Oscars Watch: 70th Annual British Society of Cinematographers Awards

70th Annual British Society of Cinematographers Awards
Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Royal Lancaster Hotel, London

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM
Sponsored by CineLab Film & Digital

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Cinematography by Michael Bauman

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


“Die My Love” (MUBI) – Seamus Mcgarvey ASC BSC ISC
“Frankenstein” (Netflix) – Dan Laustsen ASC DFF
“Marty Supreme” (A24) – Darius Khondji ASC AFC
“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) – Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A TELEVISION DRAMA (INTERNATIONAL/STREAMING)
Sponsored by MBSE

SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
EPISODE: “Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig”

Cinematography by Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC

Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers


Adolescence | “Episode Two” (Netflix) – Matthew Lewis
Black Mirror | “Eulogy” (Netflix) – Álvaro Gutiérrez AEC
Task | “Crossings” (HBO Max) – Alex Disenhof ASC
The Studio | “The Oner” (Apple TV+) – Adam Newport-Berra

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A TELEVISION DRAMA (UK TERRESTRIAL)
Sponsored by Sony

REUNION • BBC
EPISODE: “Episode One”

Cinematography by Ollie Downey BSC

Luke Snellin | Director
Mark Herbert, Gwen Gorst, William Mager, Luke Snellin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jo McClellan | Executive Producers


A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story “Episode Two” (ITV) – Bryan Gavigan
Towards Zero | “Episode Two” (BBC) – Laura Bellingham
What It Feels Like For A Girl | “Episode Seven” (BBC) – Neus Ollé BSC AEX
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light | “Episode Four” (BBC) – Gavin Finney BSC

CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MUSIC VIDEO
Sponsored by Aputure

“CHAINS AND WHIPS” •
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice

Cinematography by Jake Gabbay

Gabriel Moses | Director


“Flood” (Little Simz) – Rina Yang BSC
“Lace” (Movement) – Ziga Zupancic NZCS
“Illusions” (Common Saints) – Rui Jiang Ong

Operators Award (film)

BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER • Netflix

Cinematography by Danny Bishop Assoc BSC ACO SOC

Edward Berger | Director
Edward Berger, Mike Goodridge, Matthew James Wilkinson | Producers


“Die My Love” – Chris Chow
“F1: The Movie” – Lukasz Bielan & Natasha Mullens
“Marty Supreme” – Colin Anderson & Brian S. Osmond
“One Battle After Another” – Colin Anderson

Operators Award (TELEVISION)

Mussolini: Son of the Century • MUBI

Cinematography by Peter Robertson Assoc BSC ACO and Emiliano Topai

Joe Wright | Director
Lorenzo Mieli | Producer


“Andor” – Joe Russell & Iaim Struthers
“The Girlfriend” – Barney Davis & Julia Green
“Slow Horses” – Vince McGain & James Harrison
“A Thousand Blows” – John Piggott, Tom Walden, & Gabi Norland

Cinematography In A Short Film – Undergraduate Student

Theo Hughes
DOGBONE • University of Salford

Cinematography In A Short Film – Postgraduate Student

CHRISTOPHER HUDSON
EL CORAZÓN • National Film and Television School

Cinematography In A Short Film – BSC Club

LINDA WU
FLOCK

Special Achievement Award

Hilda Sealy GBCT

Bert Easey Technical Award

Optical Support

John Alcott Memorial Award

John de Borman BSC AFC

Lifetime Achievement Award

Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC

Christopher Haskell

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