“One Battle After Another” cinematographer Michael Bauman won the British Cinematographers Guild Award for Best Cinematography in a Feature Film.
This is Bauman’s first time winning or being nominated for a BSC award. He beat out “Die My Love” (Seamus McGarvey), “Marty Supreme” (Darius Khondji), “Sinners” (Autumn Arkapaw Arkapaw) and “Frankenstein” (Dan Rostin).
When Mr. Bauman joined Variety for “Inside the Frame,” Mr. Anderson said he wanted something in the “70s movie vein,” citing films such as “The French Connection” and “The Last Detail.” “There was a stylistic roughness to a lot of films at the time, and he really felt that was essential to telling this story. He also wanted to shoot the film in VistaVision.”
In the Television Drama (British terrestrial) category, Ollie Downey won the award for the BBC drama “Reunion”, and in the Television Drama (International/Streaming) category, Susie Lovell won her second award for filming the Apple TV series “Severance”.
In the music video category, cinematographer Jake Gabay followed up his win with Camellia Image by winning the Music Video Cinematography award for Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, and Malice’s “Chains and Whips.”
The Operator’s Award, presented by the British Society of Cinematographers, the Camera Operators’ Association and the British Guild of Camera Technicians, named Danny Bishop Asock, operator of the Netflix film The Ballad of the Little Player, as the winner, while in the television category Peter Robertson Asock and Emiliano Topai won for their work on the series Mussolini: Son of the Century.
The BSC Short Film Award was awarded to Linda Wu, Christopher Hudson and Theo Hughes for their respective films.
The evening was filled with emotional and humorous moments as BSC presented its highest honor, the BSC Lifetime Achievement Award, to Remi Adefarasin.
Adefarasin’s career began at the BBC, where he rose through the ranks and held the role of cinematographer. During his time there, he worked on some of the most iconic television movies, including those starring Mike Leigh, Adrian Shergold, and Anthony Minghella. His work as a feature film cinematographer earned him an Oscar nomination in 1998 for Elizabeth, making him the first black cinematographer to be nominated in that category. He received Emmy nominations for the miniseries “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.”
John de Bowman received the BSC John Alcott Memorial Award for his work at the BSC, and high-profile Hilda Seeley received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in transforming the industry into a more inclusive space. The BSC Bert Easey Technology Award was awarded to Optical Support.
Oliver Stapleton, Chairman of the British Society of Cinematographers, said: “Tonight we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the British Society of Cinematographers Awards, a chance to look back at past winners from Lawrence of Arabia to Schindler’s List, and a moment to celebrate the addition of One Battle After Another to that list. Congratulations to all the winners and winners tonight, who remind us just how vibrant and creative your work can be.” Our industry is still going. ”
The awards ceremony was held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel and was hosted by Edith Bowman. BSC would like to thank all the sponsors who helped make this evening possible.
