2020 American Society of Cinematographers Awards

2021 ceremony awarding excellence in cinematography

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The 35th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held virtually on April 18, 2021, from the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood, to honor the best cinematographers of film and television in 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The nominees were announced on March 10, 2021.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and in bold.

Film

Theatrical Feature Film	Spotlight Award
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC – Mank Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Joshua James Richards – Nomadland Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC – Cherry Dariusz Wolski, ASC – News of the World	Aurélien Marra – Two of Us Katelin Arizmendi – Swallow Andrey Naydenov – Dear Comrades!
Documentary Award
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw – The Truffle Hunters Viktor Kossakovsky and Egil Håskjold Larsen – Gunda Gianfranco Rosi – Notturno

Television

Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial	Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial
*Fabian Wagner, ASC, BSC – The Crown* (Episode: "Imbroglio") (Netflix)** David Franco – Perry Mason (Episode: "Chapter 2") (HBO) Ken Glassing – Lucifer (Episode: "It Never Ends Well for the Chicken") (Netflix) Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC – The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale") (Netflix) David Greene, ASC, CSC – Impulse (Episode: "The Moroi") (YouTube Premium) M. David Mullen, ASC – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "It's Comedy or Cabbage") (Prime Video)	*Jon Joffin, ASC – Motherland: Fort Salem* (Episode: "Up is Down") (Freeform)** Marshall Adams, ASC – Better Call Saul (Episode: "Bagman") (AMC) Carlos Catalán – Killing Eve (Episode: "Meetings Have Biscuits") (BBC America) François Dagenais, CSC – Project Blue Book (Episode: "Area 51") (History) C. Kim Miles, ASC, CSC, MySC – Project Blue Book (Episode: "Operation Mainbrace") (History)
Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television	Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series
*Steven Meizler – The Queen's Gambit* (Episode: "End Game") (Netflix)** Martin Ahlgren, ASC – The Plot Against America (Episode: "Part 6") (HBO) Anette Haellmigk – The Great (Episode: "The Great") (Hulu) Pete Konczal – Fargo (Episode: "The Birthplace of Civilization") (FX) Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC – Watchmen (Episode: "This Extraordinary Being") (HBO)	*Baz Idoine – The Mandalorian* (Episode: "Chapter 13: The Jedi") (Disney+)** Ava Berkofsky – Insecure (Episode: "Lowkey Lost") (HBO) Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS – The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") (Disney+) Matthew Jensen, ASC – The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 15: The Believer") (Disney+) Jas Shelton – Homecoming (Episode: "Giant") (Prime Video)

Board of Governors Award

Sofia Coppola^[5]

References

^ "ASC Sets Awards Date, Opens Submissions for TV Competition". American Society of Cinematographers. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ Hipes, Patrick (April 18, 2021). "ASC Awards: 'Mank', 'The Crown', 'The Mandalorian' Take Top Honors – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Celebrating Enduring Cinematography: The 35th Annual ASC Awards". American Society of Cinematographers. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ Hipes, Patrick (March 10, 2021). "ASC Awards Nominations: 'Nomadland', 'Mank', 'Chicago 7', 'News of the World', 'Cherry' Vie for Top Prize". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Sofia Coppola to Receive Board of Governors Award from ASC". American Society of Cinematographers. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.