Ellen Kuras Receives ASC Cinematographer Lifetime Achievement Award – The Hollywood Reporter
Ellen Kuras will become the first woman to receive the Cinematographers Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, which she will accept at ASC’s 36th annual awards ceremony, March 20 at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.
Also during the ceremony, Peter Levy, will be presented with the Television Career Achievement Award and outgoing cinematographer and president of the International Association of Cinematographers John Lindley will be honored with the Award. Presidential. Panavision lens expert Dan Sasaki will receive ASC’s inaugural Curtis Clark Technical Achievement Award, which will be presented to an individual who has made a significant technological contribution to the arts and engineering. cinematographic.
ASC President Stephen Lighthill said: “We are delighted to honor our colleagues who have had a significant impact on not only the art form but also our community.” “Each of these recipients has made their own contributions to cinema as leaders, storytellers and artists.”
Kuras, an Academy Award nominee and two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, has a range of credits including Think freer travel and Blow. A three-time winner of the award for best dramatic cinematography at Sundance, Kuras has also received nominations for an Emmy Award and an Independent Spirit Award for her film work, including projects with Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Sam Mendes, Michel Gondry, Jonathan Demme, Rebecca Miller and Jim Jarmusch.
A director himself, Kuras has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Spirit Award and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his directorial debut. Traitor / NeraKhoon. She went on to direct the second unit on HBO’s vinyl and Night ofFollowed by Ozark and Oh Academy for Netflix. In 2018, she was invited by George Clooney to direct two episodes of the limited series Anonymous Content / Paramount Catch 22. Her latest projects include directing Amazon’s Terminal list and Apple TV+’s Extrapolation. She is currently preparing to direct Leea film about war photographer turned model Lee Miller starring Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Josh O’Connor, Andy Samberg, Andrea Riseborough and Marion Cotillard.
“Ellen is undeniably a pioneer,” Lighthill said. “She has consistently brought bold and compelling creative talent to her work as a director and cinematographer. She is known to be a passionate collaborator, a strong leader, and a generous soul.”
Levy, who began his film career filming documentaries in his native Australia, was named Cinematographer of the Year by the Motion Picture Association of Australia in 1991. Levy went on to win an Emmy Award and was nominated for an Award. ASC for HBO’s The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in 2005. He won a second Emmy in 2008 for Showtime’s . Communicateand additional ASC nominations for his work on the Fox series 24as well as two consecutive messages for Showtime’s House of Lies. His TV credits include No Trace, Reckless, Club House, Maggie Hill, Beauty and Dark Tower.
Lindley previously won an ASC Award for his work in the series Manhattan City and received ASC and Emmy Award nominations for the ABC series Pan Am. His credits include Field of Dreams, Sleeping with an Enemy, Father of the Bride, You Have Letters, The Core and St. Vincent. He also gained recognition for his lensing and digital techniques in the 1998 Gary Ross film Pleasantville, which many consider the earliest use of a major moving picture of what has evolved into digital mediation. Lindley is currently the national president of the International Association of Cinematographers, where he has led the union on issues including the pandemic, safety on set, and the recent Basics contract negotiations. .
Sasaki, an associate member of the ASC, is revered as an industry-leading expert in the development of advanced lens systems. As senior director of optical engineering and lens strategy for Panavision, Sasaki’s work includes the creation of the AWZ2 anamorphic zoom lens, the T Series anamorphic lens system, and the redevelopment of Ultra-Panatar lenses. . Educated under the tutelage of his father, Ralph, as well as Panavision legend Tak Miyagashima, Sasaki has spent over three decades collaborating with top cinematographers on lens design.
