"Gravity" has won the American Cinematographers Society.
The film's cinematographer Emmanuel Lubeski scored his third award after having won for his work on "The Tree of Life" and "Children of Men."
Lubezki beat out Roger Deakins ("Prisoners"), Bruno Delbonnel ("Inside Llewyn Davis"), Phedon Papamichael ("Nebraska"), Barry Ackroyd ("Captain Phillips") and Sean Bobbit ("12 Years a Slave").
The win is significant because the ASC award is an important precursor for the Oscars. Additionally, it is also an important win because for the past five years the ASC has always gone for more traditional cinematography while the Oscars have chosen computerized cinematography. In 2010, the ASC chose "The White Ribbon" while the Oscars chose "Avatar." In 2011, the ASC picked "The Tree of Life" while the Academy chose "Hugo," and in 2012 "Skyfall" won the ASC while "Life of Pi" won the Oscar. The only time the two agreed was when "Inception" took home both awards. The change of heart by the ASC is a sign that perhaps this year the ASC and the Oscars will coincide once again.
"Gravity's" win was not a surprise as the film has already taken home 22 awards for cinematography including one from the Broadcast Film Critics award.
Other ASC winners include "Killing Lincoln" for Television or Miniseries, "Detroit" for Half-Hour Series Television, and "Game of Thrones" for One-hour series.
Eduardo Serra, known for his work on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2," "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "The Wings of the Dove," was given the ASC International Award and Dan Cundey was handed the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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