British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film

Last updated
BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film
Location United Kingdom
Presented by British Society of Cinematographers
Currently held by Robbie Ryan for Poor Things (2023)
Website https://bscine.com/

The British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film is an award given annually by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC). It was first given in 1953, since 1976 a set of nominees is presented. [1]

Contents

British cinematographer Roger Deakins holds the record of most wins in the category with seven, followed by Douglas Slocombe with five, Oswald Morris and Freddie Francis with four, and Freddie Young and Geoffrey Unsworth with three.

Winners and nominees

1950s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
1953 Moulin Rouge Oswald Morris
1954 Romeo and Juliet Robert Krasker
1956 War and Peace Jack Cardiff
Bhowani Junction Freddie Young
Invitation to the Dance
Moby Dick Oswald Morris
A Town Like Alice Geoffrey Unsworth
1958 The Bridge on the River Kwai Jack Hildyard
1959 Sapphire Harry Waxman

1960s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
1960 Sons and Lovers Freddie Francis
1961 El Cid Robert Krasker
1962 Lawrence of Arabia Freddie Young
1963 From Russia With Love Ted Moore
The Servant Douglas Slocombe
1964 Becket Geoffrey Unsworth
19652nd Unit PhotographySkeets Kelly
1966 Doctor Zhivago Freddie Young
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Oswald Morris
1967 The Taming of the Shrew
1968 The Lion in Winter Douglas Slocombe
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War Gerry Turpin

1970s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
1970 Ryan's Daughter Freddie Young
1971 Fiddler on the Roof Oswald Morris
1972 Cabaret Geoffrey Unsworth
1973 Jesus Christ Superstar Douglas Slocombe
1974 The Great Gatsby
1975 Barry Lyndon John Alcott
1976 The Omen Gil Taylor
Aces High Gerry Fisher
Marathon Man Conrad Hall
Picnic at Hanging Rock Russell Boyd
1977 A Bridge Too Far Geoffrey Unsworth
Star Wars Gil Taylor
Valentino Peter Suschitzky
1978 Julia Douglas Slocombe
The Duellists Frank Tidy
The Great Train Robbery Geoffrey Unsworth
Superman
1979 Eagle's Wing Billy Williams
Alien Derek Vanlint
Apocalypse Now Vittorio Storaro
Days of Heaven Néstor Almendros

1980s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
1980 The Elephant Man Freddie Francis
The Black Stallion Caleb Deschanel
Flash Gordon Gil Taylor
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman Freddie Francis
Atlantic City Richard Ciupka
Chariots of Fire David Watkin
Excalibur Alex Thomson
Tess Geoffrey Unsworth and Ghislain Cloquet
1982 Gandhi Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor
Blade Runner Jordan Cronenweth
On Golden Pond Billy Williams
Victor/Victoria Dick Bush
1983 Fanny and Alexander Sven Nykvist
Eureka Alex Thomson
1984 The Killing Fields Chris Menges
The Bostonians Walter Lassally
The Bounty Arthur Ibbetson
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes John Alcott
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Douglas Slocombe
1985 Legend Alex Thomson
Amadeus Miroslav Ondříček
A Passage to India Ernest Day
Witness John Seale
1986 Out of Africa David Watkin
The Color Purple Allen Daviau
The Mission Chris Menges
A Room with a View Tony Pierce-Roberts
1987 Hope and Glory Philippe Rousselot
Jean de Florette Bruno Nuytten
1988 The Last Emperor Vittorio Storaro
A Handful of Dust Peter Hannan
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Sven Nykvist
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Dean Cundey
1989 Mississippi Burning Peter Biziou
Dangerous Liaisons Philippe Rousselot
Dead Poets Society John Seale
Shirley Valentine Alan Hume

