Rodrigo Prieto on the set of Killers of the Flower Moon
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) revealed today its 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award nominees in feature film, documentary, television and music video categories, which includes two Latin American nominations in the Theatrical Feature Film category.
Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto was nominated for his work in the historic drama Flowers of the Killer Moon directed by Martin Scorsese, while American cinematographer Edward Lachman nabbed a nomination for his work on the Chilean film El Conde by Pablo Larraín.
This marks the fifth nomination for Prieto—after Frida in 2003, Brokeback Mountain in 2006, Silence in 2017, and The Irishman in 2020—with no wins. Born in 1965 in Mexico City, Prieto studied at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), and moved to the United States in 2000. He has worked with Alejandro González Iñárritu on Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006), and Biutiful (2010). Prieto is making his directorial debut with the Mexican novel film adaptation Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, currently in post-production.
Larraín’s El Conde is a dark comedy/horror that imagines a parallel universe inspired by the recent history of Chile. The film portrays Augusto Pinochet, a symbol of world fascism, as a vampire who lives hidden in a ruined mansion in the cold southern tip of the continent. Feeding his appetite for evil to sustain his existence. After two hundred and fifty years of life, Pinochet has decided to stop drinking blood and abandon the privilege of eternal life. He can no longer bear that the world remembers him as a thief. Despite the disappointing and opportunistic nature of his family, he finds new inspiration to continue living a life of vital and counterrevolutionary passion through an unexpected relationship.
The winner of the 38th Annual ASC Awards will be announced at a ceremony on March 3, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
