Adolescence, despite its Emmy-winning single-shot approach, did not win in its major category, with Black Rabbit prevailing in its limited series category.

Sinners and Train Dreams remain in contention for the Oscars, illustrating the ASC’s partial historical alignment with the Oscar lineup.

The 40th ASC Awards crowned Michael Bauman as the Theatrical Feature Film cinematographer for One Battle After Another, a win that dovetails with his BAFTA and British Society of Cinematographers nominations and underscores his ongoing industry impact.

Bauman was also nominated in the Limited/Anthology Series/Motion Picture Made for TV category for Monster: The Ed Gein Story.

Five feature-film cinematography nominees were announced, including Dan Laustsen for Frankenstein, Darius Khondji for Marty Supreme, Bauman for One Battle After Another, Autumn Durald Arkapaw for Sinners, and Adolpho Veloso for Train Dreams, with all nominees aligned with Oscar contenders.

Cynthia Pusheck received the Presidents Award and highlighted the history-making women in ASC leadership, including Mandy Walker.

Historically, ASC winners have matched the Oscar Best Cinematography winner 18 times in 39 years, with patterns around female nominations and the ongoing absence of a female Oscar winner in cinematography.

Rodrigo Prieto won the ASC Music Video Award for The Fate of Ophelia, his first ASC win after seven nominations; he could not attend due to shooting in Eastern Europe.

Mandy Walker’s earlier ASC feature-film cinematography win for Elvis marked a breakthrough moment, potentially paving the way for Arkapaw and Sinners to gain momentum.

M. David Mullen received the Career Achievement in Television Award, presented by Rachel Brosnahan, thanking collaborators like Amy Sherman-Palladino.

The ASC honored Guillermo del Toro with the Board of Governors Award; Robert Yeoman, ASC, received the Life Achievement Award; M. David Mullen, ASC, the Career Achievement in Television Award; Cynthia Pusheck, ASC, the Presidents Award; Stephen Pizzello received the ASC Award of Distinction; and Tom Fletcher the Bud Stone Award.

Kerri Kenney-Silver hosted the ceremony, delivering industry-themed humor, as Kodak received the Curtis Clark Technology Award; notable moments included announcements of Life and Career Achievement honors for Yeoman and Mullen.