1990s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
1990 Glory Freddie Francis
Dick Tracy Vittorio Storaro
Goodfellas Michael Ballhaus
Memphis Belle David Watkin
1991 Cyrano de Bergerac Pierre Lhomme
Dances with Wolves Dean Semler
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Adam Greenberg
Thelma & Louise Adrian Biddle
1992 Howards End Tony Pierce-Roberts
Chaplin Sven Nykvist
The Last of the Mohicans Dante Spinotti
1492: Conquest of Paradise Adrian Biddle
1993 Schindler's List Janusz Kamiński
The Piano Stuart Dryburgh
Shadowlands Roger Pratt
1994 Interview with the Vampire Philippe Rousselot
Four Weddings and a Funeral Michael Coulter
The Hudsucker Proxy Roger Deakins
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Roger Pratt
The Road to Wellville Peter Biziou
1995 The Madness of King George Andrew Dunn
Apollo 13 Dean Cundey
Richard III Peter Biziou
Sense and Sensibility Michael Coulter
Seven Darius Khondji
1996 Hamlet Alex Thomson
The English Patient John Seale
Evita Darius Khondji
Michael Collins Chris Menges
1997 L.A. Confidential Dante Spinotti
Firelight Nic Morris
The Horse Whisperer Robert Richardson
Titanic Russell Carpenter
The Wings of the Dove Eduardo Serra
1998 Elizabeth Remi Adefarasin
Saving Private Ryan Janusz Kamiński
Shakespeare in Love Richard Greatrex
The Truman Show Peter Biziou
The Thin Red Line John Toll
1999 American Beauty Conrad L. Hall
The End of the Affair Roger Pratt
Gladiator John Mathieson
Sleepy Hollow Emmanuel Lubezki
Snow Falling on Cedars Robert Richardson

2000s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Roger Deakins
Chocolat Roger Pratt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Peter Pau
Enemy at the Gates Robert Fraisse
Traffic Steven Soderbergh
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Roger Deakins
Amélie Bruno Delbonnel
Gosford Park Andrew Dunn
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Andrew Lesnie
Moulin Rouge! Donald McAlpine
2002 Road to Perdition Conrad L. Hall
Chicago Dion Beebe
Dirty Pretty Things Chris Menges
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Andrew Lesnie
The Pianist Paweł Edelman
2003
[2]
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Russell Boyd
Cold Mountain John Seale
Girl with a Pearl Earring Eduardo Serra
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Andrew Lesnie
2005
[3] [4]
The Phantom of the Opera John Mathieson
Batman Begins Wally Pfister
The Constant Gardener César Charlone
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Roger Pratt
Mrs Henderson Presents Andrew Dunn
2006
[5]
Casino Royale Phil Méheux
Children of Men Emmanuel Lubezki
Memoirs of a Geisha Dion Beebe
Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo Navarro
The Prestige Wally Pfister
Volver José Luis Alcaine
2007
[6]
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Roger Deakins
Atonement Seamus McGarvey
Babel Rodrigo Prieto
Eastern Promises Peter Suschitzky
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Remi Adefarasin
The Illusionist Dick Pope
2008
[6]
No Country for Old Men Roger Deakins
Changeling Tom Stern
The Dark Knight Wally Pfister
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Janusz Kamiński
There Will Be Blood Robert Elswit
2009
[7]
The Hurt Locker Barry Ackroyd
An Education John de Borman
Avatar Mauro Fiore
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Claudio Miranda
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Bruno Delbonnel
The Reader Roger Deakins and Chris Menges
Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle
The White Ribbon Christian Berger

