The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in commercial television. It was first awarded in 2016, when the awards separated it Regular Series award, splitting ad-sponsored television programs and non-sponsored, cable or streaming series into two categories. In 2020, the distinction of "One-Hour" was added, as half-hour programs were given their own categories.
Winners and nominees 1980s Year Program Episode Nominees Network 1987 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series Heart of the Series Woody Omens ABC Amazing Stories "Go to the Head of the Class" John McPhersonNBC L.A. Law "Pilot" Reynaldo Villalobos Moonlighting "Blonde on Blonde" Gerald Finnerman ABC Scarecrow and Mrs. King "Unfinished Business Richard L. Rawlings CBS 1988 Paradise "Stray Bullet" Richard M. Rawlings Jr. CBSBeauty and the Beast "No Way Down" Roy H. WagnerCBS "God Bless the Child" Stevan Larner Moonlighting "Here’s Living With You Kid" Gerald FinnermanABC Sable "Toy Gun" Alex Nepomniaschy 1989 Murder, She Wrote "Night of the Tarantula" John Elsenbach NBC Beauty and the Beast "Snow" Roy H. Wagner CBS Hunter "Investment in Death" James Bagdonas NBC Paradise "Common Good" Richard M. Rawlings Jr.CBS Wiseguy "How Will They Remember Me?" Frank E. Johnson
1990s Year Program Episode Nominees Network 1990 Murder, She Wrote "Ballad for a Blue Lady" John Elsenbach NBC Gabriel's Fire "Money Walks" Victor Goss ABC Jake and the Fatman "God Bless the Child" James Bagdonas CBS Quantum Leap "Pool Hall Blues" Michael W. Watkins NBC thirtysomething "The Go Between" Kenneth D. Zunder ABC 1991 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill "This Can’t Be Love" Jack Priestley CBS Columbo "Death Hits the Jackpot" George Koblasa ABC Jake and the Fatman "Street of Dreams" John C. Flinn III CBS Quantum Leap "Dreams" Michael W. Watkins NBC The Young Riders "Spirits" Ross A. Maehl ABC 1992 Jake and the Fatman "Nightmare" John C. Flinn III CBS Brooklyn Bridge "The Last Immigrant" Kenneth D. ZunderCBS Northern Exposure "Cicely" Frank Prinzi Quantum Leap "Killin' Time" Michael W. Watkins NBC The Young Riders "Shadow Man" Ross A. Maehl ABC 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman "Where the Heart Is" Roland 'Ozzie' Smith CBSNYPD Blue "Oscar, Meyer, Weiner" Brian J. ReynoldsABC "True Confessions" Bing Sokolsky Second Chances "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" Lowell Peterson CBS The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles "Istanbul, September 1918" David Tattersall ABC 1994 ER "Day One" Thomas Del Ruth NBC Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman "The Washington Affair" Roland 'Ozzie' Smith CBS NYPD Blue "You Bet Your Life" Brian J. Reynolds ABC Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Crossover" Marvin V. Rush Syndicated The X-Files "Duane Barry" John Bartley Fox 1995 Murder One "Chapter Four" Aaron Schneider ABC Chicago Hope "Leave of Absence" Kenneth Zunder CBS NYPD Blue "Heavin' Can Wait" Brian J. Reynolds ABC Tales from the Crypt "You, Murderer" Rick Bota HBO The X-Files "Grotesque" John Bartley Fox 1996 Murder One "Chapter Nine" Aaron Schneider ABC Chicago Hope "A Time to Kill" James R. Bagdonas CBS High Incident "The Godfather" Bing SokolskyABC NYPD Blue "Closing Time" Brian J. Reynolds The X-Files "Grotesque" John Bartley Fox 1997 3rd Rock from the Sun "A Nightmare on Dick Street" Marc Reshovsky NBC Ally McBeal "Silver Bells" Billy Dickson Fox Chicago Hope "Hope Against Hope" James R. Bagdonas CBS Millennium "The Thin White Line" Robert McLachlan Fox Prince Street "God Bless America" Jonathan Freeman NBC 1998 The X-Files "Drive" Bill Roe Fox JAG "Gypsy Eyes" Hugo CortinaCBS Michael Hayes "Imagine, Part 2" / "Under Color of Law" James L. Carter Millennium "Skull and Bones" Robert McLachlanFox The X-Files "Travelers" Joel Ransom 1999 The X-Files "Agua Mala" Bill Roe Fox Felicity "Todd Mulcahy, Part 2" Robert Primes The WB Millennium "Matryoshka" Robert McLachlan Fox Profiler "Las Brisas" Lowell Peterson NBC Time of Your Life "The Time the Millennium Approached" John Peters Fox
