The Australian cinematographer Russell Boyd ACS ASC, has been awarded with the BSC Best Cinematography award 2004 for his work in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)" directed by Peter Weir.

Russel Boyd has been very much acclaimed for his cinematography in the movie where Russell Crowe plays a captain (Jack Aubrey) of a British frigate depicted during the Napoleonic years. He won the Academy Award this year and the award from the National Society of Film Critics USA.

The following awards were presented at the annual BSC Operators Night held at Elstree Film and Television Studios on Friday 10th December 2004. Gavin Finney, Vice President of the BSC, hosted the event and the director Ken Russell acted as Guest of Honour and presented the awards.

BSC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2004
DAVID WATKIN

BSC BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 2004
RUSSELL BOYD ACS, ASC
for 'Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World."

The nominations for the BSC Best Cinematography Award were
Russell Boyd ACS ASC - Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Andrew Lesnie ACS - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
John Seale ACS, ASC - Cold Mountain
Eduardo Serra AFC, ASC - Girl with a Pearl Earring

BSC BERT EASEY TECHNICAL AWARD
CLIVE NOAKES
for his work in film and digital intermediate technologies~

JOHN ALCOTT AWARD 2004
(Sponsored by ARRI in the memory of John Alcott)
RON PEARCE

CHARLES STAFFELL VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
(sponsored by Kevin Francis in the memory of Charles Staffel)
DENNIS BARTLETT BSC