January 12, 2026

Nominations Announced - 70th British Society of Cinematographers Awards

LONDON - The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) are delighted to announce the nominations for the 70th Annual British Society of Cinematographers Awards.

The nominations are as follows:

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM

• DIE MY LOVE (Mubi) - Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC ISC, cinematographer
• FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix) - Dan Laustsen ASC DFF, cinematographer
• MARTY SUPREME (A24/Entertainment Film Distributors) - Darius Khondji ASC AFC, cinematographer
• ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.) - Michael Bauman, cinematographer
• SINNERS (Warner Bros.) - Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC, cinematographer

This is the first nominations for Michael Bauman and Autumn Durald Arkapaw. This is the fourth nomination for Darius Khondji, he was previously nominated for Se7en (1995), Evita (1996) and Midnight In Paris (2011). This is the second nomination for Dan Laustsen, he was previously nominated for The Shape of Water (2017). This is sixth nomination for Seamus McGarvey. He previously won for Anna Karenina (2012) and Nocturnal Animals (2016) and was nominated for Atonement (2007), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Cyrano (2021).

The Cinematography In A Feature Film Award is sponsored by Sunbelt Rentals (UK).

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN TELEVISION DRAMA (INTERNATIONAL/STREAMING)

• ADOLESCENCE "Episode Two" (Netflix) - Matthew Lewis, cinematographer
• BLACK MIRROR "Eulogy" (Netflix) - Álvaro Gutiérrez AEC, cinematographer
• SEVERANCE "Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig" (Apple TV) - Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC, cinematographer
• TASK "Crossings" (HBO) - Alex Disenhof ASC, cinematographer
• THE STUDIO "The Oner" (Apple TV) - Adam Newport-Berra, cinematographer

In the Cinematography In A Television Drama (International/Streaming) category we have first time nominees Matthew Lewis, Álvaro Gutiérrez, Alex Disenhof and Adam Newport-Berra. This is the third nomination for Suzie Lavelle who previously won in 2020 for Normal People and was nominated in 2019 for His Dark Materials.

The Cinematography In A Television Drama (International/Streaming) category is sponsored by MBSE.

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A TELEVISION DRAMA (UK TERRESTRIAL)

• A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY "Episode Two" (ITV) - Bryan Gavigan, cinematographer
• REUNION "Episode One" (BBC) - Ollie Downey BSC, cinematographer
• TOWARDS ZERO "Episode Two" (BBC) - Laura Bellingham, cinematographer
• WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL "Episode Seven" (BBC) - Neus Ollé BSC AEC, cinematographer
• WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT "Episode Four" (BBC) - Gavin Finney BSC, cinematographer

This is the first nominations for Bryan Gavigan, Ollie Downey, Laura Bellingham and Neus Ollé. This is the fifth nomination for Gavin Finney, he previously won in 2013 for The Fear and 2015 for Wolf Hall. He was also nominated in 2017 for The State and 2019 for Good Omens.

The Cinematography In A Television Drama (UK) category is sponsored by Sony.

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MUSIC VIDEO

• 'CHAINS AND WHIPS' (Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice) - Jake Gabbay, cinematographer
• 'FLOOD' (Little Simz) - Rina Yang BSC, cinematographer
• 'LACE' (Movement) - Ziga Zupancic NZCS, cinematographer
• 'ILLUSIONS' (Common Saints) - Rui Jiang Ong, cinematographer

Rounding off the nominations we have the Cinematography In A Music Video category. This represents the first nominations for all four Cinematographers in this category, Jake Gabbay, Rina Yang, Ziga Zupancic and Rui Jiang Ong.  

The Cinematography In A Music Video category is sponsored by Aputure.

The winners will be announced on Saturday 7th February at our new home of The Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Tickets and table purchases are available via Helen Maclean (helen@bscine.com). For sponsorship opportunities please contact Duncan Bruce (duncan@bscine.com).

Also being presented on the 7th will be BSC Lifetime Achievement Award which has previously been announced as being presented to Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC. The BSC Short Film recipients will also be awarded - Theo Hughes (Cinematography In A Short Film - Undergraduate Student), Christopher Hudson (Cinematography In A Short Film - Postgraduate Student) and Linda Wu (Cinematography In A Short Film - BSC Club). 

Other categories to be announced include the BSC John Alcott Memorial Award, BSC Bert Easey Technical Achievement Award and BSC Special Achievement Award. The British Society of Cinematographers together with the Association of Camera Operators (ACO) and the Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) will present The Operators Award - Feature Film and The Operators Award - Television Drama. Nominees to be announced.

Our thanks to our sponsors for the 70th British Society of Cinematographers Awards