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ASC Awards: ‘Skyfall’s Roger Deakins Wins Feature Film Honor; TV Winners Include ‘Great Expectations’, ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Wilfred’, ‘Hunted’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Sunday February 10, 2013 @ 7:16pm PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, Angelina Jolie, ASC Awards, Roger Deakins, Skyfall

Skyfall director of photography Roger Deakins won the Feature Film honor tonight at the 27th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards, two years after he won the society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Deakins, who didn’t attend because he is working on the Hugh Jackman-Jake Gyllenhaal movie Prisoners, now becomes a frontrunner for the Oscar in the category, American Society Of Cinematographers Awards 2013 Winnersafter Life Of Pi‘s director of photography Claudio Miranda won the BAFTA earlier in the day in London. (The ASC Awards noms pretty much mirror the Oscar nominees this year, with Deakins, Miranda, Anna Karenina’s Seamus McGarvery and Lincoln’s Janusz Kaminski nominated by both organizations. The only difference: Les Miserables’ Danny Cohen was up for an ASC Award and not an Oscar, and Django Unchained’s Robert Richardson is up for an Oscar but not an ASC.)

It was Deakins’ third win and 11th nomination for an ASC Award, having won previously for Shawshank Redemption and The Man Who Wasn’t There. His wife James accepted the award onstage at the ceremony, held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. She read a note he had prepared: “I share this award with everyone who worked on the production…filmmaking is truly a collaborative privilege.”

Deakins’ win for the James Bond pic capped a night in which Angelina Jolie made a surprise appearance to introduce the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Dean Semler, her DP on her 2011 directorial debut In The Land Of Blood And Honey and on Disney’s Maleficent, in which she stars.  “I called him up to help me on a film I was directing, not thinking I’d get him”, she said in her intro. ‘Who can shoot it like you can?’ I asked. He said me, and did it. After the call, I’m not embarrassed to say I danced around the room”. Said Semler: “Angie, you’re amazing and we’re so glad you’re here …. This award has to be the greatest any cinematographer can reach for”. READ MORE »

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Cinematographers Unveil ASC Award TV Nominees

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday December 19, 2012 @ 3:01pm PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, ASC Awards

Fox garnered three nominations as the American Society of Cinematographers announced TV nominees for its ASC Awards. Winners will be unveiled at the 27th ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography set for February 10 at Hollywood & Highland. The film nominations will be announced January 9. Here are the noms: Read More »

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Steven Lighthill New Cinematographers Society President

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 6, 2012 @ 1:42pm PDTTags: American Society of Cinematographers

LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2012 – Stephen Lighthill has been elected to serve as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The vote was made by the newly elected Board Of Governors who also elected ASC Officers, Vice Presidents Richard Crudo, Daryn Okada and Kees Van Oostrum; Treasurer Victor J. Kemper; Secretary Fred Goodich; and Sergeant-at-Arms Steven Fierberg.

Lighthill takes over the reins from outgoing ASC President Michael Goi, who served a maximum three consecutive terms. This will be Lighthill’s first turn as ASC president. He has previously served on the organization’s Board and as sergeant-at-arms.

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‘Tree Of Life’ Top Cinematographers Winner

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday February 12, 2012 @ 10:45pm PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, Tree of Life

LOS ANGELES, February 12, 2012- Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, ASC; Michael Weaver, ASC; and Martin Ruhe claimed top honors in the four competitive categories at the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration

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Cinematographers To Honor Harrison Ford

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 30, 2012 @ 12:50pm PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, Harrison Ford

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2012 – Harrison Ford, the venerable actor who immortalized Han Solo and Indiana Jones, will receive the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) 2012 Board of Governors Award. Ford will be honored during the 26th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards gala here on February 12 at

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ASC Unveils Film Cinematography Nominees

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday January 11, 2012 @ 9:07am PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, ASC Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers have announced the feature film nominees for its 26th annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards. The winner is to be announced at a ceremony February 12 at Hollywood & Highland. Last year, Wally Pfister won … Read More »

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HBO Leads ASC Society’s TV Nominations

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 11:19am PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, ASC Awards

LOS ANGELES, December 28, 2011 – The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees in three television categories for the 26th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The awards ceremony will be held here on February 12 at the

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Hollywood Rallies Against Iran’s Draconian Verdicts Against Filmmakers And Stars

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday October 19, 2011 @ 3:20pm PDTTags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Cinema Editors, American Society of Cinematographers, DGA, Directors Guild Of America, International Documentary Association, Iran, Jafar Panahi, Marzieh Vafamehr, PGA, Producers Guild of America, SAG, Screen Actors Guild, WGA, WGA East, WGA West, Writers Guild Of America
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Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Faces Six-Year Stretch
Iranian Actress Faces Flogging Over Film

In September 2011, the Iranian government arrested six independent filmmakers for allegedly working with the BBC, on charges including espionage and treason. Along with the ongoing

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ASC Announces Awards Film Nominations

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Monday January 10, 2011 @ 6:46pm PSTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, Movies, Roger Deakins, Wally Pfister

January 10, 2011 – Matthew Libatique, ASC (Black Swan), Wally Pfister, ASC (Inception), Danny Cohen, BSC (The King’s Speech), Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (The Social Network), and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (True Grit) have been nominated in the feature film

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ASC Honors Roger Deakins On February 13

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday October 11, 2010 @ 12:53pm PDTTags: American Society of Cinematographers, Awards, Movies, Roger Deakins

LOS ANGELES, October 11, 2010- Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC will receive the 2011 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Lifetime Achievement Award. The presentation will be made during the 25th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration here at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on February 13, 2011.

“The Lifetime Achievement Award is a reflection of the impact that a cinematographer has made on the art of filmmaking rather than the capping of a career,” says ASC President Michael Goi. “It is our way of acknowledging a true artist in his prime. Roger Deakins raises the artistic profile of our profession with every movie and he will continue to do so for many years.”

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