ASC Awards Nominees Include ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Sinners,’ and ‘One Battle After Another’

The American Society of Cinematographers revealed nominees for the 40th ASC Awards, including TV nominations for "Andor" and "Task.”

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced its nominees for the 40th ASC Awards, recognizing cinematography on film, television, and music videos. The ASC is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the art of filmmaking. Since its charter in 1919, the ASC has been committed to educating aspiring filmmakers and others about the art and craft of cinematography.

The theatrical feature film nominees — “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another,” “Marty Supreme,” “Frankenstein,” and “Train Dreams” — have been strong awards contenders in multiple categories all the way through. Films that made the Oscar shortlist but came up short with the directors of photography in the ASC membership include “Die My Love,” “Bugonia,” “F1,” “Wicked: For Good,” and surprise, scrappy international films like “Sirāt,” “Sound of Falling,” and “Sentimental Value.” The TV side of the nominee list is also one of accepted wisdom, with veterans like “Hacks” and “The White Lotus” included, but also some recognition for excellent genre shows like “Andor” and “Alien: Earth.”

Winners will be celebrated at the 40th annual ASC Awards on March 8, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. For those unable to attend in person, the ceremony will be livestreamed on theasc.com.

See the full list of nominees below.

Theatrical Feature Film (Sponsored by Keslow Camera)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC for “Sinners”
Michael Bauman for “One Battle After Another”
Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC for “Marty Supreme”
Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for “Frankenstein”
Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP for “Train Dreams”

Episode of a Half-Hour Series (Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema)
Adam Bricker, ASC for “Hacks” (“I Love LA”)
Fraser Brown, CSC for “Twisted Metal” (“NUY3ARZ”)
Paul Daley for “The Righteous Gemstones” (“Prelude”)
Daniel Grant for “Murderbot” (“Escape Velocity Protocol”)
Matthew J. Lloyd, ASC for “Government Cheese” (“Trial and Error”)
Adam Newport-Berra for “The Studio” (“The Oner”)

Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Sponsored by ARRI) 
Michael Bauman for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (“Buxum Bird”)
Sam Chiplin for “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” (“Episode One”)
Pete Konczal, ASC for “Black Rabbit” (“Isle of Joy”)
Matthew Lewis for “Adolescence” (“Episode Two”)
Igor Martinović for “Black Rabbit” (“Attaf**kinboy”)

Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series (Sponsored by Panavision)
Alex Disenhof, ASC for “Task” (“Crossings”)
Jessica Lee Gagne for “Severance” (“Hello, Ms. Cobel”)
Dana Gonzalez, ASC for “Alien: Earth” (“Neverland”)
Ben Kutchins, ASC for “The White Lotus” (“Killer Instincts”)
Christophe Nuyens, SBC for “Andor” (“I Have Friends Everywhere”)

Spotlight Award (Sponsored by Panavision)
Steven Breckon for “The Plague”
Mátyás Erdély, ASC, HSC for “Orphan”
Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK for “Amrum”

Documentary Award (Sponsored by Canon U.S.A.)
Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko for “2000 Meters from Andriivka”
Brandon Somerhalder for “Come See Me in the Good Light”
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo and Tor Edvin Eliassen for “Folktales”

ASC Music Video Award (Sponsored by Nanlux)
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC for “Supernatural” (Performed by Ariana Grande)
Jon Joffin, ASC for “False Prophet” (Performed by Pillars of a Twisted City)
Jon Joffin, ASC for “Visiting Hours” (Performed by Jon Bryant)
Juliette Lossky for “Altamaha-ha” (Performed by Stacy Subero)
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC for “The Fate of Ophelia” (Performed by Taylor Swift)