‘One battle after another’ is the Society of Camera Operators’ highest award

“One battle after another” Colin Anderson, SOC took home top honors at The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) awards. “The Studios” Mark Goellnicht, SOC, ACO took home the television award for the episode “The Oner.”

The awards were presented Saturday evening during watch parties in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. The SOC Awards recognize outstanding achievements by individuals in film and television
production.

“Camera operators are the connective tissue between vision and audience,” says Mathew
Moriarty, president of the Association of Camera Operators. “The past few years have presented themselves
extraordinary challenges for our sector, yet our work has remained daring, inventive and deeply human. This year’s recipients and nominees represent the highest standards of our profession and the
continued strength and resilience of the camera community.”

Anderson was nominated as “B” Camera Operator along with Brian Osmond, SOC of “Marty Supreme”; Lukasz Bielan for “F1,” with Natasha Mullan as “B” cinematographer; Gilles Corbeil, SOC, for “Frankenstein,” with James Frater, SOC, as “B” cameraman/Steadicam; and Michael Fuchs, SOC, for “Weapons,” with Kate Roberson as “B” Camera Operator and Connor O’Brien, SOC, as “C” Camera Operator.

On the TV side, Goellnicht, SOC, defeated ACO Erdem Ertal, SOC, for “The Pitt,” Season 1, Episode 12, “6:00 PM,” with Aymae Sulick, SOC, as “B” Camera Operator; Scott Maguire for “Severance,” Season 2, Episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo,” with Mark Schmidt, SOC, as “B” Camera Operator; Jim McConkey, SOC, for “Étoile,” Season 1, Episode 1, “The Swap,” starring Fanny Coustenoble and Niknaz Tavakolian as “B”
Camera operators; and Nick Müller, SOC with Nick Medrud, “B” Camera Operator for “Stranger
Things,” Season 5, Episode 4, “Chapter Four: Sorcerer.”

The President’s Award was presented to Nick Phillips, inventor and founder of Libra Head, whose groundbreaking stabilization technology has become one of the most reliable tools in modern image creation. Phillips accepted the honor via livestream from Cape Town, South Africa, joining the global camera community in celebrating.

The SOC also presented its Technical Achievement Award, honoring Sony’s Rialto Mini
(Venice Extension System Mini) for innovation that advances the art and craft of the camera
operation.