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Around awards season, I'm always interested by the nominations of guilds or other groups with a specific technical focus.  Of course, the Society of Camera Operators found a way to honor The Social Network like everyone else.  But Hereafter and Salt, which won't contend for many awards as complete works, also earned nominations alongside The Town and The Fighter for feature film camera operator of the year.

The nominees in television are similarly eclectic.  The final season of 24 missed out on a swan song at the Emmys and the Golden Globes, but is recognized here with House, Bones, Sons of Anarchy, and Raising Hope.  Hit the jump for the full list.

Via THR:

Camera Operator of the Year - Feature Film

Steve Campanelli for Hereafter

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Scott Sakamoto for Salt

Geoffrey Haley for The Fighter

Peter Rosenfeld for The Social Network

Colin Anderson for The Town

Camera Operator of the Year - Television

Tony Gaudioz for House

Greg Collier for Bones

David Frederick for Sons of Anarchy

Doc Karman for Raising Hope

Guy Skinner for 24

Lifetime Achievement Recipients

Michael Ferris

Alan Disler

Peter Romano

David James

Historical Shot

Das Boot - the "running in the hallway of the submarine" shot

Technical Achievement Award

The Arri Alexa camera system

The Ultimate Arm gyrostabilized camera crane

The awards ceremony will be held on February 5, 2011 as a fund-raising event to support the Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.