HALL OF FAME + NICOLA DALEY BSC ACS
28th April 2026
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HALL OF FAME + NICOLA DALEY BSC ACS
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A huge congratulations to Cinematographer Nicola Daley BSC ACS, who has been inducted into the Australian Cinematographer’s Society’s Hall of Fame!
This was in “recognition of significant or extraordinary contribution to the craft of Cinematography, the Society of the Motion Picture & Television Industry.”
Nicola worked as Lead Cinematographer on The Handmaid’s Tale (Season 5 – Dir Elisabeth Moss) which received several awards including; Distinction – Best Cinematography at the ACS Awards 2024 and Gold Winner – Best Cinematography at the ACS Awards 2023.
Nicola also received a Craft Award for Achievement at the Women in Film and TV Awards 2022.
Nicola’s body of work extends to features, tv drama, documentaries and short form. Her last feature, Benediction, was directed by the late Terence Davies, and other work includes Halo for Paramount Plus, Gentleman Jack and Paradise Lost.
We couldn’t be happier that Nicola is now in the Hall of Fame – well deserved!
Nicola Daley
Features include Terence Davies’ Benediction and the BFI funded Pin Cushion directed by Deborah Haywood. TV drama includes opening The Handmaid’s Tale S6 directed by Elisabeth Moss, Paradise Lost starring Nick Nolte and Josh Hartnett, Halo Season 2, and Gangs of London Season 3. Documentaries include the Michael Roberts feature documentary Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards and Go Back To Where You Came From directed by Ivan O’Mahoney.
In 2014 Nicola became the 8th woman in Australian history to be accredited into the Australian Society of Cinematographers, and subsequently in 2024 was inducted into the ACS Hall of Fame.
Winner – Craft Award for Achievement – Women in Film and TV Awards 2022.
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