ASC awards nominations: Belfast, Nightmare Alley in, West Side Story out
The newest guild to announce its 2021 award nominations is the American Society of Cinematographers, and they've snubbed a top contender for their top prize. Six-time nominee Janusz Kaminski misses the cut for West Side Story, a movie that's fared well so far with Oscar prognosticators but around which grows a creeping doubt re: its industry awards prospects. Instead, a couple of titles that remain hit-or-miss Oscar predictions land with the ASC: Belfast and Nightmare Alley. And there are some excellent choices in here, such as Titane for the Spotlight Award, and Faya Dayi for Documentary Cinematography. Winners will be announced on the 20th of March.
Best Cinematography - Feature Film
Bruno Delbonnel (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Greig Fraser (DUNE)
Dan Laustsen (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)
Ari Wegner (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Haris Zambarloukos (BELFAST)
Spotlight Award
Ruben Impens (TITANE)
Pat Scola (PIG)
Adolpho Veloso (JOCKEY)
Best Cinematography - Documentary
Jessica Beshir (FAYA DAYI)
Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill (CUSP)
Daniel Schonauer (THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES)