February 6, 2026

Winners Announced - 70th British Society of Cinematographers Awards

MICHAEL BAUMAN WINS THE 70TH BRITISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD FOR ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Michael Bauman has won the Best Cinematography In A Feature Film Award for his photography of the film ‘One Battle After Another’ (Warner Bros).

This is Michael Bauman’s first win and nomination at the BSC Awards. He wins for his Cinematography of the Paul Thomas Anderson film ‘One Battle After Another’. The Cinematography In A Feature Film Award is sponsored by Sunbelt Rentals.

In the Television Drama (UK Terrestrial) category, Ollie Downey BSC won for his work on the BBC drama ‘Reunion’ and in the Television Drama (International/Streaming) category, Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC won her second award for her photography of the Apple TV series ‘Severance’. The Cinematography In A Television Drama (UK Terrestrial) award is sponsored by Sony Professional Filmmaking and the Cinematography In A Television Drama (International/Streaming) Award is sponsored by MBSE.

In the Music Video category, Cinematographer Jake Gabbay followed on his victory at Camerimage by taking home the Cinematography In A Music Video award for ‘Chains and Whips’ from Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice. The Cinematography In A Music Video Award is sponsored by Aputure.

The Operators Award, presented by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), Association of Camera Operators (ACO) and Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) named Danny Bishop Assoc BSC ACO SOC the winner for his operating on the Netflix film ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ and in the Television category Peter Robertson Assoc BSC ACO and Emiliano Topai were victorious for their work on the series ‘Mussolini: Son of the Century’.

The BSC Short Film Awards were presented to Linda Wu, Christopher Hudson and Theo Hughes for their respective films. The Cinematography In A Short Film Awards are sponsored by Arri and The Look.

The evening was filled with emotional and humorous moments as the BSC presented their highest honour, the BSC Lifetime Achievement Award to Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC. Remi’s career began at the BBC where he worked his way up through the ranks until reaching the role of Cinematographer – shooting while he was there some of the most iconic TV movies, including work by Mike Leigh, Adrian Shergold and Anthony Minghella. His work as a Feature Film Cinematographer led him to being Oscar-nominated in 1998 for 'Elizabeth', in so doing becoming the first Black Cinematographer to be nominated in that category. He was Emmy-nominated for his work on the Miniseries 'Band of Brothers' and 'The Pacific'.  Joining Remi on stage was BAFTA-winning Actor Lennie James who recently starred in 'Mr. Loverman' which was recently shot by Remi.

John de Borman BSC AFC received the BSC John Alcott Memorial Award for his tireless work for the BSC and Focus Puller, Hilda Sealy GBCT was awarded the Special Achievement Award for her tireless work in trying to transform our industry into a more inclusive space. The BSC Bert Easey Technical Award was awarded to Optical Support.

Commenting on the awards, President of the British Society of Cinematographers, Oliver Stapleton BSC said “Tonight we celebrated 70 years of the British Society of Cinematographers Awards, a moment to reflect on the previous winners from Lawrence of Arabia to Schindler's List but also to celebrate the addition of One Battle After Another to that list. My congratulations to all the winners and recipients tonight, your work is a reminder of just how vibrant and creative our industry still is.”

The awards were held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and hosted by Edith Bowman. The BSC wishes to thank all our sponsors who have helped make the evening happen.