2013 American Society of Cinematographers Awards

28th ASC Awards
Date	February 1, 2014
Site	Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom
Highlights
Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Gravity

The 28th American Society of Cinematographers Awards was held on 1 February 2014 at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, and honored the best cinematographers of films and televisions in 2013.^[1][2]

The film nominees were announced on 8 January 2014. A three-way tie boosted the number of film nominees to seven. Sean Bobbitt, Philippe Le Sourd, and Phedon Papamichael received their first nominations in the film category (though Papamichael has received prior nominations for his TV work).

This year also marked the inaugural Spotlight Award "to recognize outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries typically screened at film festivals, internationally or in limited theatrical release".^[3] The nominees were announced on 14 January 2014.

With his third win in the film cinematography category, Emmanuel Lubezki joins Roger Deakins and Conrad L. Hall as the only cinematographers to have won the award more than twice.

Winners and Nominees

Board of Directors Award

• awarded to writer-director-producer John Wells.^[4]

Film

Theatrical Release

• Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC – Gravity
  • Barry Ackroyd, BSC – Captain Phillips
  • Sean Bobbitt, BSC – 12 Years a Slave
  • Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC – Prisoners
  • Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC – Inside Llewyn Davis
  • Philippe Le Sourd – The Grandmaster
  • Phedon Papamichael, ASC – Nebraska

Spotlight Award

• Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski – Ida
  • Mark Lee Ping Bin – Renoir
  • Camille Cottagnoud – Winter Nomads

Television

One-hour Episodic Television Series

• Jonathan Freeman, ASC for HBO's Game of Thrones, "Valar Dohaeris"
  • Steven Bernstein, ASC for Starz Network's Magic City, "The Sins of the Father"
  • David Franco for HBO's Boardwalk Empire, "Erlkönig"
  • Pierre Gill, CSC for Showtime's The Borgias, "The Purge"
  • David Greene, CSC for The CW's Beauty and the Beast, "Tough Love"
  • Anette Haellmigk for HBO's Game of Thrones, "Kissed by Fire"
  • Kramer Morgenthau, ASC for Fox's Sleepy Hollow, "Pilot"
  • Ousama Rawi, BSC, CSC for NBC's Dracula, "The Blood is the Life"

Half-hour Episodic Series

• Blake McClure for Comedy Central's Drunk History, "Detroit"
  • Peter Levy, ASC, ACS for Showtime's House of Lies, "The Runner Stumbles"
  • Matthew J. Lloyd, CSC for Amazon's Alpha House, "Pilot"

Television Movie/Miniseries

• Jeremy Benning, CSC for National Geographic Channel's Killing Lincoln
  • David Luther for Starz Network's The White Queen, "War at First Hand"
  • Ashley Rowe, BSC for Starz Network's Dancing on the Edge, Episode 1.1

Other awards

• ASC International Award: Eduardo Serra
• Bud Stone Award of Distinction: Beverly Wood
• Career Achievement in Television: Richard Rawlings, Jr.
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Dean Cundey

References

1. "American Society of Cinematographers Reveals Feature Film Nominees".
2. "The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography".
3. "American Society of Cinematographers Names Nominees of Newly Created Spotlight Award".
4. "American Society of Cinematographers Names Nominees of Newly Created Spotlight Award".