Mandy Walker has become the first female winner in the American Society of Cinematographers' history with her win for 'Elvis'.
This weekend, the American Society of Cinematographers announced the winners of the Feature Competition category, and the winner was a first for the ceremony. Mandy Walker, who was responsible for making awards season contender Elvis look the way it does, became the first woman ever to be selected as the winner in the event’s thirty-seven year history. As she took to the stage to accept the prize, Walker dedicated the win to “all the women that win this award” after her.
The fact that Walker is the first woman in almost four decades to win such an important prize speaks volumes about how the movie industry behaves when it comes to celebrating its female professionals, but it’s not that surprising when you consider that the first woman to me nominated in the same category at the Oscars was Rachel Morrison in 2018 for Mudbound.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Walker Came Out on Top of Industry Heavyweights Walker was up against industry heavyweights like Roger Deakins and Claudio Miranda , who have been repeatedly celebrated during the awards seasons. Deakins was nominated for Cinematography at the Oscars a whopping fifteen times, and won for gorgeous-looking features Blade Runner 2049 and 1917. Walker was also the cinematographer for huge titles like Disney’s Mulan, Hidden Figures, and Australia.
Across its history, the American Society of Cinematographers have celebrated several titles that are widely considered masterpieces when it comes to how they look on the screen. Former winners include Empire of the Sun, The Shawshank Redemption, Titanic, Memoirs of a Geisha, The White Ribbon, Inception, and Gravity.
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