The Australian Cinematographers Society congratulated all the winners from the 48th Annual ACS National Awards for Cinematography 2019.
CINEKIDS
- Gold Award – Bella Merlino (NSW) – This is Me
STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Gold Award – Jack Davis (SA) – Language
EXPERIMENTAL AND SPECIALISED
- Gold Tripod – Benjamin Powell (NSW) – Falling in Reverse
- Award of Distinction – Benjamin Cunningham (Vic) – The Story Of Earth – IMAX
JOHN BOWRING ACS TV STATION BREAKS AND PROMOS
- Gold Tripod – Richard Bell (Qld) – Celebrity Haunted Mansion
- Award of Distinction – Brendan Williams ACS (Qld) – Broncos – Welcome to Country
MUSIC VIDEOS
- Gold Tripod – Allan Hardy (Qld) – Parkway Drive – The Void
- Award of Distinction – Max Walter (Vic) – Guy Pearce – What Makes You Think
SYD WOOD ACS LOCAL/NATIONAL NEWS
- Gold Tripod – Kevin Hudson (NSW) – Ember Storm – Menai Night Fire Sequence
NEIL DAVIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- Gold Tripod – Matthew Allard ACS (NSW) – Bringing the Past to the Present
- Award of Distinction – Timothy Stevens (Vic) – ANZAC Caves
CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Gold Tripod – Aaron Hollett ACS (Vic) – City of Ghosts
- Award of Distinction – Benjamin Foley (Qld) – Yemen’s Bloody War
ENTERTAINMENT AND TV MAGAZINE
- Gold Tripod – Liam Brennan (Qld) – Rough Hands – ep 5, Karim the Bladesmith
- Award of Distinction – Toby Ralph (NSW) – Bodyhack 2.0 – Kazakhs of Mongolia
CORPORATE AND EDUCATIONAL
- Gold Tripod – Jordan Maddocks (NSW) – Leclerc Briant – Vibrations
- Award of Distinction – Ross Metcalf (WA) – Sinta – Life of an Athlete
DOCUMENTARIES
- Award of Distinction – Thomas David (Vic) – A Stargazer’s Guide to the Cosmos
RON TAYLOR AM ACS WILDLIFE AND NATURE
- Gold Tripod – Abraham Joffe ACS (NSW) – Tales by Light – Shawn Heinrichs
- Award of Distinction – Jonathan Shaw ACS (NSW) – Turtle Odyssey
COMMERCIALS LOCAL/REGIONAL
- Gold Tripod – Ross Metcalf (WA) – Kimberly Womens AFL
- Award of Distinction – Adam Howden ACS (Vic) – The Darkest Light
COMMERCIALS NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
- Gold Tripod – Shelley Farthing-Dawe (Vic) – Jacobs Creek
- Award of Distinction – Alex Dufficy (NSW) – Harley Davidson – The Frozen Few
DRAMATISED DOCUMENTARIES
- Award of Distinction – Dave Cameron ACS NZCS (NSW) – Roman Empire – Julius Caesar: Master of Rome
SHORT FILMS
- Gold Tripod – Jeremy Rouse ACS (Vic) – Armour
- Award of Distinction – Torstein Dyrting ACS (WA) – Blight
SERIAL TV AND COMEDY SERIES
- Gold Tripod – Judd Overton (SA) – No Activity (US) – The Raid
- Award of Distinction – Simon Riera NZCS (Tas) – Rosehaven – series 2, episode 4
DRAMA SERIES AND TELEFEATURES
- Gold Tripod – Denson Baker ACS NZCS (WA) – Victoria – series 2, ep 9, Comfort and Joy
- Award of Distinction – Mark Wareham ACS (Qld) – Mystery Road – episode 1, Gone
FEATURES – CINEMA
- Gold Tripod – Bob Nguyen (Vic) – Song Lang
- Award of Distinction – Ahmad Al Morsy (NSW) – The Originals (Alaslyeen)
2019 MILLI AWARD
- Bob Nguyen (Vic) – Song Lang
HALL OF FAME
- Nino Martinetti ACS (Qld)
- Anna Howard ACS (NSW)
- Damien Parer
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
- David Gribble ACS (NSW)
DREW LLEWELYN ACS CAMERIMAGE SCHOLARSHIP
- Simon Woods (Qld)
JOHN LEAKE OAM ACS EMERGING CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD
- Claire Bishop (SA)
BOB MILLER – ACS TECHNICAL AND INNOVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Mark Ruff (Vic)