Please note: nomination statistics reflect the category being discussed only.
Some crew members work in multiple field. Just as writer-director is a common
hyphenate so isproduction designer-costumer, etcetera
costume design has its own page
Cinematography
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| I scored 4/5 in my predictions. My own preferences line up 2/5. I was right to assume that Revolutionary Road might be snubbed (preventing a second consecutive double nomination for still un-Oscared Roger Deakins) and I was right to assume that Changeling (which I had in 7th place) might have a real shot. But it's still a surprise. Tom Stern, Eastwood's preferred DP has never even been nominated when an Eastwood picture has made it to the Best Picture lineup so it's a surprise. A pleasant one for Stern undoubtedly. I believe that Benjamin Button has a chance to win this here's why... but I'm predicting Slumdog because it feels like a sweeper What's
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Tom Stern 1st nomination! |
The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button Claudio Miranda 1st nomination! |
The
Dark Knight Wally Pfister 3rd nomination |
The
Reader Chris Menges 4th nom / 2 wins and Roger Deakins 8th nomination |
Slumdog
Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle 1st nom & win ! |
| BAFTA
& SATELLITE nominee. |
ASC,
Satellite & BAFTA NOM selling points: Looks epic. Theatrical lighting (performance), scale, and working with f/x |
ASC
& BAFTA NOM selling points: this franchise, the Nolan/Pfister track record |
ASC
& BAFTA NOM selling points: gorgeous and emotionally attuned lighting. Range within the movie |
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& BAFTA NOM / NSFC & NYFCC winner selling points: Very colorful and dramatically lit. People love the film |
Art
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| I scored 3/5 in my predictions. My own preferences line up only 1/5 so I'm rooting for Benjamin Button in this particular category. The art director's branch of the Academy really opened the doors for new members now with a ton of first time nominees. Welcome to the party! My guess is that CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON wins this but I suppose The Duchess is the alternate should Benjamin Button support be much lighter than its nomination tally suggests. |
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Changeling James Murakami 1st nomination! Gary Fettis 2nd nomination |
The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button Donald Graham Burt 1st nom & win! Victor Solfo 1st nom & win! |
The
Dark Knight Nathan Crowley 2nd nomination Peter Lando 1st nomination! |
The
Duchess Michael Carlin 1st nomination! Rebecca Alleway 1st nomination! |
Revolutionary
Road Kristi Zea 1st nomination! Debra Shutt 1st nomination! |
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(Period) Memorable
locations such as the chicken ranch and the fact that it's a period
piece with the Clint Eastwood Oscar magnetism... |
ADG
(Period) He usually does contemporary pictures but for this multitime period drama he still manages to wow... |
ADG
(Fantasy) Gotham
City gets yet creepier. They like Chris Nolan's team of right hand
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| I scored 5/5 in my predictions... but the editors tend to be easy to predict, tending to go with whatever the Best Picture frontrunners are assumed to be. My own preferences line up only 1/5 so I'm rooting for Milk... I predictt this is an easy get for the very visible frantic editing of Slumdog Millionaire. (I never really understand the choices the editor's branch makes each year) with The Dark Knight as the spoiler if they feel like Slumdog has won plenty already. |
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Slumdog
Millionaire Chris Dickens 1st nom & win ! |
Frost/Nixon Daniel P Hill & Mike Hill 4th nom / 1 win |
The
Dark Knight Lee Smith 2nd nomination |
The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall 1st nomination! |
Milk Elliot Graham and Gus Van Sant 1st nomination! |
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| I scored 3/3 in my predictions (it was easy - I ain't bragging) and this is 2/3 with my preferences. I'm rooting for a win for Benjamin Button, which was such a wow effects wise. And unless the Batman fans within AMPAS are angry enough to vote for The Dark Knight everywhere... I predict it CCoBB has this. |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
The
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Best
MakeUp |
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| I scored only 1/3 in my predictions (makeup is always tough to forsee) and this is 2/3 with my preferences. I'm rooting for a win for The Dark Knight for that iconic Joker interpretation.Benjamin Button generally looked great and realistic but I don't understand why Cate Blanchett was made up to look like a 110 year old when her daughter was only 40? That said I imagine Benjamin Button wins this without much trouble |
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The
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Hellboy
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backwards. a visual treat... and it didn't get disqualified for f/x
tweaks which says something |
do
you wanna know how he got those scars? |
Surprise.
Certainly it's fine work but why did they ignore the first film when
they created the characters? |
