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    Hoyte van Hoytema Wins American Society of Cinematographers Award For “Oppenheimer”

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    Pictured (l-r) on the set of “Oppenheimer” are production designer Ruth De Jong, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC and writer-director Christopher Nolan (photo courtesy of Universal Pictures)
    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. --

    The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its annual awards on Sunday evening (3/3) with Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC earning the marquee feature film honor for Oppenheimer. In his acceptance remarks before an industry audience at the Beverly Hilton, van Hoytema thanked Oppenheimer writer-director Christopher Nolan, producer Emma Thomas, and a close-knit camera team. The cinematographer added that a priority for him over the years has been to help keep celluloid alive as a viable option for filmmakers. The success of Oppenheimer, he noted, underscores that “ [celluloid] film is alive and appreciated by audiences more than ever.” Van Hoytema added that four of the five nominated pictures in this year’s ASC Award feature category were shot on film.

    This marks van Hoytema’s first ASC Award win. He was previously nominated for Dunkirk (2018) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012).

    The 38th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards also honored Warwick Thornton for The New Boy in the Spotlight Award category, which recognizes stellar cinematography in independent, foreign or art-house-type/festival films. And cinematographer Curren Sheldon topped the documentary competition on the strength of King Coal. These were the first career ASC wins for Thornton and Sheldon.

    ASC winners in television included M. David Mullen, ASC for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Ben Kutchins, ASC for Boston Strangler; and Carl Herse for Barry. Jon Joffin, ASC took home the first ASC Award in the inaugural music video category for Jon Bryant’s “At Home.”

    This was Mullen’s fifth nomination for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and his second consecutive win. Kutchins scored his first ASC win. Herse has won the ASC Award for Barry for two straight years. And Joffin registered his fourth ASC Award win, having previously earned TV honors for Beyond (2019), Motherland: Fort Salem (2020) and Titans (2022).

    Honorary awards at this year’s ASC ceremony included Spike Lee receiving the ASC Board of Governors Award (presented by Matthew Libatique, ASC, Ellen Kuras, ASC; and Ernest Dickerson, ASC), and Don Burgess, ASC was honored with the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Robert Zemeckis). Steve Fierberg, ASC was honored with the ASC Career Achievement in Television Award (presented by Sarah Treem). Amy Vincent, ASC received the Presidents Award (presented by Beverly Wood). And the Bud Stone Award was presented by ASC President Shelly Johnson to ­­­­­­Sony’s Dan Perry

    Here’s a rundown of the evening’s winners in competition:

     

    THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
    Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC for Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
     

     

    SPOTLIGHT AWARD
    Warwick Thornton for The New Boy
     

     

     

    EPISODE OF A ONE-HOUR REGULAR SERIES
    M. David Mullen, ASC for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Four Minutes” (Prime Video)

     

     

    LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TV
    Ben Kutchins, ASC for Boston Strangler (Hulu)

     

     

    EPISODE OF A HALF-HOUR SERIES
    Carl Herse for Barry, “Tricky Legacies” (Max)

     

     

    DOCUMENTARY AWARD
    Curren Sheldon for King Coal

     

     

    MUSIC VIDEO AWARD
    Jon Joffin, ASC for "At Home" (Performed by Jon Bryant)

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

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