The following is a list of cinematographers who have won and been nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases, which is given annually by the American Society of Cinematographers.
Winners and nominees + Table key Indicates the winner Indicates a posthumous winner Indicates a posthumous nominee Indicates the Academy Award winner
1980s YearFilmCinematographer 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married Jordan Cronenweth The Karate Kid Part II James Crabe The Mission Chris Menges A Room with a View Tony Pierce-Roberts Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Donald Peterman 1987 Empire of the Sun Allen Daviau The Last Emperor Vittorio Storaro Matewan Haskell Wexler Someone to Watch Over Me Steven Poster The Untouchables Stephen H. Burum 1988 Tequila Sunrise Conrad L. Hall Dangerous Liaisons Philippe Rousselot Mississippi Burning Peter Biziou Rain Man John Seale The Unbearable Lightness of Being Sven Nykvist 1989 Blaze Haskell Wexler The Abyss Mikael Salomon The Bear Philippe Rousselot Born on the Fourth of July Robert Richardson The War of the Roses Stephen H. Burum
1990s YearFilmCinematographer 1990 Dances with Wolves Dean Semler Avalon Allen Daviau Dick Tracy Vittorio Storaro Ghost Adam Greenberg The Godfather Part III Gordon Willis 1991 Bugsy Allen Daviau Hook Dean Cundey JFK Robert Richardson The Prince of Tides Stephen Goldblatt Terminator 2: Judgment Day Adam Greenberg 1992 Hoffa Stephen H. Burum A Few Good Men Robert Richardson Howards End Tony Pierce-Roberts The Last of the Mohicans Dante Spinotti A River Runs Through It Philippe Rousselot 1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Conrad L. Hall The Fugitive Michael Chapman Heaven & Earth Robert Richardson The Piano Stuart Dryburgh Schindler's List Janusz Kamiński 1994 The Shawshank Redemption Roger Deakins Forrest Gump Don Burgess Legends of the Fall John Toll Love Affair Conrad L. Hall Wyatt Earp Owen Roizman 1995 Braveheart John Toll Apollo 13 Dean Cundey Batman Forever Stephen Goldblatt The Bridges of Madison County Jack N. Green Crimson Tide Dariusz Wolski Se7en Darius Khondji 1996 The English Patient John Seale Evita Darius Khondji Fargo Roger Deakins Fly Away Home Caleb Deschanel The Ghost and the Darkness Vilmos Zsigmond Michael Collins Chris Menges 1997 Titanic Russell Carpenter Amistad Janusz Kamiński The Boxer Chris Menges Kundun Roger Deakins L.A. Confidential Dante Spinotti 1998 The Thin Red Line John Toll Elizabeth Remi Adefarasin The Horse Whisperer Robert Richardson Saving Private Ryan Janusz Kamiński Shakespeare in Love Richard Greatrex 1999 American Beauty Conrad L. Hall The Insider Dante Spinotti The Sixth Sense Tak Fujimoto Sleepy Hollow Emmanuel Lubezki Snow Falling on Cedars Robert Richardson
2000s YearFilmCinematographer(s) 2000 The Patriot Caleb Deschanel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Peter Pau Gladiator John Mathieson O Brother, Where Art Thou? Roger Deakins The Perfect Storm John Seale 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Roger Deakins Amélie Bruno Delbonnel The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Andrew Lesnie Moulin Rouge! Don McAlpine Pearl Harbor John Schwartzman 2002 Road to Perdition Conrad L. Hall (posthumous) Far from Heaven Edward Lachman Frida Rodrigo Prieto Gangs of New York Michael Ballhaus The Pianist Paweł Edelman 2003 Seabiscuit John Schwartzman Cold Mountain John Seale The Last Samurai John Toll The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Andrew Lesnie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Russell Boyd 2004 A Very Long Engagement Bruno Delbonnel The Aviator Robert Richardson Collateral Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron The Passion of the Christ Caleb Deschanel Ray Paweł Edelman 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Dion Beebe Batman Begins Wally Pfister Brokeback Mountain Rodrigo Prieto Good Night, and Good Luck. Robert Elswit King Kong Andrew Lesnie 2006 Children of Men Emmanuel Lubezki Apocalypto Dean Semler The Black Dahlia Vilmos Zsigmond The Good Shepherd Robert Richardson The Illusionist Dick Pope 2007 There Will Be Blood Robert Elswit The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Roger Deakins Atonement Seamus McGarvey The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Janusz Kamiński No Country for Old Men Roger Deakins 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Claudio Miranda The Dark Knight Wally Pfister The Reader Roger Deakins and Chris Menges Revolutionary Road Roger Deakins 2009 The White Ribbon Christian Berger Avatar Mauro Fiore The Hurt Locker Barry Ackroyd Inglourious Basterds Robert Richardson Nine Dion Beebe
