The 31st

American Society of Cinematographers The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinem ...

Awards were held on February 4, 2017, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2016. The television nominees were announced on December 6, 2016, while the film nominees were announced on January 11, 2017. The usual "Regular Series" category was separated into two categories this year—"Regular Series for Non-Commercial Television" and "Regular Series for Commercial Television".

Winners and nominees

Board of Directors Award

* Awarded to director and actor Denzel Washington.

Film

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release

Greig Fraser Greig Fraser, , , (born 3 October 1975) is an Australian cinematographer who studied at the RMIT University. His most well-known work includes the films ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), ''Lion'' (2016), ''Rogue One'' (2016), ''Vice'' (2018), ''Dune ...

, ASC, ACS – '' Lion'' ** James Laxton – '' Moonlight'' **

Rodrigo Prieto Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC (born November 23, 1965), is a Mexican cinematographer. He has been closely associated as cinematographer for Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu, among other directors. He is a member of both the Mexican ...

, ASC, AMC – ''

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the c ...

'' ** Linus Sandgren, FSF – ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ...

'' ** Bradford Young, ASC – '' Arrival''

Spotlight Award

The Spotlight Award recognizes outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries that are typically screened at film festivals, in limited theatrical release, or outside the United States. * Gorka Gómez Andreu, AEC – '' House of Others'' **

Lol Crawley Laurie "Lol" Crawley (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire), is an English cinematographer. His works include ''Ballast'', '' Four Lions'', and ''The Crimson Petal and the White''. In 2013, Crawley shot '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'', which was ...

, BSC – '' The Childhood of a Leader'' ** Ernesto Pardo – ''Tempestad'' ** Juliette van Dormael – ''My Angel''

Television

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Non-Commercial Television

Fabian Wagner Fabian Wagner (born 25 April 1978) is a German cinematographer. His roles in the production of the television shows '' Sherlock'' and '' Game of Thrones'' have earned him two Creative Arts Emmy Award nominations. In 2017, he won the American Soc ...

, BSC – '' Game of Thrones'' (Episode: "

Battle of the Bastards "Battle of the Bastards" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' and its 59th episode overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and dire ...

") (HBO) ** John Conroy – ''

Penny Dreadful Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the nineteenth century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to ...

'' (Episode: "The Day Tennyson Died") (Showtime) ** David Dunlap – ''

House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structu ...

'' (Episode: "Chapter 45") (Netflix) ** Anette Haellmigk – '' Game of Thrones'' (Episode: "

Book of the Stranger "Book of the Stranger" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'', and the 54th overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Daniel S ...

") (HBO) ** Neville Kidd – '' Outlander'' (Episode: "Prestonpans") (Starz)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television

* Tod Campbell – ''

Mr. Robot ''Mr. Robot'' is an American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, clinical depression and dissociati ...

'' (Episode: "eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc") (USA) ** John Grillo – ''

Preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as ...

'' (Episode: "Finish the Song") (AMC) ** Kevin McKnight – ''

Underground Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground ...

'' (Episode: "The Macon 7") (WGN) ** Christopher Norr – '' Gotham'' (Episode: " Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze") (Fox) ** Richard Rutkowski – ''

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

'' (Episode: "Jupiter") (WGN)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie, Miniseries, or Pilot

* Igor Martinovic – ''

The Night Of ''The Night Of'' is a 2016 American eight-part crime drama television miniseries based on the first season of ''Criminal Justice'', a 2008 British series. The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (based on the original ' ...

'' (Episode: "Subtle Beast") (HBO) ** Balazs Bolygo, HSC, BSC – '' Harley and the Davidsons'' (Episode: "Amazing Machine") (Discovery) **

Paul Cameron Paul Drummond Cameron (born November 9, 1939) is an American psychologist. Cameron has been designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-gay extremist. While employed at various institutions, including the University of Nebraska, h ...

, ASC – ''

Westworld ''Westworld'' is an American science fiction-thriller media franchise that began with the 1973 film ''Westworld'', written and directed by Michael Crichton. The film depicts a technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populate ...

'' (Episode: " The Original") (HBO) ** Jim Denault, ASC – ''

All the Way All the Way may refer to: Film and television * ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen * ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu * ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's p ...

'' (HBO) ** Alex Disenhof – ''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty ...

'' (Episode: "Chapter One: And Let My Cry Come Unto Thee") (Fox)

Other awards

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Edward Lachman Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director. Lachman is mostly associated with the American independent film movement, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes (including '' Far from ...

, ASC * Career Achievement in Television: Ron García, ASC * International Award:

Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot, (born 4 September 1945) is a French cinematographer and film director best known for his wide range of work in both European and mainstream American cinema, ranging in genres from drama, to fantasy, to blockbusters. He ha ...

, ASC, AFC * Presidents Award:

Nancy Schreiber Nancy Schreiber (born June 27, 1949) is an American cinematographer known for her work on ''Chain of Desire'', ''Dead Beat'', ''The Celluloid Closet'', '' November'', and ''The Nines''. Early life and education Nancy Schreiber was born on Jun ...

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References

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