Edward Lachman, Jomo Fray, and Sam McCurdy take home top honors at the 39th annual ASC Awards, while ‘Maria’ and ‘Nickel Boys’ stand out among the winners.
Edward Lachman won his first ASC Award for Maria, beating out Greg Frasier for Dune: Part Two and Lol Crawley for The Brutalist at the 39th annual ASC Awards, held on February 23 at The Beverly Hilton. Lachman’s surprise win comes after five previous nominations, marking a long-awaited achievement in his career.
Maria, Lachman’s collaboration with director Pablo Larraín, focuses on the final days of opera singer Maria Callas, reflecting on her life and the challenges of maintaining her voice. To capture this story, Lachman utilized Kodak film in 35mm, 16mm, and Super 8, shooting in both color and black-and-white stock. This film is part of Larraín’s Important Women Trilogy, alongside Jackie and Spencer.
Other notable winners included Robert Elswit for Ripley in the Limited Series category, Richard Rutkowski for Sugar in the Half-Hour Episodic category, and Sam McMurdy for Shōgun in the One-Hour Episodic category. Gaucho Gaucho and 313 were honored in the documentary and music video categories, respectively.
The Spotlight Award went to Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys, the historical drama about two African-American boys sent to a reform school in 1960s Florida. Fray also won Best Cinematography at the Spirit Awards that weekend.
See the full list of winners below:
Theatrical Feature Film
- Jarin Blaschke for Nosferatu (Focus Features)
- Alice Brooks, ASC for Wicked (Universal Pictures)
- Lol Crawley, BSC for The Brutalist (A24)
- Stéphane Fontaine, AFC for Conclave (Focus Features)
- Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Edward Lachman, ASC for Maria (Netflix) (WINNER)
- Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, GCA for A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Episode of a Half-Hour Series
- Adam Bricker, ASC for Hacks – “Just for Laughs” (Max)
- Carl Herse for The Franchise– “Sc 31A: Tecto Meets Eye” (HBO)
- Richard Rutkowski, ASC for Sugar – “Starry-Eyed” (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
- Seamus Tierney for Emily in Paris – “Masquerade” (Netflix)
- Kyle Wullschleger for Only Murders in the Building– “Once Upon a Time in the West” (Hulu)
Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Adam Arkapaw, ACS for Masters of the Air – “Part Three” (Apple TV+)
- Michael Berlucchi for Interior Chinatown – “Generic Asian Man” (Hulu)
- Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley – “Lucio” (Netflix) (WINNER)
- Jonathan Freeman, ASC for The Penguin – “Homecoming” (HBO)
- Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC & Bruno Delbonnel, AFC, ASC for Disclaimer – “Episode I” (Apple TV+)
- Zoë White, ACS for Hold Your Breath (Hulu)
Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series
- Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC for The Crown – “Sleep, Dearie Sleep” (Netflix)
- Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC for House of the Dragon – “The Queen Who Ever Was” (HBO)
- Baz Irvine, BSC, ISC for Silo – “The Engineer” (Apple TV+)
- Alejandro Martinez, AMC for House of Dragon – “Rhaenyra the Cruel” (HBO)
- Sam McCurdy, ASC, BSC for Shōgun – “Crimson Sky” (FX) (WINNER)
- Christopher Ross, BSC for Shōgun – “Anjin” (FX)
Spotlight Award
- Michal Dymek for The Girl with the Needle (MUBI)
- Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM Studios) (WINNER)
- Klaus Kneist and Renata Mwende for Nawi (MUBI and Baobab Pictures)
Documentary Award
- Michael Crommett for Photographer: Dan Winters Life is Once. Forever (National Geographic)
- Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for Gaucho Gaucho (Jolt) (WINNER)
- Andrey Stefanov for Porcelain War (Picturehouse)
ASC Music Video Award
- Pepe Avila del Pino, AMC for 313 (Performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz)
- Scott Cunningham, ASC for Rebound (Performed by Jennifer Lopez)
- Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for Fortnight (Performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)
