Mandy Walker, AM, ASC, ACS made history again on Saturday evening (5/6) by becoming the first woman to win the Milli Award at the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards.
“I’m incredibly proud and honored to be the first woman to win this award,” said Walker from the glittering gala at Sydney’s Crystal Palace at Luna Park. “Here’s to all the other glass ceiling breakers who will come after this.”
Also nominated at this year’s Oscars and BAFTAs, Walker just two months ago (3/5) became the first woman in 102 years to win the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Best Feature Film Award. The honor came for her lensing of Elvis.
The Milli is the highest award an Australian director of photography can receive from the ACS.