ASC Awards Preview and Predictions
Tomorrow night the ASC hands out its prize for Best Cinematography. As you can see, it’s kind of hit and miss with Oscar, though something tells me this is going to be one of the key awards. I figure, if The Artist wins here, we might be looking at maybe some kind of sweep of the techs. The same might be said for Hugo – it will show whether or not it has support. But I think I have to go with Tree of Life, considering the way the awards are usually given out. They are all worthy nominees and worthy winners.
Guillaume Schiffman, AFC (The Artist)
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Robert Richardson, ASC (Hugo)
Hoyte van Hoytema, FSF, NSC (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Tree of Life)
Sasha and Ryan’s prediction: Tree of Life
Kris Tapley is predicting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — which would blow my mind.
The chart after the jump.
ASC Nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:
won ASC | Won Oscar *nominated for Best Pic +Won Best Pic
2011
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| The Tree of Life | The Tree of Life* |
| Hugo | Hugo* |
| The Artist | The Artist* |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | War Horse* |
2010
| Inception | Inception* |
| The King’s Speech | The King’s Speech+ |
| The Social Network | The Social Network* |
| True Grit | True Grit* |
| Black Swan | Black Swan* |
2009
| Avatar | Avatar* |
| The White Ribbon | The White Ribbon |
| Nine | Harry Potter Half Blood Prince |
| Inglourious Basterds | Inglourious Basterds* |
| The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker+ |
2008
| Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road | Tom Stern, Changeling |
| Claudio Miranda, …Benjamin Button | Claudio Miranda, …Benjamin Button* |
| Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight | Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight |
| Roger Deakins, Chris Menges, The Reader | Roger Deakins, Chris Menges, The Reader* |
| Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire | Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire+ |
2007
| Roger Deakins, Jesse James | Roger Deakins, Jesse James |
| Roger Deakins, No Country | Roger Deakins, No Country+ |
| Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood | Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood* |
| Janusz Kaminski, Diving Bell | Janusz Kaminski, Diving Bell |
| Seamus McGarvey, Atonement | Seamus McGarvey, Atonement* |
2006
| Emmanuel Lubezki, Children of Men | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Dick Pope, The Illusionist | Dick Pope, The Illusionist |
| Robert Richardson, The Good Shepherd | Guillermo Navarro, Pan’s Labyrinth |
| Deam Semler, Apocalypto | Wally Pfister, The Prestige |
| Vilmos Zsigmond, The Black Dahlia | Vilmos Zsigmond, The Black Dahlia |
2005
| Batman Begins, Wally Pfister | Batman Begins, Wally Pfister |
| Brokeback Mountain, Rodrigo Pietro | Brokeback Mountain, Rodrigo Pietro* |
| Good Night, and Good Luck, Robert Elswit | Good Night and Good Luck, Robert Elswit* |
| King Kong | New World, Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | Memoirs of a Geisha, Dion Beebe |
2004
| The Aviator* | The Aviator* |
| Collateral | House of Flying Daggers |
| The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ |
| Ray* | Phantom of the Opera |
| A Very Long Engagement | A Very Long Engagement |
2003
| Russell Boyd, Master and Commander | Master and Commander* |
| Andrew Lesnie, ROTK* | City of God |
| John Schwartzman, Seabiscuit |
Seabiscuit* |
| John Seale, Cold Mountain | Cold Mountain |
| John Toll, The Last Samurai | Girl with the Pearl Earring |
2002
| Michael Ballhaus, Gangs of New York |
Michael Ballhaus, Gangs of New York* |
| Pawel Edelman, The Pianist | Pawel Edelman, The Pianist* |
| Conrad Hall, Road to Perdition |