2000s Year Program Episode Nominees Network 2000 The West Wing "Noël" Thomas Del Ruth NBC Ally McBeal "Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost" Billy Dickson Fox The Others "1112" Shelly Johnson NBC The Practice "The Deal" Dennis Smith ABC Touched by an Angel "God Bless the Child" Frank E. Johnson CBS The X-Files "Patience" Bill Roe Fox 2001 The West Wing "Bartlet for America" Thomas Del Ruth NBC Alias "Time Will Tell" Michael Bonvillain ABC Ally McBeal "The Wedding" Billy Dickson Fox CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Alter Boys" Michael Barrett CBS The X-Files "This is Not Happening" Bill Roe Fox 2002 MDs "Wing and a Prayer" Robert Primes ABC Alias "Page 47" Michael Bonvillain ABC Ally McBeal "Reality Bites" Billy Dickson FoxCSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Fight Night" Frank ByersCBS "Snuff" Michael Barrett The West Wing "Holy Night" Thomas Del Ruth NBC The X-Files "Release" Bill Roe Fox 2003 Carnivàle "Pick a Number" Jeffrey Jur HBO Cold Case "Time to Hate" Eric Schmidt CBS Crossing Jordan "Dead Wives Club" John Aronson NBC Threat Matrix "Dr. Germ" Chris Manley ABC The West Wing "7A WF 83429" Thomas Del Ruth NBC 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Down the Drain" Nathan Hope CBS CSI: NY "A Man a Mile" Chris Manley CBS Deadwood "Deep Water" David BoydHBO The Sopranos "Long Term Parking" Alik Sakharov The West Wing "Gaza" Thomas Del Ruth NBC 2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Who Shot Sherlock?" Nathan Hope CBS Carnivàle "Los Moscos" Jeffrey Jur HBO Las Vegas "Everything Old Is You Again" John C. Newby NBC Smallville "Scared" Glen Winter The WB Without a Trace "Freefall" John B. Aronson CBS 2006 Smallville "Arrow" David Moxness The CW CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Killer" Nathan HopeCBS CSI: Miami "Darkroom" Eagle Egilsson Day Break "What If They Find Him" Bill Roe ABC House "Meaning" Gale Tattersall Fox 2007 Smallville "Noir" Glen Winter The CW The Black Donnellys "All of Us Are in the Gutter" Russell Lee Fine NBC CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Happy Ending" James L. CarterCBS CSI: Miami "Inside Out" Eagle Egilsson Women's Murder Club "Welcome to the Club" John Fleckenstein ABC 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "For Gedda" Nelson Cragg CBS Flashpoint "Who's George?" Stephen Reizes CBS House "House's Head" Gale Tattersall Fox Smallville "Fracture" Glen Winter The CW The Tudors "Everything Is Beautiful" Ousama Rawi Showtime 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series One Episode/Pilot Dark Blue "Venice Kings" Eagle Egilsson TNT CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Family Affair" Christian Sebaldt CBS FlashForward "The Gift" Jeffrey Jur ABC Smallville "Savior" Glen Winter The CW Ugly Betty "There's No Place Like Mode" Michael Price ABC
