Just when you thought you were safe from another awards show this weekend, the 2025 American Society of Cinematographers said, “Not so fast.” The ASC Awards were held on Sunday night, staggered after the end of the SAG Awards. This year’s top winner was Edward Lachman for “Maria.” This is his first ASC win on his fifth nomination.
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The ASC’s Film Prize has lined up with the Oscar winner for Best Cinematography 18 times over the past 38 years. That includes last year when Hoyte van Hoytema won both trophies for “Oppenheimer.”
The Spotlight Award went to Jomo Fray for “Nickel Boys.” He won the Best Cinematography honor at the Spirit Awards yesterday. The Documentary Award went to Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for “Gaucho Gaucho.”
In other categories, Robert Elswit took the Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made For Television prize for “Ripley.” Richard Rutkowski won the Episode of a Half-Hour series category for “Sugar.” Sam McCurdy the ASC for Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series for “Shōgun.”
Pepe Avila del Pino won the ASC Music Video Award for “313” (Performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, and Penelope Cruz).
There ceremony also featured seven honorary awards. Andrzej Bartkowiak, ASC won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Michael Goi, ASC, ISC took the Career Achievement in Television. John Simmons, ASC won the Presidents Award. Joan Churchill received the Lifetime Documentary Award. Pete Romano, ASC was honored with the Curtis Clark ASC Technology Award and Kathleen Kennedy received the Board of Governors Award.
Suzanne Lezotte won the Bud Stone Award for Distinction.
A complete list of this year’s nominees ad winners are as follows:
Theatrical Feature Film
Jarin Blaschke, “Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
Alice Brooks, “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Lol Crawley, “The Brutalist” (A24)
Stéphane Fontaine, “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Greig Fraser, “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Edward Lachman, “Maria” (Netflix) – ***WINNER***
Phedon Papamichael, “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Episode of a Half-Hour Series
Adam Bricker, “Hacks” – Episode “Just, Laughs” (Max)
Carl Herse, “The Franchise”- Episode “Sc 31A: Tecto Meets Eye” (HBO)
Richard Rutkowski, “Sugar” – Episode “Starry-Eyed” (Apple TV+) – ***WINNER***
Seamus Tierney, “Emily in Paris” – Episode “Masquerade” (Netflix)
Kyle Wullschleger, “Only Murders in the Building”- Episode “Once Upon a Time in the West” (Hulu)
Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Adam Arkapaw, “Masters of the Air” – Episode “Part Three” (Apple TV+)
Michael Berlucchi, “Interior Chinatown” – Episode “Generic Asian Man” (Hulu)
Robert Elswit, “Ripley” – Episode “Lucio” (Netflix) – ***WINNER***
Jonathan Freeman, “The Penguin” – Episode “Homecoming” (HBO)
Emmanuel Lubezki & Bruno Delbonnel, “Disclaimer” – “Episode I” (Apple TV+)
Zoë White, “Hold Your Breath” (Hulu)
Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series
Adriano Goldman, “The Crown” – Episode “Sleep, Dearie Sleep” (Netflix)
Catherine Goldschmidt, “House of the Dragon” – Episode “The Queen Who Ever Was” (HBO)
Baz Irvine, “Silo” – Episode “The Engineer” (Apple TV+)
Alejandro Martinez, “House of Dragon” – Episode “Rhaenyra the Cruel” (HBO)
Sam Mccurdy, “Shōgun” – Episode “Crimson Sky” (FX) – ***WINNER***
Christopher Ross, “Shōgun” – Episode “Anjin” (FX)
Spotlight Award
Michal Dymek, “The Girl with the Needle” (Mubi)
Jomo Fray, “Nickel Boys” (Amazon MGM Studios) – ***WINNER***
Klaus Kneist and Renata Mwende, “Nawi” (Mubi and Baobab Pictures)
Documentary Award
Michael Crommett, “Photographer: Dan Winters Life is Once. Forever.” (National Geographic)
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, “Gaucho Gaucho” (Jolt) – ***WINNER***
Andrey Stefanov, “Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)
ASC Music Video Award
Pepe Avila del Pino, “313” (Performed by Residente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Penelope Cruz) – ***WINNER***
Scott Cunningham, “Rebound” (Performed by Jennifer Lopez)
Rodrigo Prieto, “Fortnight” (Performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)