ASC Award Nominations Go to ‘Birdman,’ ‘Unbroken,’ Nothing for Robert Elswit

We’re in full awards season swing, as gross as that process can be. (Just see the attempts to tear down Selma for a good example of the nasty part of this season.) But the guild nominations and awards are always somewhat interesting, if only because they represent the efforts of a focused group to recognize achievements by their direct fellows and colleagues.