The 21st American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 18, 2007, honoring the best

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

s of

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and television in 2006.

Winners and nominees

Film

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases * Emmanuel Lubezki – ''

Children of Men ''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel '' The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredi ...

'' ** Dick Pope – '' The Illusionist'' ** Robert Richardson – '' The Good Shepherd'' ** Dean Semler – ''

Apocalypto ''Apocalypto'' () is a 2006 action adventure film produced, co-written, and directed by Mel Gibson. The film features a cast of Native American and Indigenous Mexican actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia H ...

'' ** Vilmos Zsigmond – ''

The Black Dahlia Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – January 14–15, 1947), known posthumously as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized ow ...

Television

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series

* David Moxness – ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...

'' (Episode: "Arrow") **

Eagle Egilsson Egill Örn Egilsson ASC (born 31 August 1966), known as Eagle Egilsson ( ), is an Icelandic television director and cinematographer. Life and career Egill was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and studied filmmaking at Columbia College Hollywood, ...

– ''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

'' (Episode: "Darkroom") ** Nathan Hope – ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' (Episode: "Killer") ** Bill Roe – ''

Day Break ''Day Break'' is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper l ...

'' (Episode: "What If They Find Him") **

Gale Tattersall Gale Tattersall (born 1948) is a British filmmaker, cinematographer and founder of the HDD SLR Workshops in Santa Monica, California. He was the cinematographer for such movies as '' The Commitments'' and ''Tank Girl'' and the director of photo ...

– ''

House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

'' (Episode: "

Meaning Meaning most commonly refers to: * Meaning (linguistics), meaning which is communicated through the use of language * Meaning (philosophy), definition, elements, and types of meaning discussed in philosophy * Meaning (non-linguistic), a general te ...

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie, Miniseries, or Pilot

* John Stokes – '' Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King'' (Episode: "

Umney's Last Case ''Umney's Last Case'' is a short story by American author Stephen King, first published in King's collection ''Nightmares & Dreamscapes'' (1993). In July 1995, it was published as a separate paperback as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary. ''U ...

") ** Thomas Del Ruth – '' Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' (Episode: " Pilot") ** Adam Kane – ''

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'' (Episode: "

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

") ** Walt Lloyd – '' The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines'' ** Bill Roe – ''

'' (Episode: "Pilot")

References

{{ASC Awards Chron 2006 film awards Cinematographers 2006 television awards 2006 awards in the United States