Conrad Hall, Road to Perdition |
| Ed Lachman, Far From Heaven | Ed Lachman, Far From Heaven |
| Rodrigo Prieto, Frida | Dione Beebe, Chicago+ |
2001
| Roger Deakins, Man Who Wasn’t There | Roger Deakins, Man Who Wasn’t There |
| Bruno Delbonnel, Amélie | Bruno Delbonnel, Amélie |
| Don McAlpine, Moulin Rouge* | Don McAlpine, Moulin Rouge* |
| Andrew Lesnie, LOTR | Andrew Lesnie, LOTR* |
| John Schwartzman, ASC (“Pearl Harbor”) | Slawomir Idziak – Black Hawk Down |
2000
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* |
| Gladiator | Gladiator+ |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| The Patriot | The Patriot |
| The Perfect Storm | Malèna |
1999
| American Beauty+ | American Beauty+ |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | Snow Falling On Cedars |
| Sleepy Hollow | Sleepy Hollow |
| The Insider | The Insider |
| The Sixth Sense | The End Of the Affair |
1998
| The Thin Red Line | The Thin Red Line |
| Shakespeare In Love | Shakespeare In Love+ |
| Saving Private Ryan | Saving Private Ryan* |
| Elizabeth | Elizabeth* |
| The Horse Whisperer | A Civil Action |
1997
| Titanic+ | Titanic+ |
| Amistad | Amistad |
| Kundun | Kundun |
| L. A. Confidential | L. A. Confidential* |
| The Boxer | The Wings Of the Dove |
1996
| The English Patient+ |
The English Patient+ |
| Evita | Evita |
| Fargo* | Fargo* |
| Fly Away Home | Fly Away Home |
| Michael Collins | Michael Collins |
| The Ghost and The Darkness |
1995
| Braveheart+ | Braveheart+ |
| Apollo 13* | A Little Princess |
| The Bridges of Madison County | Sense and Sensibility* |
| Batman Forever | Batman Forever |
| Crimson Tide | Shanghai Triad |
| Se7en |
1994
| Shawshank Redemption | Shawshank Redemption* |
| Legends of the Fall | Legends of the Fall |
| Love Affair | Red |
| Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump+ |
| Wyatt Earp | Wyatt Earp |
1993
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | Searching for Bobby Fischer |
| The Piano | The Piano* |
| Heaven & Earth | Farwell My Concubine |
| Schindler’s List | Schindler’s List + |
| The Fugitive | The Fugitive* |
1992
| Hoffa | Hoffa |
| A Few Good Men* | The Lover |
| Howards End* | Howards End |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Unforgiven+ |
| A River Runs Through It | A River Runs Through It |
1991
| Bugsy | Bugsy* |
| JFK | JFK* |
| Prince of Tides | Prince of Tides* |
| Hook | Thelma and Louise |
| Terminator 2 | Terminator 2 |
1990
| Dances with Wolves | Dances with Wolves+ |
| Dick Tracy | Dick Tracy |
| Avalon | Avalon |
| Godfather III | Godfather III* |
| Ghost* | Henry and June |
1989
| The Abyss | The Abyss |
| The Bear | The Fabulous Baker Boys |
| Blaze | Blaze |
| Born on the Fourth of July* | Born on the Fourth of July* |
| The War of the Roses | Glory |
1988
| Mississippi Burning | Mississippi Burning* |
| Tequila Sunrise | Tequila Sunrise |
| Rain Man | Rain Man+ |
| Unbearable Lightness of Being | The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
| Dangerous Liaisons* | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
1987
| Empire of the Sun | Empire of the Sun |
| The Last Emperor | The Last Emperor+ |
| Matewan | Matewan |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | Hope and Glory* |
| The Untouchables | Broadcast News* |
1986
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Peggy Sue Got Married |
| The Mission | The Mission* |
| A Room with a View | A Room with a View* |
| Star Trek IV | Star Trek IV |
| The Karate Kid Part II | Platoon+ |
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I would be so thrilled if Dragon Tattoo got this; I think the cinematography was so subtle and interesting…but beating Tree of Life would be almost impossible.
Yes, Tree of Life was pretty amazing stuff – probably the best thing about the film – that, and displaying how much of a star Jessica Chastain will become. For the win.
