AWARDS WEEKEND

Society of Camera Operators Awards
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Honoree & Nominee Reception
Friday, February 14, 2025

The Society of Camera Operators Awards returns to the Loews Hollywood Hotel for the banquet-style ceremony, including a hosted pre-reception and after-party on Saturday, February 15, 2025. New for 2025 is the Honoree & Nominee Reception, hosted on Friday, February 14. This evening celebration honors the Nominees, Recipients, and the work of our industry in 2025 within a more casual setting.

Society of Camera Operators Announce 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees

The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the upcoming Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards. Recipients will be presented and honored during the annual SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards weekend on February 15, 2025, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.

The Lifetime Achievement Awards are given in recognition of outstanding achievement by an established person within the field of film and video production. The honorees of the Lifetime Achievement Awards were nominated in six critically acclaimed categories including: Camera Operator Film and Television, Camera Operator Broadcast & Live, Camera Technician, Mobile Platform Camera Operator, Still Photographer, and (new) Camera Operator Unscripted.

The recipients are:

• Camera Operator Film & Television – Bonnie Blake, SOC
• Camera Operator Broadcast & Live – Larry Heider
• Camera Operator Unscripted – John Armstrong
• Mobile Camera Platform Operator – Tim Christie
• Camera Technician – Jamie Felz
• Still Photographer – Zade Rosenthal

CAMERA OPERATOR OF THE YEAR NOW SUBMISSIONS OPEN

These awards are given to Feature Film and Television full-time Camera Operators who have operated on distinguished projects of considerable quality during the previous year. Anyone in the Film/TV community may submit a Camera Operator for this award, including but not limited to SOC members, directors, producers, production crew members, studios, and production companies. Camera Operators may also nominate themselves.

Submissions for Camera Operator of the Year are open till December 31st, 2024 with a fee of $75.00 USD per submission.

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SUBMISSIONS OPEN

We invite you to submit eligible technologies for the Society of Camera Operators’ Technical Achievement Award. Submissions are open through November 4th, 2024 with a fee of $925.00 USD per submission. You are welcome to submit more than one technology product per company. Please keep in mind the Award is for technology that is used by the camera operator and camera crew during production.

Once all submissions are received, the Technical Committee will set up an in-person review during Demo Day. Demo Day will be hosted in Burbank, California on Saturday, November 17th, 2024, where entrants will have the opportunity to present their technologies in a hands-on demonstration. 

Society of Camera Operators Awards Timeline

• Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – Camera Operator of the Year submissions open to the public
• Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – Technical Achievement Award submissions open to the public

• Friday, November 1, 2024 – Tickets, seats & tables open for purchase
• Monday, November 4, 2024 – Technical Achievement Award submissions close
• Sunday, November 17, 2024 – Technical Achievement Award – Demo Day, Los Angeles, CA
• Wednesday, November 20, 2024 – Technical Achievement Award(s) announced

December 2024:

• Sunday, December 31, 2024 (11:59 pm PST) – Camera Operator of the Year submissions close

• Friday, January 3, 2025 – Camera Operator of the Year submissions Membership voting for Nominees (NEW)
• Friday, January 10, 2025 – Camera Operator of the Year submissions Membership voting for Nominees closes (11:59 pm PST)
• Wednesday, January 15, 2025 – Camera Operator of the Year Nominees announced
• Sunday, January 26, 2025 – Camera Operator of the Year Nominees voting opens to membership

• Sunday, February 9, 2025 (11:59 pm PST) – Camera Operator of the Year voting closes
• Friday, February 14th, 2025 – SOC Honorees & Nominees Reception and Photography Exhibit, Loews Hollywood Hotel
• Saturday, February 15, 2025 – SOC Awards Show, Photography Exhibit & Auction, Loews Hollywood Hotel

2024 Photo Gallery

Photos by Gianna Iovino and Ethan M. Sigmon

2024 Tribute Book