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The 11th annual FiLM BiTCH Awards celebrating the films of 2010.

see also: Pictures, Traditional Acting, Aurals, Special ActingFun Extras, Best Scenes 

This page is complete but for a massive time-loss problem in which I lost the write-ups and finalists lists. Apologies. I'll fill in after the season ends.

Costume Design

 Amy Westcott
BLACK SWAN
(with assists from Rodarte)
 Antonella Cannarozzi
I AM LOVE
(with assists from Fendi & Jil Sander)
Louise Stjernsward
MADE IN DAGENHAM
 Carol Beadle
THE RUNAWAYS
 Mary Zophres
TRUE GRIT
Westcott color codes those meant-to-be similar characters beautifully. Then Rodarte throws more crystals and feathers onto Portman than she could possibly yank out in a fit of terror.
Glorious flattering cuts,  very smart color choices, amazing accessories. Plus everythink looks more expensive than you could possibly afford. Unless you're a member of the Recchi clan.
 It's a dream gig with plot points or details focused on the clothes (the borrowed dress, modelling swimsuit, undergarments in the factory). She shares the bright cheerful temperament of the film.
Absolute eye candy. Beadle, who knows from musicians, recreates iconic looks and fills out the rest with eye-popping period choices. Plus she gets that these are teenagers trying to be cool rock stars.
These characters aren't fashionistas (with the exception of LaBeouf -- the fringe gives it away) but the looks are just right and memorable. Especially smart is that Mattie's clothes are too big for her.
 

Finalists: Jenny Beavan did her usual period wonders for THE KING'S SPEECH and she even let Helena wear one of her own pairs of granny shoes | Jeffrey Kurland dressed up his dream invaders in sleek corporate espionage chic INCEPTION - and how great did Marion Cotillard look? |  Mark Bridges made authetically no-budget 90s looks memorable and character specific in THE FIGHTER |

Semi-Finalists:  Michael Kaplan glammed and feathered and boa'ed the dolls in BURLESQUE | Colleen Atwood erred on the side of fussy (as is her wont) but her ALICE IN WONDERLAND's looks still show her absurd talent | Christine Clark works foam latex and actual lights into tech-heavy costumes in TRON LEGACY | Brenda Broer does very subtle costume work in CAIRO TIME that helps Patty Clarkson's gradual emotional flowering. That last gown is a lulu.

 

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY


Matthew Libatique
BLACK SWAN
write up dived into inky blackness
 Yorick Le Saux
I AM LOVE
write up vanished in a cathedral
Benoîte Debie
THE RUNAWAYS
write up lost in a druggy haze
 Jeff Cronenwerth
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
write up is stuck in litigation.
Roger Deakins
TRUE GRIT
write up took off on horseback. never paid us no visit again.
 

Finalists: Stephane Fontaine UN PROPHETE | Wally Pfister INCEPTION

Semi-Finalists: Pawel Edelman THE GHOST WRITER | Hyong Pyung-Ko MOTHER | Robbie Ryan for FISH TANK | tba | tba

 

ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN


Therese DePrez
BLACK SWAN
write up locked inside freaky apartment
Albrecht Konrad
THE GHOST WRITER
write up washed ashore or perhaps cut up by all the sharp angles
Francesca Balestra Di Mottola
I AM LOVE
write up is off full up lost.
Eve Stewart 
THE KING'S SPEECH
write up is lost
Dante Ferretti
SHUTTER ISLAND
wrp ite ui solt
 

Finalists: Eugenio Caballero THE RUNAWAYS | Jess Gonchor TRUE GRIT | Guy Dyas INCEPTION

Semi Finalists: Mark Digby NEVER LET ME GO  | Donald Graham Burt THE SOCIAL NETWORK | TBA | TBA

 

 

FILM EDITING

 BLACK SWAN
 THE FIGHTER
 I AM LOVE
 SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD
 THE SOCIAL NETWORK
write up on cutting room floor
write up on cutting room floor
 write up on cutting room floor  write up on cutting room floor  write up on cutting room floor
 

Finalists: lost. must reconstruct

Semi-Finalists: lost. must reconstruct.

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

 BLACK SWAN
INCEPTION
 SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD
 TOY STORY 3
 TRON LEGACY
write up cracked
 write up was extracted
 write up rocked
 write up put in attic
 write up got virus
 

Finalists:lost. must reconstruct.

Semi-Finalists:  lost must reconstruct.

 

MAKEUP, MAKEUP EFFECTS AND HAIRSTYLING

 BLACK SWAN
 UN PROPHETE
 THE RUNAWAYS
 SPLICE THE WAY BACK
 write up sprouted feathers and flew away
 write up got locked up
 write up ran away from home
 write up mutated and we had to put it down
 write up walked away so slowly we couldn't detect the movements or find it ever again
 

Finalists: TRUE GRIT | I AM LOVE

Semi-Finalists: lost. must reconstruct.

 

ANIMATED FEATURE

 
 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
 THE ILLUSIONIST
 TANGLED  TOY STORY 3
 
 the writeup was lost in the fire
 the writeup vanished from the hat
the writeup tripped and fell out of the tower
 the writeup was shipped off to sunnyside
 
 
If Oscar can keep monkeying with their number of nominees, so can I.

Finalists: DESPICABLE ME had its madcap in-the-moment charms but the story was forgettable.

 

see also: Pictures, Traditional Acting, Aurals, Special ActingFun Extras, Best Scenes (in progress)