Oscar nominated DP Mandy Walker has been elected the forty eighth president of the American Society of Cinematographers. She would be the first lady to steer the century-old honorary society, which was based in 1919.

In 2023, Walker turned the primary lady to win the highest ASC Award for cinematography in a function movie and simply the third to obtain an Academy Award nomination, each on the power of her lensing of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” The Australian cinematographer’s credit embrace Luhrmann’s “Australia” and movies together with “Hidden Figures,””The Mountain Between Us,” “Lantana,” “Tracks,” “Snow White” and “Mulan.”

“It’s a nice honor to be the president of the ASC, and a good greater privilege to be the primary lady to carry the place,” stated Walker. “I’m so humbled to tackle the accountability of representing a society that has carved out an inspiring, inclusive area to fulfill and assist different cinematographers. I’m pleased with our century-old legacy to advance the artwork and science of cinematography, and I’m excited for the way forward for our group.

“I’m intent on ensuring our members have the area to develop, the alternatives to teach and be taught from each other, and the assist of their fellow filmmakers to carve out one of the best profession they’ll,” added Walker. “We are going to proceed to steer efforts in elevating consciousness in regards to the significance of illustration behind the digicam.”

She succeeds Shelly Johnson, who reached his time period restrict and handed the position to Walker with a “heat coronary heart.”

Additionally elected as board officers are vice presidents Eric Steelberg, John Simmons, and Patrick Cady; treasurer Charles Minsky; secretary Dejan Georgevich; and sergeant-at-arms Charlie Lieberman.

The members of the ASC Board, elected by the group’s lively membership, additionally embrace Natasha Braier, Alice Brooks, Russell Carpenter, Richard Crudo, Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Erik Messerschmidt, M. David Mullen, Cynthia Pusheck and Amy Vincent. Alternate Board Members embrace Chris Chomyn, Ernest Dickerson, Polly Morgan and Wally Pfister.

Past function movies, Walker has labored on business initiatives, together with Luhrmann’s Chanel No. 5 marketing campaign that includes Nicole Kidman and Gisele Bündchen. She is a member of the Australian Cinematographer Society and has served as a governor for the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences. Walker has been acknowledged with accolades together with the ACS Cinematographer of the 12 months Milli Award, a number of Movie Critics Circle of Australia Awards, and the Order of Australia Medal.