Oscar-winner Irwin Winkler will receive the American Society of Cinematographers' Board of Governors Award at the association's awards celebration February 8, 2004. Winkler launched his career in 1967 with the Elvis Presley movie "Double Trouble."
"Irwin Winkler has earned the admiration and respect of our members for his extraordinary work as a producer and director of artful and meaningful films that linger in your memory long after you have seen them," said Owen Roizman, chairman of the organization's awards committee.