2010s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
2010
[6]
True Grit Roger Deakins
Black Swan Matthew Libatique
Inception Wally Pfister
2011
[8]
The Artist Guillaume Schiffman
Hugo Robert Richardson
Midnight in Paris Darius Khondji
The Tree of Life Emmanuel Lubezki
2012
[9]
Anna Karenina Seamus McGarvey
Great Expectation John Mathieson
Les Misérables Danny Cohen
Skyfall Roger Deakins
2013
[10]
Nebraska Phedon Papamichael
12 Years a Slave Sean Bobbitt
Captain Phillips Barry Ackroyd
Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki
2014
[11] [12]
Mr. Turner Dick Pope
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Emmanuel Lubezki
Ex Machina Rob Hardy
The Grand Budapest Hotel Robert Yeoman
Ida Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
2015 Carol Edward Lachman
Bridge of Spies Janusz Kamiński
Mad Max: Fury Road John Seale
The Revenant Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario Roger Deakins
2016
[9]
Nocturnal Animals Seamus McGarvey
Arrival Bradford Young
La La Land Linus Sandgren
Lion Greig Fraser
Moonlight James Laxton
2017
[13] [14]
Blade Runner 2049 Roger Deakins
Darkest Hour Bruno Delbonnel
The Shape of Water Dan Laustsen
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Ben Davis
2018 Roma Alfonso Cuarón
Bad Times at the El Royale Seamus McGarvey
Cold War Łukasz Żal
The Favourite Robbie Ryan
First Man Linus Sandgren
2019
[15] [16]
1917 Roger Deakins
The Irishman Rodrigo Prieto
Joker Lawrence Sher
The Lighthouse Jarin Blaschke
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Robert Richardson

2020s

YearFilmCinematographer(s)
2020
[17]
Mank Erik Messerschmidt
Judas and the Black Messiah Sean Bobbitt
The Mauritanian Alwin H. Küchler
News of the World Dariusz Wolski
Nomadland Joshua James Richards
2021
[18]
The Power of the Dog Ari Wegner
Cyrano Seamus McGarvey
Dune Greig Fraser
The Tragedy of Macbeth Bruno Delbonnel
West Side Story Janusz Kamiński
2022
[19] [20]
All Quiet on the Western Front James Friend
The Banshees of Inisherin Ben Davis
The Batman Greig Fraser
Elvis Mandy Walker
Tár Florian Hoffmeister
2023
[21]
Poor Things Robbie Ryan
Killers of the Flower Moon Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer Hoyte van Hoytema
Saltburn Linus Sandgren

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cinematographer</span> Creative head of a motion pictures camera and lighting decisions

The cinematographer or director of photography is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects. They would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field are referred to as cinematography.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger Deakins</span> British cinematographer

Sir Roger Alexander Deakins is an English cinematographer. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. He has collaborated multiple times with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards.

The following is a list of cinematographers who have won and been nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases, which is given annually by the American Society of Cinematographers.

Tony Pierce-Roberts, BSC is a British cinematographer most known for his work on the Merchant-Ivory film productions, A Room with a View (1986), Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990), Howards End (1992), and The Remains of the Day (1993). He received two Academy Award nominations for A Room with a View and Howards End.

Remi AdefarasinBSC is an English cinematographer. He is educated in Photography & Filmmaking at Harrow Technical College. He started his career as a camera trainee at BBC-TV's Ealing Studios. His work on Elizabeth (1998) won him awards for Best Cinematography from BAFTA and the British Society of Cinematographers, as well as a "Golden Frog" from Camerimage and an Academy Award nomination. For his work on Elizabeth, he became the first black person to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

The British Society of Cinematographers is an organisation formed in 1949 by Bert Easey, the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments, to represent British cinematographers in the British film industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Dod Mantle</span> British cinematographer

Anthony Dod Mantle, DFF, BSC, ASC is a British cinematographer and still photographer. He won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Other accolades include two Bodil Awards, two European Film Awards, and four Robert Awards.

Dana W. Gonzales is an American director and cinematographer from Los Angeles, California.

The 28th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 1, 2014, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2013.

The 29th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 15, 2015, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2014.

The Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography is an annual award that pays tribute to a prominent international director of photography at the Cannes Film Festival. The award originated in 2013.

The 30th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 15, 2016, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2015.

Juliette Van Dormael is a Belgian cinematographer. Her mother is Laurette Vankeerberghen and father Jaco Van Dormael. She is known for the feature film "Mon ange" (2016). Earlier she worked with the shorts "Jay parmi les hommes" (2015) and "Mouettes" (2013) among others. She has studied cinematography in INSAS Film School in Brussels between 2008 and 2013.

The 32nd American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 17, 2018, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2017.

The 34th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on January 25, 2020, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2019.

