Ihre for Thelma
- Charlotte Bruus Christensen for A Quiet Place (See production story here.)
- Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Blade Runner 2049 (See production story here.)
- Benjamin Kracun for Beast
- Ula Pontikos, BSC for Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (See production story here.)
- Benoit Soler for Mobile Homes
The award celebrates the legacy of Sue Gibson, BSC, who was the first female member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the organization’s first female president.
“Sue Gibson was a trailblazer. She achieved a number of female firsts as a cinematographer,” said NFTS director Jon Wardle. “Our cinematography alumni have had a remarkable 12 months, winning Oscars and BAFTAs and earning Emmy nominations. I am also particularly proud of the fact that half of the female members of the BSC were trained at this school, [which is] something that I think is fitting as a legacy for Sue, the first female president of the BSC.”
