The Brutalist has taken home the top prize at the 69th British Society of Cinematographers Awards in London.
Lol Crawley won Best Cinematography in a Feature Film Award for his work on the Oscar-nominated film, in his first ever nomination in the category.
Jody Lee Lipes won the TV equivalent for his work on the BBC drama The Listeners, making him the first person to win back-to-back awards after taking home the same prize in 2023.
Benedict Spence won the international TV prize for his photography of the Netflix drama Eric.
Other winners included Daniel Landin for his Cinematography in a Music Video, taking the prize for FKA Twigs’ music video Eusexua.
The Operators’ Award, presented by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), Association of Camera Operators (ACO) and Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) went to Karsten Bloch Jacobsen and Simon Finney ACO Assoc for their operating on the film Wicked and in the Television category Chris Plevin ACO Assoc BSC, Robert Patzelt and Michael Ole Nielson were victorious for their work on the HBO show True Detective: Night Country.
In the two Short Film categories, Edward Hamilton-Stubber took Best Student Short Film for his National Film and Television School graduation film, Tapeworm. In the BSC Club category Jon Muschamp was victorious for his short film Bookyville.
The BSC bestowed its Special Achievement Award on the Manaki Brothers International Film Festival – this the 45th anniversary of the festival. The Bert Easey Technical Award was won by the lenses rehousing company True Lens Services (TLS).
The BSC John Alcott Memorial Award was awarded to Milan Krsljanin. The Dee Edwards Award was posthumously awarded to Ed Ratcliffe, who died last year aged just 30.
The evening was marked with much celebration but also reflection as the late Dick Pope BSC posthumously received the BSC’s highest honour – the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dick’s 50-year career saw him shoot countless classic films from Secrets and Lie’ to Mr. Turner, Vera Drak’ and The Illusionist. Dick Pope died in October last year. Director Mike Leigh, who had worked with Pope on every one of his films from 1991 onwards recalled how the pair of them would approach each film as part of their ongoing investigation into pushing the boundaries of cinematic heightened realism.
