IndieWire’s top pick for 2022’s best cinematography, Hoyte van Hoytema’s innovative large format digital day-for-night work and immersive IMAX cinematography in “Nope,” also missed the cut. James Friend was overlooked for the impressive World War I battlefield action in “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the buzzy German submission that’s shortlisted for the international film Oscar. In addition, Robert Richardson (who has 11 noms) was bypassed for “Emancipation,” the runaway slave actioner, which stars Will Smith and boasts a unique monochromatic look. As far as a predictor, in seven out of the last 11 years, the ASC winner has won the Oscar.Īmong the omissions are two-time Oscar winner Janusz Kamiński (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Schindler’s List”), who could still sneak into the Oscar race for Steven Spielberg’s frontrunning “The Fabelmans” “Titanic” Oscar and ASC winner Russell Carpenter (“Avatar: The Way of Water”) and “La La Land” Oscar winner Linus Sandgren (“Babylon”). Wegner and Morrison are also the only women to date nominated for the cinematography Oscar. She’s only the third woman to be nominated for the ASC feature award, following Ari Wegner (“The Power of the Dog”) last year and Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) in 2018. And Baz Luhrmann’s delirious “Elvis” represents the first nomination for Walker, who visualized the biopic with a carnival-like period excitement. Iñárritu’s his mind-blowing, semi-autobiographical journey back to Mexico City marks the director’s first collaboration with the cinematographer. Khondji also has three nominations Alejandro G. Oscars 2023: Best Cinematography Predictions Miranda, an Oscar winner for “Life of Pi,” has three nominations, and is considered the frontrunner for taking us into the cockpit of Tom Cruise’s jet fighters with visceral realism, thanks to the innovative Sony Rialto Camera Extension System. For Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” he provided a gritty noir look. Fraser, last year’s Oscar and ASC winner for “Dune,” has two wins and three noms. The two-time Oscar winner (“1917” and “Blade Runner 2049”) has won five times, tied with Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki, the three-time Oscar winner (“Gravity,” “Birdman,” and “The Revenant”), who didn’t make the cut for “Amsterdam,” which never got any critical traction. Roger Deakins (“Empire of Light”), Greig Fraser (“The Batman”), Darius Khondji (“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”), Claudio Miranda (“Top Gun: Maverick”), and Mandy Walker (“Elvis”) were nominated Monday for the 37th annual ASC Awards (to be held March 5 at the Beverly Hilton and live streamed).įor the legendary Deakins, who finds himself in the underdog position for exquisitely lensing Sam Mendes’ underappreciated ode to cinema, this marks his ASC-leading 17th nomination.

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