The American Society of Cinematographers handed out its best visual storytelling in feature film award to “Elvis” on Sunday night, and in doing so, Mandy Walker has become the first woman to win the top prize in the society’s history.
Walker triumphed over Greig Fraser (“The Batman”), Darius Khondji (“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”), Claudio Miranda (“Top Gun: Maverick” and Roger Deakins (“Empire of Light”) in a very competitive race.
During her speech, she dedicated her win to “all the women who will win the award after me,” and was met with rapturous applause. She hoped for more women to break glass ceilings and continued, “This is an inclusive representative community. Let us all strive for success and show our mission and create art.”
Walker‘s triumph comes as Oscar voting ends on March 7, where she is also nominated. Shebecame only the third woman ever nominated for cinematography for her work on “Elvis.” Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) made history as the first female DP to land a nom in 2018, while Ari Wegner was nominated last year for “The Power of the Dog.”
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Other winners included Carl Herse for “Barry.” Ben Bernhard and Riju Das for “All That Breathes” and “The Old Man.”
Gina Prince-Bythewood presented Viola Davis with the Board of Governors Award. The actress and producer delivered a passionate speech about making a mark and legacy said, “The 57-year-old Viola was clear in her purpose, in the projects that she wants to create, in the people that I want to be in these projects because I am very committed to bringing Black women to the forefront.”
Hong Chau, Jake Gyllenhaal, Prince-Bythewood and S.S. Rajamouli and M.M. Keeravani were among those who presented awards.
The 37th Annual ASC Awards ceremony returned to a full in-person component at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
See the full list of winners below:
Feature Film
-category sponsored by Keslow CameraSpotlight
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, DFF – “War Sailor” (DCM Film)
-category sponsored by Panavision
documentary
Ben Bernhard and Riju Das – “All That Breathes” (HBO/HBO Max)
-category sponsored by Creamsource
Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television
Sean Porter – “The Old Man – I” (FX)
-category sponsored by Arri
Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial
M. David Mullen, ASC – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?” (Prime Video)
-category sponsored by Panavision
Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial
Jules O’Loughlin, ASC, ACS – “The Old Man – IV” (FX)
– category sponsored by William F. White
Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series
Carl Herse – “Barry – Starting Now” (HB0/HBO MAX)
-category sponsored by Picture Shop
