2005 American Society of Cinematographers Awards

The 20th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 26, 2006, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2005.

Film
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
 * Dion Beebe – Memoirs of a Geisha
 * Robert Elswit – Good Night, and Good Luck.
 * Andrew Lesnie – King Kong
 * Wally Pfister – Batman Begins
 * Rodrigo Prieto – Brokeback Mountain

Television
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Miniseries, Pilot, or Television Film
 * Warm Springs – Robbie Greenberg
 * Code Breakers – Thomas Del Ruth
 * Faith of My Fathers – Bill Roe
 * Into the West (Episode: "Wheel to the Stars") – Alan Caso
 * Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical – Jan Kiesser

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock?") – Nathan Hope
 * Carnivàle (Episode: "Los Moscos") – Jeffrey Jur
 * Las Vegas (Episode: "Everything Old Is You Again") – John Newby
 * Smallville (Episode: "Sacred") – Glen Winter
 * Without a Trace (Episode: "Freefall") – John B. Aronson