John Mathieson BSC was elected by the BSC society for the Best Cinematography Award 2006 for his work in “Phantom of the Opera”

The award will be presented at the BSC Operators Night Dinner on Friday 8th December 2006.

The other nominations were:

César Charlone ABC
'The Constant Gardener'

Andrew Dunn BSC
'Mrs. Henderson Presents'

Wally Pfister ASC
'Batman Begins'

Roger Pratt BSC
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'

Due to a changeover in the voting window the nominations encompassed films screened publicly in the UK between September 2004 and December 2005.