"The Tree of Life" wins Cinematographers Awards

PanARMENIAN.Net - Emmanuel Lubezki, who has taken home most of this season's cinematography awards for his work on Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," won the feature film award from the American Society of Cinematographers on Sunday, February 12 night in Hollywood, Reuters reported, citing The Wrap.

Lubezki won the award once before, for "Children of Men" in 2006. He was considered the odds-on favorite coming into the ceremony, though fellow nominee Guillaume Schiffman won the cinematography award for "The Artist" at the BAFTA Awards earlier on Sunday.

Other feature film nominees included Robert Richardson for "Hugo," Jeff Cronenweth for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and Hoyte van Hoytema for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

Films winning the ASC Award have gone on to win the Oscar about half the time, including five times in the last 10 years. The American Society of Cinematographers is not a guild or union, but an invitation-only professional organization of about 350 top cinematographers. The ceremony took place in the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Presenters included Antonio Banderas, Amy Brenneman, Jon Cryer, James Cromwell and Penelope Ann Miller.

The ceremony also featured five honorary awards, a number of spectacular clip reels showcasing the work of nominees and winners, and an equal number of heartfelt but lengthy speeches from the honorees.

The Board of Governors Award was presented to Harrison Ford by cinematographer Matthew Libatique.