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| Kevin Kline & Socal's Dave Linden |
An impressive line-up of stars including James Caan, David Duchovny, Carla Gugino, James Karen, Kevin Kline, Penny Marshall and Kiefer Sutherland headlined an all-star cast of presenters at the 18th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards gala on Sunday, February 8, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
"There is a special chemistry between actors, directors and cinematographers that is hard to explain," says Owen Roizman, ASC, chairman of the organization's Awards Committee. "It means a lot to our members to have these talented filmmakers with us on this magical night."
ASC presented Outstanding Achievements Awards to cinematographers vying for honors in the feature film
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| Irwin Winkler |
competition and three narrative television categories. Also presented was the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Chapman, ASC (The Fugitive, Raging Bull) as well as tributes to International Achievement Award winner Miroslav Ondricek, ASC (Ragtime, Amadeus), producer-director-writer Irwin Winkler (Rocky, Raging Bull, The Right Stuff, Goodfellas), visual effects pioneer Howard Anderson, Jr. (The Lucy Show, Star Trek) and silent film historian/preservationist Kevin Brownlow.
The American Society of Cinematographers voted underdog John Schwartzman for "Seabiscuit" winning its top award for in the feature film category. Schwartzman won over other nominees Russell Boyd ("Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"), Andrew Lesnie ("The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"), John Seale ("Cold Mountain") and John Toll ("The Last Samurai"). This is Schwartzman’s first ASC award, having been nominated in 2002 for "Pearl Harbor."
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| Tami Reiker |
In the television category, one show HBO's "Carnivale," took the top honor in both the cable and episodic categories for the first time in ASC history. Tami Reiker, ("Pieces of April," "High Art") won for shooting the pilot; Jeff Jur won for "Carnivale" episode "Pick a Number." Reiker is the first woman to win an ASC award and the first to be nominated by the predominantly male institution.
Pierre Gill won the competition for best network TV movie/miniseries/pilot for CBS' "Hitler: The Rise of Evil." Gill had been nominated by the ASC once previously, for shooting CBS' "Joan of Arc" miniseries (1999).
Dave Linden can be reached at dave.linden@socal.com or www.davelinden.com.
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