The 29th

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Awards were held on February 15, 2015, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom, honoring the best

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and

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in 2014. The film nominees were announced on January 7, 2015.

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received a record thirteenth nomination for ''

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''. Óscar Faura and

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are first-time nominees, while veterans

Emmanuel Lubezki Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (; born November 30, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. Lubezki is known for uses of natural lighting and continuous uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis gimbal, or hand- ...

and Dick Pope also received nominations.

Winners and nominees

Board of Directors Award

* Awarded to actress and singer

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Film

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release

, ASC, AMC – '' Birdman'' **

, ASC, BSC – ''

'' ** Óscar Faura – ''

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'' ** Dick Pope, BSC – '' Mr. Turner'' **

, ASC – ''

The Grand Budapest Hotel ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century mountainside resort ...

Spotlight Award

The Spotlight Award nominees were announced on January 16, 2014. The award "recognize outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries that are typically screened at film festivals, in limited theatrical release, or outside the United States". * Peter Flinckenberg, FSC – '' Concrete Night (Betoniyö)'' **

Darius Khondji Darius Khondji (; born 21 October 1955) is an Iranian-French cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Fincher, Michael Haneke, Woody Allen, James Gray, Bong Joon-ho, Wong Kar-Wai, and the Safdi ...

, ASC, AFC – '' The Immigrant'' ** Daniel Landin, BSC – '' Under the Skin''

Television

The previous "One-Hour" and "Half-Hour" categories have been merged into one:

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Regular Series

* Jonathan Freeman, ASC – ''

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'' (Episode: "Golden Days for Boys and Girls") (HBO) ** P.J. Dillon – ''

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'' (Episode: "Blood Eagle") (History) ** Anette Haellmigk – ''

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'' (Episode: " The Children") (HBO) ** Christopher Norr – '' Gotham'' (Episode: " Spirit of the Goat") (Fox) ** Richard Rutkowski – ''

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'' (Episode: "Perestroika") (WGN America) ** Fabian Wagner, BSC – ''

'' (Episode: "

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") (HBO)

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

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, ASC – ''

'' (Episode: "You Always Hurt the One You Love") (WGN America) ** David Greene, CSC – ''The Trip to Bountiful'' (Lifetime) ** David Stockton, ASC – '' Gotham'' (Episode: "

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") (Fox) **

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, ASC – '' Deliverance Creek'' (Lifetime)

Other awards

* ASC International Award:

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* Bud Stone Award of Distinction: Denny Clairmont and Otto Nemenz * Career Achievement in Television: Bill Roe * Lifetime Achievement Award: John Bailey * Presidents Award: Matthew F. Leonetti

References

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