ACS National Awards Winners 2012
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ACS National Awards Winners 2012
ACS 2012 National Awards for Cinematography
The 2012 ACS National Awards for Cinematography were held in Sydney on Saturday 5th May at the Manly Pacific Hotel. Hosted this year by ACS NSW/ACT, the National Awards is the gala event on the ACS calendar. MC of the evening was the ever affable Ray Martin and Guest of Honour the very popular Rebecca Gibney. Well attended by over two hundred members, guests and sponsors, this ACS night of nights was a huge success.
This Year’s Winners
Milli Award
Australian Cinematographer of the Year
Ben Nott ACS
“Tomorrow When the War Began”
ACS Hall Of Fame
David Eggby ACS
David Muir ACS BSC
Barry Woodhouse ACS
ACS Contribution Award
Heidi Tobin
Martha Ansara
Craig Pickersgill
David Lewis ACS
Best Student Cinematography
sponsored by AFTRS
Boris Vymenets NSW “Moth”
Experimental & Specialised
sponsored by Gear Head
Daniel Graetz QLD “Z-Flex Skatelapse” Golden Tripod
John Bowring ACS, TV Station Breaks & Promos
sponsored by Lemac
Tony Luu ACS QLD “Slide Promo” Award of Distinction
Andre Deubel NSW “SBS2 Launch Promo” Golden Tripod
Music Clips
sponsored by ARRI Australia
Callan Green NSW “Megan Washington – Holy Moses” Golden Tripod
Single Camera News, Local & Regional
sponsored by Sony
No Award given in this category
Multi Camera News, Local / Regional
sponsored by Speak Easy
Mark Steven VIC “Solar Challenge” Award of Distinction
Neil Davis International News
sponsored by Miller
Daniel Soekov SA “Libya Hotel Attack” Golden Tripod
Current Affairs
Peter Barta NSW “Raising Kids at 70” Golden Tripod
TV Magazine, Lifestyle & Reality
sponsored by Panasonic
Anthony Sines ACS QLD “Under Her Spell” Award of Distinction
Campbell Munro VIC “Keeping up with the Jones” Golden Tripod
Corporate & Educational
No Award given in this category
Documentaries, Cinema & TV
sponsored by Videocraft
Leigh Hubner QLD “Tour de Cure 2011” Award of Distinction
Wildlife / Nature
Leighton de Barros WA “On a Wing and a Prayer” Award of Distinction
Mark Lamble ACS VIC “Crocodile King” Golden Tripod
Virtual Cinematography
sponsored by EFilm
No Award given in this category
Commercials Local / Regional
sponsored by Cameraquip Australia
James Brown VIC “Hanger One Vodka” Award of Distinction
Aron Leong ACS QLD “Ozcare” Golden Tripod
Commercials National / International
sponsored by Kodak
Brendan Williams ACS QLD “Hyundai i30” Award of Distinction
Iain MacKenzie NSW Dow “Fire” Award of Distinction
Iain MacKenzie NSW Dow “Snow” Golden Tripod
Dramatised Documentaries
sponsored by Showreelfinder
Bradley Dillon QLD “Fatal Attractions Ep 13” Golden Tripod
Fictional Drama Shorts
sponsored by Digital Pictures
John Biggins NSW “Rosey and Me” Award of Distinction
Nick Matthews ACS SA “The Palace” Golden Tripod
Telefeatures, TV Drama & Miniseries
sponsored by Movie Network Channels
Mark Wareham ACS QLD “Underbelly Razor episode 6” Award of Distinction
Ben Nott ACS QLD “Sisters of War” Award of Distinction
Mark Wareham ACS QLD “Cloudstreet” Golden Tripod
Features Cinema
sponsored by Panavision
Garry Phillips ACS NSW “Burning Man” Award of Distinction
Ben Nott ACS QLD “Tomorrow When The War Began” Golden Tripod
NFSA John Leake OAM ACS Emerging Cinematographer Award
sponsored by National Film and Sound Archive
Jimmy Ennett
National News Directors Award
Taryn Southcombe
“High Water”
International Award for Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki ASC AMC
“The Tree of Life”
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