40th American Society of Cinematographers Awards

Yesterday, January 8th the American Society of Cinematographers announced the nominees for its 2026 Outstanding Achievement Awards, spanning feature films, documentaries, television and music videos.

Previously announced were their annual awards honorees:
Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert Yeoman
Career Achievement in Television Award to M. David Mullen
President Award to Cynthia Pusheck
Award of Distinction to Stephen Pizzello
Curtis Clark Technology Award to Kodak

Winners will be honored at the Awards Gala on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. For those who can't attend in person, the ceremony will be live-streamed on theasc.com.

The Nominations

Theatrical Feature Film
Dan Laustsen for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
Darius Khondji for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Michael Bauman for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Autumn Durald Arkapaw for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA
Adolpho Veloso for Train Dreams, Clint Bentley, USA


Spotlight Award
Karl-Walter Lindenlaub for Amrum, Fatih Akin, Germany
Mátyás Erdély for Árva (Orphan), László Nemes, Hungary, UK, USA, Cyprus, France and Germany
Steven Breckon for The Plague, Charlie Polinger, Australia, UAE, USA, and Romania

Documentary Award
Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko for 2000 метрів до Андріївки (2000 Meters to Andriivka), Mstyslav Chernov, USA and Ukraine
Brandon Somerhalder for Come See Me in the Good Light, Ryan White, USA
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo and Tor Edvin Eliassen for Folktales, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, USA and Norway

To check nominations for all categories go official site here.