2010s Year Program Episode Nominees Network 2010 Boardwalk Empire "Home" Jonathan Freeman HBO Boardwalk Empire "Family Limitation" Kramer Morgenthau HBO Dark Blue "Shell Game" Eagle Egilsson TNT Mad Men "Blowing Smoke" Christopher Manley AMC Nikita "Pilot" David StocktonThe CW Smallville "Abandoned" Glen Winter "Shield" Michael Wale 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series One-Hour Television Boardwalk Empire "21" Jonathan Freeman HBO Boardwalk Empire "To the Lost" David Franco HBO Chase "Narco, Part 2" David Stockton NBC Downton Abbey "Pilot" David Katznelson PBS Pan Am "Pilot" John Lindley ABC 2012 Game of Thrones "The North Remembers" Kramer Morgenthau HBO Hunted "Mort" Balazs Bolygo Cinemax Alcatraz "Pilot" David StocktonFox Fringe "Letters of Transit" David Moxness Mad Men "The Phantom" Christopher Manley AMC Strike Back "Episode 11" Michael Spragg Cinemax 2013 Game of Thrones "Valar Dohaeris" Jonathan Freeman HBO Beauty & the Beast "Tough Love" David Greene The CW Boardwalk Empire "Erlkönig" David Franco HBO The Borgias "The Purge" Pierre Gill Showtime Dracula "The Blood Is the Life" Ousama Rawi NBC Game of Thrones "Kissed by Fire" Anette Haellmigk HBO Magic City "The Sins of the Father" Steven Bernstein Starz Sleepy Hollow "Pilot" Kramer Morgenthau Fox 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Series Boardwalk Empire "Golden Days for Boys and Girls" Jonathan Freeman HBOGame of Thrones "Mockingbird" Fabian WagnerHBO "The Children" Anette Haellmigk Gotham "Spirit of the Goat" Christopher Norr Fox Manhattan "Perestroika" Richard Rutkowski WGN America Vikings "Blood Eagle" PJ Dillon History 2015 Marco Polo "The Fourth Step" Vanja Černjul Netflix Game of Thrones "Hardhome" Fabian Wagner HBO Gotham "Rise of the Villains: Scarification" Crescenzo NotarileFox "Rise of the Villains: Strike Force" Christopher Norr 12 Monkeys "Mentally Divergent" David Greene Syfy 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television Mr. Robot "eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc" Tod Campbell USA Gotham "Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze" Christopher Norr Fox Manhattan "Jupiter" Richard Rutkowski WGN America Preacher "Finish the Song" John Grillo AMC Underground "The Macon 7" Kevin McKnight WGN America 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Series for Commercial Television12 Monkeys "Thief" Boris Mojsovski Syfy Gotham "The Executioner" Crescenzo Notarile Fox Legion "Chapter 1" Dana Gonzales FX The Originals "Bag of Cobras" Kurt Jones The CW 12 Monkeys "Mother" David Greene Syfy 2018Beyond "Two Zero One" Jon Joffin Freeform Damnation "A Different Species" Dana Gonzales USA Gotham "A Dark Knight: Queen Takes Knight" David Stockton Fox Timeless "The King of the Delta Blues" Nathaniel Goodman NBC Yellowstone "Daybreak" Ben Richardson Paramount Network 2019Project Blue Book "The Flatwoods Monster" C. Kim Miles History Gotham "Legend of the Dark Knight: Ace Chemicals" David Stockton Fox Legion "Chapter 20" Dana GonzalesFX "Chapter 23" Polly Morgan Vikings "Hell" Peter Robertson History
2020s Year Program Episode Nominees Network 2020 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial Motherland: Fort Salem "Up is Down" Jon Joffin Freeform Better Call Saul "Bagman" Marshall Adams AMC Killing Eve "Meetings Have Biscuits" Carlos Catalán BBC OneProject Blue Book "Area 51" François DagenaisHistory "Operation Mainbrace" C. Kim Miles 2021 Snowfall "Weight" Tommy Maddox-Upshaw FX Clarice "Silence is Purgatory" Brendan Steacy CBS Mayans M.C. "The Orneriness of Kings" David Stockman FX Riverdale "Chapter Eighty-Nin: Reservoir Dogs" Ronald Paul Richard The CW Snowpiercer "Our Answer for Everything" Thomas Burstyn TNT Superman & Lois "Heritage" Gavin Struthers The CW 2022 The Old Man "IV" Jules O'Loughlin FX Better Call Saul "Saul Gone" Marshall AdamsAMC Interview with the Vampire "Is My Very Nature That of a Devil" Jesse M. Feldman Snowfall "Departures" Christian "Tico" Herrera FX Snowpiercer "Bound By One Track" Jaime Reynoso TNT
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