ASC Nominations Recognize VFX-Driven Projects

LOS ANGELES -- Visual-effects driven features and TV shows, including Blade Runner 2049, The Shape of Water and Game of Thrones, are among the nominees for the 32^nd annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

This year’s nominees are:

Theatrical Release

• Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Blade Runner 2049
• Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC for Darkest Hour
• Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC for Dunkirk
• Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for The Shape of Water
• Rachel Morrison, ASC for Mudbound

Spotlight Award

• Máté Herbai, HSC for On Body and Soul
• Mikhail Krichman, RGC for Loveless
• Mart Taniel for November

Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television

• Gonzalo Amat for The Man in the High Castle (“Land O’ Smiles") on Amazon
• Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC for The Crown (“Smoke and Mirrors”) on Netflix
• Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC for Game of Thrones (“The Spoils of War”) on HBO
• Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC for Game of Thrones (“Dragonstone”) on HBO
• Alasdair Walker for Outlander (“The Battle Joined”) on Starz

 Episode of a Series for Commercial Television

• Dana Gonzales, ASC for Legion (“Chapter 1”) on FX
• David Greene, ASC, CSC for 12 Monkeys (“Mother”) on Syfy
• Kurt Jones for The Originals (“Bag of Cobras”) on The CW
• Boris Mojsovski, CSC for 12 Monkeys (“Thief”) on Syfy
• Crescenzo Notarile, ASC for Gotham (“The Executioner”) on Fox

Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television

• Pepe Avila del Pino for The Deuce pilot on HBO
• Serge Desrosiers, CSC for Sometimes the Good Kill on Lifetime
• Mathias Herndl, AAC for Genius (“Chapter 1”) on National Geographic
• Shelly Johnson, ASC for the Training Day pilot (“Apocalypse Now”) on CBS
• Christopher Probst, ASC for the Mindhunter pilot on Netflix

The American Society of Cinematographers will reveal the winners at the organization’s Feb. 17 ceremony, which will be emceed this year by Ben Mankiewicz, a longtime host on Turner Classic Movies. The event will be held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.

Source: ASC

Tom McLean has been writing for years about animation from a secret base in Los Angeles.