The American Society of Cinematographers Awards were handed out Sunday night, with the film prize going to Edward Lachman for Maria.
This is Lachman’s first ASC win. He was previously nominated for Far From Heaven (2003), Mildred Pierce (2011), Carol (2016) and El Conde (2024). He received the ASC’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
On the TV side, Richard Rutkowski won for Sugar in the episode of a half-hour series category, and Sam Mccurdy won for Shogun in the one-hour regular series category, while the limited or anthology series of motion picture made for television award went to Robert Elswit for Ripley.
The Spotlight Award was awarded to Jomo Fray, cinematographer of Nickel Boys.
The 2025 ASC Career Achievement in Television Award was awarded to Michael Goi, whose credits have included Web Therapy, Glee, American Horror Story and Scream Queens. Pete Romano was honored with the 2025 Curtis Clark ASC Technical Achievement Award for revolutionizing underwater cinematography. Joan Churchill (Soldier Girls, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer) received the Lifetime Documentary Award, while the ASC Presidents Award was awarded to Emmy-winning cinematographer John Simmons. Surprise Bud Stone Award went to Suzanne Lezzotte, while the Board of Governors Award went to Kathleen Kennedy. And finally, Michael Douglas presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Andrzej Bartkowiak.
This year, there were seven nominees in the feature category. The nominees in that category can vary between five and 10, depending on the percentage of votes a film receives. The last time there were seven nominees was in 2014.
The ceremony was hosted by Ed Helms at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
A full list of winners follows.
Theatrical Feature Film (Sponsored by Keslow Camera)
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 (Sponsored by Nanlux)
Adam Bricker, ASC for Hacks – Episode “Just for Laughs” (Max)
Carl Herse for The Franchise– Episode “Sc 31A: Tecto Meets Eye” (HBO)
Richard Rutkowski, ASC for Sugar – Episode “Starry-Eyed” (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Seamus Tierney for Emily in Paris – Episode “Masquerade” (Netflix)
Kyle Wullschleger for Only Murders in the Building– Episode “Once Upon a Time in the West” (Hulu)
Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Sponsored by ARRI)
Adam Arkapaw, ACS for Masters of the Air – Episode “Part Three” (Apple TV+)
Michael Berlucchi for Interior Chinatown – Episode “Generic Asian Man” (Hulu)
Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley – Episode “Lucio” (Netflix) (WINNER)
Jonathan Freeman, ASC for The Penguin – Episode “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 (Sponsored by Panavision)
Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC for The Crown – Episode “Sleep, Dearie Sleep” (Netflix)
Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC for House of the Dragon – Episode “The Queen Who Ever Was” (HBO)
Baz Irvine, BSC, ISC for Silo – Episode “The Engineer” (Apple TV+)
Alejandro Martinez, AMC for House of Dragon – Episode “Rhaenyra the Cruel” (HBO)
Sam Mccurdy, ASC, BSC for Shōgun – Episode “Crimson Sky” (FX) (WINNER)
Christopher Ross, BSC for Shōgun – Episode “Anjin” (FX)
Spotlight Award (Sponsored by Panavision)
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 (Sponsored by Canon)
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 (Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema)
Pepe Avila del Pino, AMC for “313” (Performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz) (WINNER)
Scott Cunningham, ASC for “Rebound” (Performed by Jennifer Lopez)
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “Fortnight” (Performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)
