2020 American Society of Cinematographers Awards

35th ASC Awards
35th ASC Awards
Date	April 18, 2021
Highlights
	← 2019; ASC Awards; 2021 →;

The 35th American Society of Cinematographers Awards was held virtually on April 18, 2021, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2020.^[1]

The nominees were announced on March 10, 2021.^[2]

Winners and nominees[]

Film[]

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	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!
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Documentary
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw – The Truffle Hunters Victor Kossakovsky and Egil Håskjold Larsen – Gunda Gianfranco Rosi – Notturno

Television[]

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an 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") (Amazon 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 One) François Dagenais, CSC – Project Blue Book (Episode: "Area 51") (History) C. Kim Miles, ASC, CSC, MySC – Project Blue Book (Episode: "Operation Mainbrace") (History)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an 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)

Awards honorees[]

Board of Governors Award: Sofia Coppola^[3]

References[]

^ "ASC Announces 2021 Awards Nominees". American Society of Cinematographers. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ Hipes, Patrick (March 10, 2021). "ASC Awards Nominations: 'Nomadland', 'Mank', 'Chicago 7', 'News Of The World', 'Cherry' Vie For Top Prize". Deadline. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Sofia Coppola to Receive Board of Governors Award from ASC". American Society of Cinematographers. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[1] "ASC Announces 2021 Awards Nominees". American Society of Cinematographers. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[2] Hipes, Patrick (March 10, 2021). "ASC Awards Nominations: 'Nomadland', 'Mank', 'Chicago 7', 'News Of The World', 'Cherry' Vie For Top Prize". Deadline. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[3] "Sofia Coppola to Receive Board of Governors Award from ASC". American Society of Cinematographers. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

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