Film Nominees

Lukasz Bielan Bullet Train

Lukasz Bielan is a Polish/American camera operator and cinematographer, who now resides in California. Since entering the world of cinema in the early 90s, he has served as assistant camera operator and camera operator in acclaimed international films, among which are the biographical drama Chaplin, Sleepless in Seattle, Public Enemies, Oblivion, Spectre, the Transformers series, Deadpool 2, 6 Underground, The Tomorrow War, Being the Ricardos, Extraction 2, and All The Lights We Cannot See, to name but a few. His work on Life of Pi earned him SOC’s Camera Operator of the Year Award Nomination and the British Society of Cinematographers GBCT Operators Award in 2013. Bielan has begun to transform from operating into a cinematographer. He recently shot Love Sonia, starring Freida Pinto and Demi Moore, and The Comeback Trail, starring Robert DeNiro.

Daniel Bishop, SOC

All Quiet on the Western Front Daniel Bishop, SOC is from the United Kingdom and his love of cinema started with Dougie Slocombe BSC’s beautiful photography on Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. Daniel studied film and television in Wales and after graduating in 1999, worked as a camera operator on extreme documentaries in harsh locations all over the world. After completing his Steadicam course with Garrett Brown and Larry McConkey in 2004, he discovered his love for storytelling and camera movement. Since then, Daniel has worked as “A” camera operator/Steadicam on TV shows such as Black Mirror, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Patrick Melrose, the BBC’s Rillington Place, Sherlock, and Bryan Cranston’s Your Honor. Last year he operated on Todd Field’s critically acclaimed movie TÁR with Cate Blanchett in Berlin. He is currently shooting a new Star Wars TV series for Disney in London.

Mitch Dubin, SOC

The Fabelmans

Mitch Dubin, SOC has done more than 100 films as a Camera Operator, including 18 films as the “A” Camera Operator for Steven Spielberg. Mitch Dubin’s first job in the film industry was as a post-production PA on Apocalypse Now at Zoetrope Studios in San Francisco. During additional photography for The Black Stallion and Apocalypse Now he realized working on the set, behind the camera was where he wanted to be. Mitch worked his way through the ranks of the camera department until he settled into the job of Camera Operator. Thirty-five years later Mitch still loves his job. He has been fortunate to have worked on many great films with exceptionally talented crews. Every project has been a labor of love, that has made his life in the film industry a wonderful adventure.

Colin Anderson, SOC, “B” Camera / Steadicam Operator The Fabelmans

Born and raised in South Africa, Colin Anderson, SOC’s love of photography was instilled in him from an early age by his father, a news photographer at the time. Once he joined the film industry, Colin worked his way through the camera ranks for ten years before moving to Los Angeles. He started camera operating in 1995. Colin works mainly on feature films and has been fortunate enough to have worked with directors like JJ Abrams, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ben Affleck, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. His collaboration with JJ Abrams includes all six films he has directed, including two Star Wars films and Super 8. His collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson includes the films Licorice Pizza, Phantom Thread, The Master, There Will Be Blood, The Town, and Argo More recently he has worked with Steven Spielberg on The Fabelmans.

Jason Ellson, SOC

Elvis

Jason Ellson, SOC is a camera and Steadicam operator based in Los Angeles. Jason began his career shooting news and documentaries in Australia and South East Asia. He became an accredited Steadicam operator in 1998, before moving to the United States in 2000, where he followed his passion to pursue a career in narrative work. When Jason is not working, he loves spending time with his wife and three children. A key component of his lifestyle is geared towards fitness. Jason’s credits include Hidden Figures, Mulan, Mortal Kombat, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. He was nominated for SOC Camera Operator of the Year in 2021 for his work on Mulan

Geoffrey Haley, SOC The

Gray Man

Geoffrey Haley, SOC, has been operating a camera for the better part of three decades —spanning four continents, twenty-two countries, and over one hundred credits. With six SOC Camera Operator of the Year nominations and two wins to date, Geoff continues to relish, nurture and grow in his craft—eager to tackle each day with deep gratitude and a fresh sense of adventure.

Ari Robbins, SOC - Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Ari Robbins, SOC, was first introduced to Steadicam at the age of eighteen. Knowing his future lay within the cinematic industry, he was immediately entranced by the notion of operator and equipment working together so intimately. It was a culmination of all things he was looking for: a career, a hobby, a profession, but most importantly, a passion. Ari moved to Los Angeles and immediately began working in lighting departments. In the fall of 2004 he signed up for a Steadicam Operators Association workshop. After graduating, he searched and found his ideal rig and, on his twenty-first birthday, purchased his Steadicam. That same day, he rolled his first shot on set as a Steadicam operator and owner. Ari operates with the same enthusiasm he had the first moment he strapped on his vest, with passion first and the camera second.