{"id":409169,"date":"2026-01-09T16:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cined.com\/?p=409169"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:56:57","slug":"40th-asc-awards-nominations-revealed-sinners-frankenstein-marty-supreme-among-theatrical-contenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cined.com\/40th-asc-awards-nominations-revealed-sinners-frankenstein-marty-supreme-among-theatrical-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"40th ASC Awards Nominations Revealed \u2013 Sinners, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme Among Theatrical Contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The American Society of Cinematographers has unveiled its nominations for the 40th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards, with Sinners, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, and Train Dreams competing in the theatrical feature category. Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC becomes only the fifth woman ever nominated in the Society’s top category, while \u0141ukasz \u017bal’s acclaimed work on Hamnet notably missed the cut. Let’s take a close look at the ASC Awards 2026 nominations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ASC<\/a> chose to nominate five directors of photography in the theatrical feature category this year, though rules allow between five and ten nominees depending on voting percentages. All five selected films also appear on the 98th Academy Awards cinematography shortlist, reinforcing the strong overlap between ASC recognition and Oscar contention. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on March 8, 2026<\/a>, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durald Arkapaw<\/a> earned her nomination for Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending horror film Sinners<\/a>, which she shot using a groundbreaking dual-format approach combining 65mm and IMAX film acquisition. The cinematographer, who previously collaborated with Coogler on both Black Panther films, becomes only the fifth woman to receive an ASC nomination in the theatrical feature category across the organization’s four-decade awards history. Her work captured the Mississippi Delta setting of 1932 with rich period atmosphere while supporting the film’s ambitious tonal shifts between blues drama and supernatural horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40th ASC Awards will be handed out on March 8, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Image credit: ASC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Television categories span multiple formats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The television nominations demonstrate the Society’s recognition of exceptional work across half-hour comedies, one-hour dramas, limited series, and streaming productions. Adam Newport-Berra earned a nomination for The Studio episode “The Oner,<\/a>” while Jessica Lee Gagne received recognition for Severance’s “Hello, Ms. Cobel.<\/a>” The White Lotus, Andor, and Alien: Earth also secured nominations in the one-hour regular series category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Bauman achieved a notable double nomination this year, earning recognition for both the theatrical feature One Battle After Another<\/a> (his collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson) and the limited series Monster: The Ed Gein Story. The cinematographer shot the Anderson film on VistaVision, marking a rare revival of the premium widescreen format that helped define Hollywood’s technical ambitions in the 1950s.<\/p><409169-mzed-course\/>\n\n\n\n

The limited series category includes Matthew Lewis for Adolescence<\/a> (here’s our behind-the-scenes article<\/a> on this stunning production), which gained attention for its single-take approach in its second episode. Black Rabbit secured two nominations through the work of Pete Konczal, ASC and Igor Martinovi\u0107 on different episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Documentary and music video categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The documentary award nominees include Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko for 2000 Meters from Andriivka<\/a>, continuing recognition for Ukrainian cinematographers documenting the ongoing conflict. Brandon Somerhalder received a nomination for Come See Me in the Good Light<\/a>, while Lars Erlend Tubaas \u00d8ymo and Tor Edvin Eliassen earned recognition for Folktales<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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