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The '''Society Of Camera Operators''' was founded in 1979 under the name '''Society of Operating Cameramen.''' Its primary mission is to advance the art, craft and creative contribution of the camera operator in the motion picture and television industries. The SOC represents [[camera operator]]s, [[focus puller|camera assistants]], [[cinematographer|directors of photography]] as well as other related crafts. Its [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812041838/http://www.soc.org/roster.html roster] boasts of a global membership representing a large cultural diversity within the technical moviemaking crafts.

The SOC also publishes the four-times annually ''Operating Cameraman Magazine'', founded in 1991 and renamed the ''Camera Operator Magazine'' in 2007. Written from the perspective of the camera operator, each issue deals with issues relevant to the world-wide motion picture and TV industry. It includes articles on the development of the [[motion picture camera]] (from the silent era through modern equipment), aspect ratios, set etiquette, the digital revolution, and other informational subjects. Camera Operator magazine contains articles written by members who describe current motion pictures and television shows they have been working on—a true representation of the experiences of camera operators on the sets and on location.

The organization hosts an annual banquet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socawards.com/past-soc-lifetime-achievement-awards/|title=PAST SOC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS|date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards, to honor those members who have contributed and advanced the craft of the camera operator. A portion of the proceeds from this event are donated to the Eye Care Clinic Vision Center of the [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]].

Renamed the Society of Camera Operators, more befitting its diverse membership of all genders, the society's motto "We See It First!" is a descriptive slogan referring to the fact that the camera operator, by personally viewing the scene through the viewfinder of a motion picture camera, physically sees the scene prior to anyone else until the screened dailies. "As camera operators we see the EXACT angles that audiences will see onscreen, and not from monitors placed around the set showing the 'representation' of what the camera operator sees and experiences." (Michael Frediani, SOC past president)

==Camera Operator of the Year – Film==
The ''Society of Camera Operators'' for ''Camera Operator of the Year – Film'' is an annual award given by the society to [[camera operator]]s for their outstanding achievements in field of filmmaking in a given year. The award was first given out in 2008 and, aside from 2011, has presented every year since, for film achievements from the previous year.

