ASC Announces Nominees for 40th Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers announced nominees for its 40th Outstanding Achievement Awards on Thursday, recognizing top work in cinematography across feature films, television, documentaries, and music videos for 2025 releases. The awards ceremony is scheduled for March 8, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with a livestream available on the society's website.

In the Theatrical Feature Film category, sponsored by Keslow Camera, five cinematographers earned nods: Autumn Durald Arkapaw for Sinners, Michael Bauman for One Battle After Another, Darius Khondji for Marty Supreme, Dan Laustsen for Frankenstein, and Adolpho Veloso for Train Dreams. The category typically features five nominees, based on voting thresholds set between five and 10 slots, a format followed in 36 of the awards' 40 years. Arkapaw's nomination marks her as the fifth woman to be recognized in this category, following Alice Brooks for Wicked, Rachel Morrison for Mudbound, Ari Wegner for The Power of the Dog, and Mandy Walker for Elvis. Walker remains the only woman to win the award, which she received in 2023 for Elvis and later became the society's first female president in 2024.