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    TV Nominations Unveiled For ASC Awards; Field Consists of 5 Past Nominees, 5 First-Timers

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    Highlighting excellence in television cinematography, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has named its nominees for the organization’s 29th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. The winners will be announced on February 15, 2015, at a gala held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.

    The nominees are:

    For an Episode of a Regular Series

        P.J. Dillon for Vikings, “Blood Eagle” (History)

        Jonathan Freeman, ASC for Boardwalk Empire, “Golden Days for Boys and Girls” (HBO)

        Anette Haellmigk for Game of Thrones, “The Children” (HBO)

        Christopher Norr for Gotham, “Spirit of the Goat” (FOX)

        Richard Rutkowski for Manhattan, “Perestroika” (WGN America)

        Fabian Wagner for Game of Thrones, “Mockingbird” (HBO)

    For a Television Movie, Miniseries, or Pilot

        David Greene, CSC for the TV movie The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)

        John Lindley, ASC for the Manhattan pilot (WGN America)

        David Stockton, ASC for the Gotham pilot (FOX)

        Theo Van de Sande, ASC for the TV movie Deliverance Creek (Lifetime)

    “Our members had a very difficult time choosing these nominees from such an incredible field of submissions,” said ASC president Richard Crudo. “They have done superlative work in a very challenging medium, and we salute them.”

    This is Freeman’s eighth nomination. He has won four ASC Awards for Game of Thrones (2014), Boardwalk Empire (2012, 2011), and Homeland Security (2005), with additional noms for Taken (2003), Strange Justice (2000) and Prince Street (1998).

    Stockton previously won for his work on Eleventh Hour (2009) and earned nominations for the Alcatraz pilot (2013), Chase (2012), and the Nikita pilot (2011).

    Also receiving prior recognition are Greene for Beauty and the Beast (2014), Haellmigk for Game of Thrones (2014) and Lindley for Pan Am (2012).

    Dillon, Norr, Rutkowski, Van de Sande and Wagner are first-time nominees.

    HBO leads the pack with three nominations, followed by Fox, Lifetime and WGN America with two each. The History Channel rounds out the networks represented.

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    The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.

    At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.

    Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.

    Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.

    "With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."

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