The Society of Camera Operators has revealed the recipients of its SOC Lifetime Achievement awards, which will be presented during a Feb. 24 ceremony.
Lifetime Achievement awards will be accepted by camera operator Larry McConkey, whose latest work as an “a” camera operator was on Showtime drama Billions and whose Steadicam work has appeared in movies including 12 Years a Slave, Shutter Island and Django Unchained; and nine-time Emmy winner Dave Hilmer (The Voice, Dancing with the Stars), who will receive the award for a broadcast camera operator.
Camera operator Mande Whitaker (Wipeout) will be the first recipient of a new award, recognizing unscripted work. “I’m especially proud to announce the SOC’s first-ever lifetime achievement award for camera operators working in unscripted television. These operators are a vibrant and growing component of our membership, and it is important that they be represented at what we think will be a very special event,” said SOC president Matthew Moriarty.
Also during the ceremony, Patrick McArdle will accept the camera technician award; Rick Marroquin, the mobile camera platform operator award; and Claudette Barius, the award for still photography.
Said Moriarty in a released statement “Because it’s been such a difficult year, we wanted our next awards event to not only reflect the reality of what our industry faced in 2023, but to help start the healing.”
