The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) revealed its nominations for the 40th Annual ASC Awards on March 8, 2026.

The 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award nominees honor cinematographers in feature film, documentary, television and music video categories. Winners will be announced during the 40th Annual ASC Awards ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The event will be live streamed worldwide at theasc.com.

Previously announced honorees include:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert Yeoman, ASC
• Career Achievement in Television Award:  M. David Mullen, ASC
• Presidents Award: Cynthia Pusheck, ASC
• Award of Distinction: Stephen Pizzello, editor-in-chief of American Cinematographer, for editorial innovation and influence
• Curtis Clark Technology Award: Kodak

The final round of voting will open on January 12 and run through March 3 in all categories for the ASC Awards.

Below is a complete list of this year’s nominees by category:

Theatrical Feature Film (Sponsored by Keslow Camera)

• Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC for Sinners
• Michael Bauman for One Battle After Another
• Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC for Marty Supreme
• Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for Frankenstein
• Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP for Train Dreams
  

Episode of a Half-Hour Series (Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema)

• Adam Bricker, ASC for Hacks (“I Love LA”)
• Fraser Brown, CSC for Twisted Metal (“NUY3ARZ”)
• Paul Daley for The Righteous Gemstones (“Prelude”)
• Daniel Grant for Murderbot (“Escape Velocity Protocol”)
• Matthew J. Lloyd, ASC for Government Cheese (“Trial and Error”)
• Adam Newport-Berra for The Studio (“The Oner”)

Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Sponsored by ARRI)

• Michael Bauman for Monster: The Ed Gein Story (“Buxum Bird”)
• Sam Chiplin for The Narrow Road to the Deep North (“Episode One”)
• Pete Konczal, ASC for Black Rabbit (“Isle of Joy”)
• Matthew Lewis for Adolescence (“Episode Two”)
• Igor Martinović for Black Rabbit (“Attaf**kinboy”)

Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series (Sponsored by Panavision)

• Alex Disenhof, ASC for Task (“Crossings”)
• Jessica Lee Gagne for Severance (“Hello, Ms. Cobel”)
• Dana Gonzales, ASC for Alien: Earth (“Neverland”)
• Ben Kutchins, ASC for The White Lotus (“Killer Instincts”)
• Christophe Nuyens, SBC for Andor (“I Have Friends Everywhere”)

Spotlight Award (Sponsored by Panavision)

• Steven Breckon for The Plague
• Mátyás Erdély, ASC, HSC for Orphan
• Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK for Amrum

Documentary Award (Sponsored by Canon U.S.A.)

• Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko for 2000 Meters from Andriivka
• Brandon Somerhalder for Come See Me in the Good Light
• Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo and Tor Edvin Eliassen for Folktales

ASC Music Video Award (Sponsored by Nanlux)

• Jeff Cronenweth, ASC for “Supernatural” (Performed by Ariana Grande)
• Jon Joffin, ASC and Mitchell Baxter for “False Prophet” (Performed by Pillars of a Twisted City)
• Jon Joffin, ASC for “Visiting Hours” (Performed by Jon Bryant)
• Juliette Lossky for “Altamaha-ha” (Performed by Stacy Subero)
• Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “The Fate of Ophelia” (Performed by Taylor Swift)

The 39th Annual ASC Awards will take place on March 8, 2026.

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