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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe American Society of Cinematographers handed out its top prize in feature film visual storytelling to “Dune.” Last year’s winner, Erik Messerschmidt for “Mank,” presented the feature film prize to Greig Fraser.The 36th Annual ASC Awards ceremony returned to a limited in-person component at the the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood. Debbie Allen served as the night’s host.Other winners included “Pig,” which won the spotlight award ,and James Laxton, who took home the motion picture, limited series, or pilot made for television award for “The Underground Railroad.”Rachel Morrison, Stephen Hopkins and Jay Holben were among the cinematographers who presented the honoree awards.

**WINNER.Feature FilmBruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC for “The Tragedy of Macbeth”** WINNER Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for “Dune”Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for “Nightmare Alley”Ari Wegner, ACS for “The Power of the Dog”Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC for “Belfast”SpotlightRuben Impens, SBC for “Titane”** WINNER Pat Scola for “Pig”Adolpho Veloso, ABC for “Jockey”Documentary** WINNER Jessica Beshir for “Faya Dayi”Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill for “Cusp”Daniel Schönauer for “The Hidden Life of Trees”Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for TelevisionSteve Annis for “Foundation” – Pilot Episode: “The Emperor’s Peace”Tim Ives, ASC for “Halston” – Episode: “The Party’s Over”** WINNER James Laxton, ASC for “The Underground Railroad” – Episode: “Chapter 9: Indiana Winter”Christophe Nuyens, SBC for “Lupin” – Pilot Episode: “Chapter 1”Ben Richardson, ASC for “Mare of Easttown” – Episode: “Illusions”Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-CommercialStuart Biddlecombe for “The Handmaid’s Tale” – Episode: “The Wilderness”David Garbett for “Sweet Tooth” – Episode: Big ManDavid Greene, ASC, CSC for “Chapelwaite” – Episode: “The Promised”** WINNER Jon Joffin, ASC for “Titans” – Episode: “Souls”Boris Mojsovski, ASC, CSC for “Titans” – Episode:“Home”Kate Reid, BSC for “The Nevers” – Episode: “Hanged”Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – CommercialThomas Burstyn, CSC, NZSC for “Snowpiercer” – Episode: “Our Answer for Everything”** WINNER Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC for “Snowfall” – Episode: “Weight”Ronald Paul Richard for “Riverdale” – Episode: “Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs”Brendan Steacy, CSC for “Clarice” – Episode: “Silence is Purgatory”David Stockton, ASC for “Mayans M.C.” – Episode: “The Orneriness of Kings”Gavin Struthers,

The American Society of Cinematographers on Tuesday unveiled nominations for its 36th annual ASC Awards, honoring the year’s best in feature film, documentary and television cinematography.

Andrei Tarkovsky was the name on Barry Jenkins‘ lips as the main influence for his television adaptation of “The Underground Railroad.” Not the first name to think of when considering the enormity of Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel. The story: a combination of the distressing tribulations of an escapee slave girl with a hefty volume of magical realism, doesn’t immediately describe the Russian auteur.