The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) has announced the nominees for the Camera Operator of the Year awards for the Film and Television categories. Honorees will be awarded live and in-person at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood on Saturday, February 24, during the annual Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards.
“We’re excited to celebrate the extraordinary work of these camera operators,” Matthew Moriarty, SOC president shared. “No matter what happened in 2023, the show goes on and excellence must be honored.”
Here’s a rundown of nominees:
Camera Operator of the Year – Film Nominees
- Mick Froehlich, SOC, Leave the World Behind
- Geoffrey Haley, SOC, Chevalier
- Ari Issler, Boston Strangler, with Nick Müller, “B” Camera / Steadicam Operator
- Andrew ‘AJ’ Johnson, SOC, Carmen
- Juanjo Sánchez, SOC, Society of the Snow, with Manuel Branáa, Operator de Cámara B
Camera Operator of the Year – Television Nominees
- Dominic Bartolone, SOC, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, S2E6 “Beat L.A.”, with Jessica Cannon, “B” Camera Operator, Justin Cameron, SOC, “C” Camera Operator, and John Lyke, Rollerblade Camera Operator
- Neal Bryant, SOC, The Last of Us, S1E3 “Long, Long Time”, with Carey Toner, Camera Operator
- Don Devine, SOC, Barry S4E2 “Bestest Place on Earth”,with Neal Bryant, SOC, “B” Camera / Steadicam Operator
- Mitch Dubin, SOC, Fargo S5E1 “The Tragedy of the Commons”, with Francois Archambault, SOC, “B” Camera Operator
- Gary Malouf, The Bear S2E10 “The Bear”, with Chris Dame, “B” Camera Operator
California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
California follows New York state, which passed a law earlier this year allowing parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm. Utah has passed laws in recent years aimed at limiting children's access to social media, but they have faced challenges in court.
The California law will take effect in a state home to some of the largest technology companies in the world. Similar proposals have failed to pass in recent years, but Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law in 2022 barring online platforms from using users' personal information in ways that could harm children. It is part of a growing push in states across the country to try to address the impacts of social media on the well-being of children.
"Every parent knows the harm social media addiction can inflict on their children — isolation from human contact, stress and anxiety, and endless hours wasted late into the night," Newsom said in a statement. "With this bill, California is helping protect children and teenagers from purposely designed features that feed these destructive habits."
The law bans platforms from sending notifications without permission from parents to minors between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., and between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays from September through May, when children are typically in school. The legislation also makes platforms set children's accounts to private by default.
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