'Mank' Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt Tops ASC Awards
Erik Messerschmidt's black-and-white lensing of Mank—David Fincher's '30s set biopic aboutCitizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz— collected the feature film trophy during the35th American Society of Cinematographers Awards, which were presented during a virtual ceremony from the historic (and expertly lit) ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood. Messerschmidt topped a field of nominees that also includedPhedon Papamichael for The Trial of the Chicago 7,Joshua James Richards for Nomadland,Newton Thomas Sigel for Cherryand Dariusz Wolski for News of the World.