American Society of Cinematographers Announces TV Nominees

Cinematographers for such television productions as "Mad Men," "Game of Thrones" and "American Horror Story: Asylum" were among the nominees announced Wednesday for the American Society of Cinematographers 27th annual awards.

The honors will be presented Feb. 10 in the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland complex.

"Creating the mood, composing the lighting and constructing camera angles on a television production schedule to elicit just the right emotions for a scene presents many challenges," ASC President Stephen Lighthill said.

"These artists have shown imaginative creativity in crafting the appropriate visuals on a broadcast timeline."

Nominated in the one-hour episodic television series category were:

• Balazs Bolygo, Cinemax's "Hunted";
• Chris Manley, AMC's "Mad Men";
• Kramer Morgenthau, HBO's "Game of Thrones";
• David Moxness, Fox's "Fringe";
• Mike Spragg, Cinemax's "Strike Back"; and
• David Stockton, Fox's "Alcatraz."

In the television movie/miniseries category, nominations went to:

• Michael Goi, FX's "American Horror Story: Asylum";
• Florian Hoffmeister, PBS Masterpiece's "Great Expectations";
• Arthur Reinhart, History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoy"; and
• Rogier Stoffers, HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn."

For half-hour episodic series, nominations went to:

• Ken Glassing, Fox's "Ben and Kate";
• Michael Goi, NBC's "The New Normal";
• Peter Levy, Showtime's "House of Lies";
• Bradford Lipson, FX's "Wilfred"; and
• Michael Price, ABC's "Happy Endings."

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