Polly Morgan is a British cinematographer who has worked on the studio feature films Lucy in the Sky (2019), A Quiet Place Part II (2020), Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), and The Woman King (2022). She was also the cinematographer for multiple episodes of the TV series Legion (2017–2019). Morgan is accredited by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). To date, she is the only woman to be a member of both, and she is the youngest member of ASC.

The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in the field of television film, limited series or television pilots. It has been awarded, in some capacity, since 1986. From 2009 to 2013, pilot episodes were moved in competition with regular series, but returned in 2014, where it has since remained.

The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in commercial television. It was first awarded in 2016, when the awards separated it Regular Series award, splitting ad-sponsored television programs and non-sponsored, cable or streaming series into two categories. In 2020, the distinction of "One-Hour" was added, as half-hour programs were given their own categories.

The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in non-commercial television. It was first awarded in 2016, when the awards separated it Regular Series award, splitting ad-sponsored television programs and non-sponsored, cable or streaming series into two categories. In 2020, the distinction of "One-Hour" was added, as half-hour programs were given their own categories.

The American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in features and documentaries that are typically screened at film festivals, in limited theatrical release, or outside the United States. It was first awarded in 2014.

References

  1. "Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film - Winners" (PDF). British Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. Camerimage (February 20, 2015). "CAMERIMAGE AS A PLATFORM FOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION". Camerimage . Marek Żydowicz. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. Wendy Mitchell (March 1, 2006). "British cinematographers announce 2006 award nominees". ScreenDaily . Media Business Insight. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. Emanuel Levy (February 14, 2017). "Oscar Artists: Mathieson, John–Cinematographer, Gladiator, Phantom of the Opera". Emanuel Levy's Cinema 24/7. Emanuel Levy . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. Afcinema (August 1, 2007). "Director of photography Phil Méheux, "BSC Best Cinematography Award" for the film "Casino Royale" by Martin Campbell". Afcinema. Afcinema. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 BC Staff (June 4, 2018). "BSC'S 'BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A THEATRICAL RELEASE AWARD 2017' NOMINEES". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. David Gritten (July 19, 2010). "Barry Ackroyd wins Best Cinematography Award". The Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. Afcinema (July 24, 2012). "DoP Guillaume Schiffman, AFC, "BSC Best Cinematographer Award 2011"". Afcinema. Afcinema. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  9. 1 2 Matthew Allard (July 17, 2019). "Using color in cinematography – Seamus McGarvey ASC, BSC". Newsshooter. Lynne Segall. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  10. Afcinema (August 12, 2014). "Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, "BSC Best Photography Award 2014" for "Nebraska", by Alexander Payne". Afcinema. Afcinema. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  11. Robert Goldrih (December 12, 2019). "Dick Pope, BSC Reflects On "Motherless Brooklyn"". Shoot Online . DCA Business Media LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  12. "Deakins, Pope and Tufano garner BSC 2015 awards". British Cinematographer. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  13. Carolyn Giardina (July 16, 2018). "Roger Deakins Wins British Society of Cinematographers Award". The Hollywood Reporter . Lynne Segall. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  14. ASC Staff (July 16, 2018). "Deakins Honored with BSC Award for Blade Runner 2049". American Society of Cinematographers . ASC . Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  15. ASC Staff (February 3, 2020). "ASC Congratulates 2020 BSC Award Nominees". American Society of Cinematographers . ASC . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  16. BC Staff (February 17, 2020). "WINNERS CROWNED AT 2020 BSC AWARDS". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  17. BC Staff (April 9, 2021). "Talent and triumph at the BSC Awards: celebrating the winners". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  18. Mutter, Zoe (March 1, 2022). "BSC Awards 2022: making history and celebrating the industry's finest". British Cinematographer. LAWS Publishing Ltd. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  19. "BSC reveals Cinematography in a Feature Film nominations for BSC Awards". British Cinematographer. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  20. Parkinson, Helen (11 February 2023). "BSC Awards 2023: A night of cinematic splendour". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  21. Dalton, Ben (13 January 2024). "'Oppenheimer', 'Saltburn' among British Society of Cinematographers feature film nominees (exclusive)". Screen Daily . Retrieved 13 January 2024.