Another one for ‘The Revenant’: Film wins top prize at cinematographers awards

“The Revenant” had a happy Valentine’s Day. A few hours after the stark action-drama dominated the BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening in London, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki won the 30th American Society of Cinematographers Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film.

The award, announced in Los Angeles, is Lubezki’s third consecutive ASC award. He won last year for “Birdman” and two years ago for “Gravity.”

Lubezki is not only the first to win the ASC feature film award three times in a row, but also the the first to win the award five times total. Lubezki also won for 2011’s “The Tree of Life,” 2006’s “Children of Men” and 1999’s “Sleepy Hollow.” The win for “The Revenant” followed the film’s five victories at the BAFTAs, including film, cinematography, sound, actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and director (Alejandro G. Inarritu).

Other winners at the ASC ceremony Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza: Vanja Cernjul for outstanding achievement for a regular episode of a TV series for “The Fourth Step” installment of “Marco Polo.”

Pierre Gill took home the prize for TV movie/miniseries for the pilot of “Casanova,” and Adam Arkapaw and Matyas Erdely tied for the ASC Spotlight Award, which honors cinematography in features screened at festivals, internationally or in limited theatrical release. Arkapaw won for “Macbeth” and Erdely took home the prize for “Son of Saul.”

John Toll received the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award, and Lowell Peterson was the recipient of the Career Achievement in Television Award. “The Martian” director Ridley Scott earned the Board of Governors Award, and Bill Bennett took home the ASC Presidents Award.

Grover Crisp, EVP of asset management, film restoration and digital mastering at Sony Picture Entertainment, received the ASC Bud Stone Award of Distinction.