2018 American Society of Cinematographers Awards

The 33rd American Society of Cinematographers Awards was held on February 9, 2019, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2018.

The nominees for film and television were announced on January 7, 2019.

Board of Directors Award

 * Awarded to actor Jeff Bridges.

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release

 * Łukasz Żal, PSC – Cold War
 * Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
 * Matthew Libatique, ASC – A Star Is Born
 * Robbie Ryan, BSC, ISC – The Favourite
 * Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF – First Man

Spotlight Award
The Spotlight Award recognizes outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries that are typically screened at film festivals, in limited theatrical release, or outside the United States.


 * Giorgi Shvelidze – Namme
 * Joshua James Richards – The Rider
 * Frank van den Eeden, NSC, SBC – Girl

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Non-Commercial Television

 * Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC – The Crown (Episode: "Beryl") (Netflix)
 * Gonzalo Amat – The Man in the High Castle (Episode: "Jahr Null") (Amazon)
 * David Klein, ASC – Homeland (Episode: "Paean to the People") (Showtime)
 * Colin Watkinson, ASC – The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Word") (Hulu)
 * Cathal Watters, ISC – Peaky Blinders (Episode: "The Company") (Netflix)
 * Zoë White, ACS – The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Holly") (Hulu)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television

 * Jon Joffin, ASC – Beyond (Episode: "Two Zero One") (Freeform)
 * Nathaniel Goodman, ASC – Timeless (Episode: "The King of the Delta Blues") (NBC)
 * Ben Richardson – Yellowstone (Episode: "Daybreak") (Paramount Network)
 * David Stockton, ASC – Gotham (Episode: "A Dark Knight: Queen Takes Knight") (Fox)
 * Thomas Yatsko, ASC – Damnation (Episode: "A Different Species") (USA Network)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie, Miniseries, or Pilot

 * James Friend, BSC – Patrick Melrose (Episode: "Bad News") (Showtime)
 * Mathias Herndl, AAC – Genius: Picasso (Episode: "Chapter 1") (NatGeo)
 * Florian Hoffmeister, BSC – The Terror (Episode: "Go for Broke") (AMC)
 * M. David Mullen, ASC – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "Pilot") (Amazon)
 * Brendan Steacy, CSC – Alias Grace (Episode: "Part 1") (Netflix)

Other awards

 * Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert Richardson, ASC
 * Career Achievement in Television: Jeffrey Jur, ASC