ASC Awards: Don Burgess, Steven Fierberg and Amy Vincent honored at 38th annual gala

The American Society of Cinematographers announced the winners of the 38th annual Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography gala on March 3, 2024. They are: Don Burgess, ASC; Steven Fierberg, ASC and Amy Vincent, ASC.

Burgess, a longtime collaborator of Robert Zemeckis, will be honored with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Aquaman and the lost kingdomDirected by James Wan, Burgess is best known for adapting Zemeckis’ Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump, for which he received ASC Award and Oscar nominations. The duo has also worked on films such as last year’s live-action film Pinocchio, Flight, Contact, Throw away, What lies beneath, The North Pole Express and the following Here.

Burgess’ other credits include those of Sam Raimi spider manthe first AquariusBrian Helgelands 42Allen and Albert Hughes’s The Book of EliGary Winicks 13 On 30, Terminator 3 by Jonathan Mostow: Rise of the Machines and Billy Crystal’s Forget about Paris. Burgess received his first ASC nomination for the Emmy-nominated television film Jackie Robinson’s Court Martial.

“Don Burgess has continued to inspire us over the past 40 years with his contributions to many of the most memorable films,” said ASC President Shelly Johnson. “Don is an incredibly talented artist whose work speaks powerfully to the power of visual storytelling. He combines his vision and skills with a deep commitment to collaboration, which is a guiding principle of our art form. Many of his films are deeply woven into our cultural fabric – you remember where you saw his work and who you were with. It is the ASC’s sincere pleasure to recognize Don’s significant contribution to cinematography.”

Fierberg receives the ASC Career Achievement in Television Award. His credits include all five seasons of The affairthree seasons of Emily in Paris and several seasons of HBO’s consequence. Fierberg directed the pilot for ABC There was once and established the look for NBC’s Headpin. He previously won an ASC Award for the miniseries Attila in 2002. In addition to his television work, Fierberg has made numerous feature films, including those directed by Steven Shainberg. secretaryDoug Ellins consequence Film” and that of Ed Zwick Love and other drugs. Fierberg has appeared in many music videos for artists such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Easy E, David Lee Roth and Tim McGraw. He received a Latin Grammy for Best Video of the Year for Draco Rosa’s “Mas Y Mas.”

Vincent will be honored with the President’s Award for her dedicated commitment to the ASC. She is an active member of the ASC Board and a founding member of the association’s Vision Committee, which promotes diversity and inclusion. Vincent’s contributions to the ASC highlight her role as a champion for women in the film industry. She actively participates in mentoring programs and also teaches cinematography at universities such as the American Film Institute, Florida State University and Loyola Marymount University, where she is currently Distinguished Artist in Residence. Vincent received the Women in Film Kodak Vision Award for excellence in cinematography. She received the Excellence in Cinematography Award at Sundance for her work on Craig Brewer’s Crowds and currents. Her feature films also include Brewer’s Black Snake moaned and remake of Without a foot and Kasi Lemmons’ Eva’s Bayou. Vincent’s work will next be seen in the 2024 film A nice Indian boy Directed by Roshan Sethi.

“We look forward to celebrating these extraordinary individuals at our gala,” said ASC Awards Committee Chair Chuck Minsky. “They are all outstanding artists who have influenced our profession both on and off the scene.”

The ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton and will be broadcast live.