The Society of Camera Operators announces the nominees for Camera Operator of the Year in the Film and Television categories.
Bullet Train
Camera Operator of the Year – Film Nominees:
- Lukasz Bielan – Bullet Train
- Daniel Bisho SOC – All Quiet On The Western Front
- Mitch Dubin SOC – The Fabelmans, with Colin Anderson, SOC, “B” Camera / Steadicam Operator
- Jason Ellson SOC – Elvis
- Geoffrey Haley SOC – The Gray Man
- Ari Robbins SOC – Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful of Truths
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022). (L-R) Daniel Gim»nez Cacho as Silverio and Ximena Lamadrid as Camila. Cr. Limbo Films, S. De R.L. de C.V. Courtesy of Netflix
Camera Operator of the Year – Television Nominees:
- Dave Chameides SOC – Ozark, S 4 Ep 14, “A Hard Way to Go” with Cristian Trova SOC, “B” Camera Operator
- Sam Ellison SOC – Severance, S 1 Ep 3, “In Perpetuity” with Stanley Fernandez, Camera Operator
- Sarah Levy SOC – Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty, S 1 Ep 5, “Pieces of a Man” with Dominic Bartolone SOC, “B” Camera / Steadicam Operator, Justin Cameron SOC, “C” Camera Operator, John Lyke, Roller Cam Operator
- Gary Malouf – The Bear, S1 Ep7, “The Review”, with Chris Dame, “B” Camera Operator
- Jarrett Morgan SOC – Atlanta, S 3 Ep 5, “Cancer Attack”
- Paul Sanchez – The Old Man, S 1 Ep 1, “I” with Hilton Goring, “B” Camera Operator
The Bear
At the February 25, 2023, Awards Show hosted at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, the Camera Operator of the Year Recipients will be announced live.
“We proudly acknowledge how much the SOC has grown and realise the importance and sincerity of what our awards truly mean to the industry at large. By announcing six nominees for each category, most including teams, we feel it best reflects the totality of the work submitted, the integrity of the SOC, and how much we value the craft.”
—George Billinger, SOC President & Awards Chair
Header Photo: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Director: Edward Berger, Prague 2021