2010s YearFilmCinematographer 2010 Inception Wally Pfister Black Swan Matthew Libatique The King's Speech Danny Cohen The Social Network Jeff Cronenweth True Grit Roger Deakins 2011 The Tree of Life Emmanuel Lubezki The Artist Guillaume Schiffman The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Jeff Cronenweth Hugo Robert Richardson Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Hoyte van Hoytema 2012 Skyfall Roger Deakins Anna Karenina Seamus McGarvey Les Misérables Danny Cohen Life of Pi Claudio Miranda Lincoln Janusz Kamiński 2013 Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki 12 Years a Slave Sean Bobbitt Captain Phillips Barry Ackroyd The Grandmaster Philippe Le Sourd Inside Llewyn Davis Bruno Delbonnel Nebraska Phedon Papamichael Prisoners Roger Deakins 2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Emmanuel Lubezki The Grand Budapest Hotel Robert Yeoman The Imitation Game Óscar Faura Mr. Turner Dick Pope Unbroken Roger Deakins 2015 The Revenant Emmanuel Lubezki Bridge of Spies Janusz Kamiński Carol Edward Lachman Mad Max: Fury Road John Seale Sicario Roger Deakins 2016 Lion Greig Fraser Arrival Bradford Young La La Land Linus Sandgren Moonlight James Laxton Silence Rodrigo Prieto 2017 Blade Runner 2049 Roger Deakins Darkest Hour Bruno Delbonnel Dunkirk Hoyte van Hoytema Mudbound Rachel Morrison The Shape of Water Dan Laustsen 2018 Cold War Łukasz Żal The Favourite Robbie Ryan First Man Linus Sandgren Roma Alfonso Cuarón A Star Is Born Matthew Libatique 2019 1917 Roger Deakins Ford v Ferrari Phedon Papamichael The Irishman Rodrigo Prieto Joker Lawrence Sher Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Robert Richardson
2020s YearFilmCinematographer 2020 Mank Erik Messerschmidt Cherry Newton Thomas Sigel News of the World Dariusz Wolski Nomadland Joshua James Richards The Trial of the Chicago 7 Phedon Papamichael 2021 Dune Greig Fraser Belfast Haris Zambarloukos Nightmare Alley Dan Laustsen The Power of the Dog Ari Wegner The Tragedy of Macbeth Bruno Delbonnel 2022 Elvis Mandy Walker Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Darius Khondji The Batman Greig Fraser Empire of Light Roger Deakins Top Gun: Maverick Claudio Miranda 2023 Oppenheimer Hoyte van Hoytema El Conde Edward Lachman Killers of the Flower Moon Rodrigo Prieto Maestro Matthew Libatique Poor Things Robbie Ryan 2024 Maria Edward Lachman The Brutalist Lol Crawley A Complete Unknown Phedon Papamichael Conclave Stéphane Fontaine Dune: Part Two Greig FraserNosferatuJarin Blaschke Wicked Alice Brooks 2025 One Battle After Another Michael Bauman Frankenstein Dan Laustsen Marty Supreme Darius Khondji Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams Adolpho Veloso
Multiple wins
5 wins Roger Deakins Emmanuel Lubezki (3 consecutive)
4 wins Conrad L. Hall
2 wins Allen Daviau John Toll Greig Fraser
Multiple nominations
17 nominations Roger Deakins
11 nominations Robert Richardson
6 nominations Janusz Kamiński Emmanuel Lubezki
5 nominations Bruno Delbonnel Conrad L. Hall Rodrigo Prieto John Schwartzman John Seale Dean Semler
4 nominations Greig Fraser Darius Khondji Edward Lachman Chris Menges Phedon Papamichael John Toll Haskell Wexler
3 nominations Dion Beebe Stephen H. Burum Caleb Deschanel Dan Laustsen Andrew Lesnie Matthew Libatique Claudio Miranda Wally Pfister Philippe Rousselot Dante Spinotti Hoyte van Hoytema
2 nominations Barry Ackroyd Danny Cohen Jeff Cronenweth Dean Cundey Allen Daviau Paweł Edelman Robert Elswit Stephen Goldblatt Adam Greenberg Seamus McGarvey Tony Pierce-Roberts Dick Pope Robbie Ryan Linus Sandgren Vittorio Storaro Dariusz Wolski Vilmos Zsigmond
See also AACTA Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
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