Roger Deakins And Emmanuel Lubezki Among 2015 ASC Awards Nominees

The American Society of Cinematographers has nominated Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC; Óscar Faura; Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Dick Pope, BSC; and Robert Yeoman, ASC, for the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Theatrical Release.

• Deakins is nominated for UNBROKEN (Universal Pictures) ASC Lifetime Achievement Award (2011). Won the ASC for SKYFALL (2012).
• Faura for THE IMITATION GAME (The Weinstein Co.) First ASC nomination.
• Lubezki for BIRDMAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Won the ASC and Oscar last year for GRAVITY.
• Pope for MR. TURNER (Sony Pictures Classics) ASC and Oscar nominations for THE ILLUSIONIST (2007).
• Yeoman for THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Fox Searchlight Pictures) First ASC nomination.

American Cinematographer covers Unbroken, Mr. Turner and The Imitation Game in this month’s issue. The magazine covered Birdman in December 2014 and The Grand Budapest Hotel in March 2014; the latter article is online.
Next week the ASC will announce nominees in the final competitive category for the 29th Annual ASC Awards: the Spotlight Award, which recognizes excellence in cinematography in a feature or documentary exhibited at film festivals or in limited release.

The ASC Awards will take place February 15 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.