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="50%" | Winners/nominees
! width="50%" | Film
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2007 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/cameraoperators/docs/soc_co_2008awards |title=Camera Operator 2008 Awards |publisher=[[issuu]] |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners">{{cite web|url=https://socawards.com/past-soc-lifetime-achievement-awards/ |title=Past SOC Winners |date=6 December 2014 |publisher=Society of Camera Operators |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Jacques Jouffret'''
| '''''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'''''
|-
| Colin Anderson
| ''[[There Will Be Blood]]''
|-
| David Luckenbach
| ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]''
|-
| Jim McConkey
| ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]''
|-
| Scott Sakamoto
| ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2008 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmcastentertainment.blogspot.com/2009/02/camera-operator-of-year.html |title=Camera Operator 2008 Awards |publisher=FilmcastLIVE! |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners"/>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Robert Gorelick'''
| '''''[[The Dark Knight]]'''''
|-
| Will Arnot
| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
|-
| [[Stephen Campanelli]]
| ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]''
|-
| Kim Marks
| ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''
|-
| Martin Schaer
| ''[[Eagle Eye]]''
|-
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="50%" | Winners/nominees
! width="50%" | Film
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2010 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/society-of-camera-operator-nominations/ |title=The Society of Camera Operators 2010 Nominations Include SALT, HEREAFTER, and 24 |date=23 December 2010 |publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners"/>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Colin Anderson'''
| '''''[[The Town (2010 film)|The Town]]'''''
|-
| [[Stephen Campanelli]]
| ''[[Hereafter (film)|Hereafter]]''
|-
| Geoffrey Haley
| ''[[The Fighter]]''
|-
| Peter Rosenfeld
| ''[[The Social Network]]''
|-
| Scott Sakamoto
| ''[[Salt (2010 film)|Salt]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2011 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://aboutthegear.com/news/%E2%80%9C-j-edgar%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cglee%E2%80%9D-take-top-awards-from-the-soc |title="J. Edgar" and "Glee" Take Top Awards from the SOC |publisher=About the Gear |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''[[Stephen Campanelli]]'''
| '''''[[J. Edgar]]'''''
|-
| Will Arnot
| ''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]''
|-
| Mitch Dubin
| ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]''
|-
| Peter Rosenfeld
| ''[[Cowboys & Aliens]]''
|-
| Scott Sakamoto
| ''[[The Descendants]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2012 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundworkscollection.com/post/society-of-camera-operators-announces-awards-nominees |title=Society of Camera Operators Announces Awards Nominees |publisher=Soundworks Collection |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners"/>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Mitch Dubin'''
| '''''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]'''''
|-
| Colin Anderson
| ''[[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]]''
|-
| Lukasz Bielan
| ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]''
|-
| Duane Manwiller
| ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]''
|-
| Peter Robertson
| ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2013 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/gravity-tops-camera-operators-awards-686102 |title='Gravity' Tops Camera Operators Awards |date=8 March 2014 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Peter Taylor'''
| '''''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'''''
|-
| Ian Fox
| ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]''
|-
| Geoffrey Haley
| ''[[American Hustle]]''
|-
| Jacques Jouffret
| ''[[Lone Survivor]]''
|-
| Scott Sakamoto
| ''[[Labor Day (film)|Labor Day]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://socawards.com/society-of-camera-operators-soc-announces-honorees-and-nominees-for-2015-lifetime-achievement-awards-ceremony/ |title=Society of Camera Operators (SOC) announces the nominees and lifetime achievement award honorees |date=23 December 2014 |publisher=Society of Camera Operators |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners"/>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Chris Haarhoff'''
| '''''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'''''
|-
| [[Stephen Campanelli]]
| ''[[The Maze Runner (film)|The Maze Runner]]''
|-
| David Chameides
| ''[[St. Vincent (film)|St. Vincent]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"|Peter Rosenfeld
| ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]''
|-
| ''[[Into the Storm (2014 film)|Into the Storm]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2015 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.studiodaily.com/2016/01/society-of-camera-operators-reveals-nominees-honors-cartoni-for-lifetime-achievement/ |title=Society of Camera Operators Reveals Nominees, Honors Cartoni for Lifetime Achievement |date=5 January 2016 |publisher=StudioDaily |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners"/>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Scott Sakamoto'''
| '''''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'''''
|-
| Colin Anderson
| ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''
|-
| Mitch Dubin
| ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]''
|-
| Ian Fox
| ''[[Jurassic World]]''
|-
| Geoffrey Haley
| ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]''
|-
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2016 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/la-la-land-camera-operator-tops-soc-awards-974519 |title='La La Land' Tops Camera Operators Awards |date=11 February 2017 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Ari Robbins'''
| '''''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]'''''
|-
| [[Stephen Campanelli]]
| ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]''
|-
| David Emmerichs
| ''[[Nocturnal Animals]]''
|-
| Mark Goellnicht
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]''
|-
| Petr Hlinomaz
| ''[[Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester by the Sea]]''
|-
| Jacques Jouffret
| ''[[Deepwater Horizon (film)|Deepwater Horizon]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2017 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundandpicture.com/2018/01/society-of-camera-operators-announces-nominees-for-camera-operator-of-the-year-film-and-television/ |title=Society of Camera Operators Announces Nominees for Camera Operator of the Year, Film and Television |date=20 January 2018 |publisher=Sound & Picture |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SOC Winners"/>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Roberto De Angelis'''
| '''''[[Baby Driver]]'''''
|-
| Colin Anderson
| ''[[Phantom Thread]]''
|-
| [[Stephen Campanelli]]
| ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]''
|-
| Gilles Corbeil
| ''[[The Shape of Water]]''
|-
| Mitch Dubin
| ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2018 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/a-star-is-born-camera-operator-tops-soc-awards-1179486 |title='A Star Is Born' Camera Operator Tops SOC Awards |date=26 January 2019 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Scott Sakamoto'''
| '''''[[A Star Is Born (2018 film)|A Star Is Born]]'''''
|-
| Michael Fuchs
| ''[[If Beale Street Could Talk (film)|If Beale Street Could Talk]]''
|-
| Jody Miller
| ''[[The Front Runner (film)|The Front Runner]]''
|-
| Mathew Moriarty
| ''[[Beautiful Boy (2018 film)|Beautiful Boy]]''
|-
| Ricardo Sarmiento
| ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2019 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://socawards.com/ |title=Society of Camera Operators Announce the Camera Operator of the Year Film & Television Nominees |publisher=Society of Operating Cameramen |accessdate=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Geoff Haley'''
|'''''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'''''
|-
| Sam Ellison
| ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]''
|-
| Craig Haagensen
| ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]''
|-
| David Luckenbach
| ''[[Ford v Ferrari]]''
|-
| Dale Myrand
| ''[[Knives Out (film)|Knives Out]]''
|-
|}
===2020s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="50%" | Winners/nominees
! width="50%" | Film
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2024 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://socawards.com/society-of-camera-operators-announces-camera-operators-of-the-year-in-film-and-television/ |title=Society of Camera Operators Announce the Camera Operator of the Year Film & Television Nominees |publisher=Society of Operating Cameramen |accessdate=February 26, 2024}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''Juanjo Sánchez''' and '''Manuel Branáa'''
|'''''[[Society of the Snow]]'''''
|-
| Mick Froehlich
| ''[[Leave the World Behind (film)|Leave the World Behind]]''
|-
| Geoffrey Haley
| ''[[Chevalier (2022 film)|Chevalier]]''
|-
| Ari Issler and Nick Müller
| ''[[Boston Strangler (film)|Boston Strangler]]''
|-
| Andrew ‘AJ’ Johnson
| ''[[Carmen (2022 film)|Carmen]]''
|-
|}

===Individuals with multiple awards===

;2 awards
* Scott Sakamoto

===Individuals with multiple nominations===
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{{col-2}}

;6 nominations
* Stephen Campanelli
* Scott Sakamoto

;5 nominations
* Colin Anderson

;4 nominations
* Mitch Dubin
* Geoffrey Haley
* Peter Rosenfeld
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;3 nominations
* Jacques Jouffret

;2 nominations
* Will Arnot
* Ian Fox
* David Luckenbach
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official|https://soc.org/}}
*[https://socawards.com/ Official awards website]
*[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001408/overview/?ref_=ev_sa_1 Society of Camera Operators] at [[IMDb]]

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