The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) recently announced the nominees for the 21st annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. The presentation for the Camera Operator of the Year Awards in film and television will be two of the highlights of the ceremony that will take place on March 9 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, Calif.

“The films and television projects that our Society members have nominated for these two awards are distinguished in the fact that they are pictures and programs that have the camera operation authored by a talented camera operator,” says David Frederick, SOC, who will return for his sixth year as executive producer of the event. “Our specific craft is elegantly delineated as a valuable contribution to these projects, carried out through the knowing eye and intuitive hands of a professional camera operator. This is something that we proudly salute.” SOC President Chris Tufty is also looking forward to the ceremony. “The exciting moment of the night occurs when the envelope is opened and the Camera Operators of the Year are declared winners,” says Tufty. “We have two categories, one in film and the other in television, [and] none of the nominees are aware of the outcome, so the electricity and expectations are high! What fun!”

The nominees for 2013 Camera Operator of the Year in Film are:

Mitch Dubin, SOC for Lincoln (Dreamworks)

Peter Robertson, ACO, SOC for Anna Karenina (Focus Features)

Colin Anderson, SOC for The Master (The Weinstein Company)

Lucas Bielan, SOC for Life of Pi (20th Century Fox)

Duane Manwiller for The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)

The nominees for 2013 Camera Operator of the Year in Television are:

Nick Davidoff, SOC for “Homeland” (Showtime)

Tony Gaudioz for “House” (Fox)

Jeff Muhlstock, SOC for “Smash” (NBC)

Chris Murphy for “Newsroom” (HBO)

Andrew Voegeli for “Breaking Bad” (AMC)