6:44 pm — The host of this year’s ceremony is actor Kerri Kenney-Silver.
The first ever ASC Awards ceremony was held at the ASC Clubhouse, hosted by Gregory Peck with about 100 people in attendance. Thirty-nine shows later, we are joined by an audience of more than 1,100, with nominees, honorees and supporters gathered to celebrate.
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6:44 pm — You can follow along with our livestream using the ASC Awards Program Book, which contains extensive detail about the night’s honorees and nominees, chronicles the Society’s many milestones over the past 40 years, and evokes the colors and vibe of 1986. Below, readers can flip through each page of the book and zoom in on details.
6:47 pm – The audience is assembled and the ceremony will begin immediately after dinner… stay tuned.
7:06pm — ASC President Mandy Walker has opened the show.
7:09pm — ASC Awards Committee Chair Chuck Minsky introduces the opening show reel — celebrating the ASC Awards’ 40-year legacy.
7:15pm — Welcome the night’s host, Kerri Kenney-Silver.
7:22pm — Presenting the Episode of a Half-Hour Series Award. The category is sponsored by Red Digital Cinema, with the award presented by Kira Kelly, ASC and Edu Grau, ASC, AEC.
Nominees:
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”
And the winner is…
Adam Newport-Berra for The Studio — “The Oner”
This was the first ASC Award nomination for Newport-Berra; he also won an Emmy Award for his work on “The Oner” in 2025. His credits include the features The Invite, Good Fortune, Splitsville
and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, as well as episodes of The Bear.
7:31pm — Up next is the Career Achievement in Television Award, presented to M. David Mullen, ASC by actor Rachel Brosnahan. Brosnahan starred in the title role of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a series whose signature style Mullen helped define through his cinematography’s distinct blend of classical technique and expressive color.
M. David Mullen, ASC.
Mullen’s credits include the features The Love Witch, Jennifer’s Body and the forthcoming The Face of Horror and the series Smash, Big Love, Westworld and Get Shorty. His achievements in television have thus far earned him two ASC Awards and three Emmy Awards.
7:44pm — Up now is the Documentary Award — sponsored by Canon U.S.A. — presented by Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC and James Deakins.
Nominees:
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
And the winner is…
Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko for 2000 Meters from Andriivka
This was the first ASC Award nomination for the filmmakers.
Chernov is a Ukrainian filmmaker, war correspondent, videographer, photographer, photojournalist and novelist. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, he is known for his coverage of the Revolution of Dignity, the war in Donbas, the downing of flight MH17, the Syrian civil war, Battle of Mosul in Iraq, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the Siege of Mariupol. His film on the latter subject, 20 Days in Mariupol, earned a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary and an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film in 2024.
Babenko is a Ukrainian documentary photographer and video journalist based in Kyiv who has covered Ukraine’s fight for freedom since 2022.
7:52pm — The Curtis Clark ASC Technology Award — sponsored by Picture Shop — is now being presented to Kodak, honoring the company’s integral role in providing the film stocks that have helped define the look of cinema for more than a century. Presenting the award is actor and filmmaker Giovanni Ribisi.
The honor recognizes Kodak’s impact not only on Hollywood’s golden age, but on contemporary productions of all sizes, as the singular qualities of the film image continue to be sought after by emerging and established moviemakers alike.