The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced the nominees for its 2026 Outstanding Achievement Awards, recognizing excellence in feature films, documentaries, television and music videos.

Five features are nominated in the theatrical film category: Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Train Dreams. All winners will be celebrated at the 40th Annual ASC Awards held on Mar. 8, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on theasc.com.

See below for the full list of nominees.

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)