I would be so thrilled if Dragon Tattoo got this; I think the cinematography was so subtle and interesting…but beating Tree of Life would be almost impossible.
Figuring nothing can beat Tree of Life but if anything does that would be pretty wild.
This seems like a no-brainer; Tree of Life FTW. All others bow.
The Karate Kid II was one of the 5 best-photgraphed films of 1986? The things you learn here…
In this category, there’s “Tree of Life,” and then there’s the rest. None even come close, though I greatly admired the work on “Tinker Tailor.” But as for “Dragon Tattoo,” “Hugo,” and “The Artist,” I’d swap those out for “Drive,” “Melancholia,” and “Rampart” in a heartbeat. Even Wally Pfister’s subtle work on “Moneyball” would be a worthy replacement. Just a mediocre slate of nominees this year. Lubezski better win
Dragon Tattoo and Tinker Tailor and brilliant nominations but Tree of Life really deserves this. It should be a no-brainer.
Yeah, this is a “c’mon-really” if there ever was one. Any other than Tree of Life would indicate either idiocy or malice.
“The Karate Kid II was one of the 5 best-photgraphed films of 1986? ”
Set in Okinawa, shot in Hawaii, the vistas were pretty, the houses and gardens were colorful, the nomination is not at all surprising.
The Tree of Life wins the ASC but looks like War Horse will nab the Oscar.
The Tree of Life is easily the best here. Though if Drive was in contention, I wouldn’t be sure. Melancholia should be here too.
Frankly, The Artist was only nominated because (besides the fact the film will win Best Picture) is that anything shot in B&W is a nominee by default…and also a loser by default, even if it is easily the best work out of the nominees, like The White Ribbon and The Man Who Wasn’t There.
Just saw “Hugo” this afternoon and I´m definitely going to predict Robert Richardson for the win. I dunno about this ASC group because I know too little about their history, but I´m damn sure “Hugo” will win Best Cinematography over “Tree of Life” at the Oscars!
First of all, the cinematography is nothing but spectacular, “Hugo” is very bewitching to look at, and I still believe many voters are turned off by the esoteric stuff in “Tree of Life” – I wonder how many are going to sit through this til the end? Don´t get me wrong, the work of Lubezki and the actors were the only parts I really liked about that film, but if I could vote, I´m with Richardson.
That said and as much as I liked “Hugo”, for me it does not rank among his best work (that “master class” would be “Raging Bull”, “Taxi Driver” and “Good Fellas”). “Hugo” has a lot of scenes that are mindblowing for sure, but I was not really satisfied with the story turning it´s direction in the end. I wished it would stay with the boy and reflect more on his relationship to his father. That was the part I was touched by. I didn´t like the Melies part as much as the rest. For me, the story went in too many directions, but I clearly see what motivated Scorsese, who is also well known for his merit in restoring old classic films.
Still, I´d rank “Hugo” as my 2nd favourite of the nine nominated candidates (haven´t checked “Extremely Loud” and “War Horse” yet). Now that I´ve seen a good number of 2011 production one thing sucks even more than a couple of weeks ago: “Dragon Tattoo” not being included in the Best Pic-category! I like it better than any other of the contenders, except “The Artist”.
Richardson didn’t do the cinematography for any of those films. “Raging Bull” and “Taxi Driver” was Michael Chapmen and “Goodfellas” was Michael Ballhaus. You want to look at Richardson’s best work w/ Scorsese, I’d vote for Shutter Island and The Aviator. His best work, however, is probably on Oliver Stone’s “JFK”
Oh, sorry, I see what you mean. Should’ve paid attention to the paragraph break lol
Could you imagine if Janusz Kaminski took the Oscar again from one of Malick’s films? I still think John Toll deserved his third Oscar for his work on The Thin Red Line over what Kaminski did for Saving Private Ryan (although it’s still worthy of merit). I really hope Lubezki wins for this category at both the ASC and Oscars.
I have a strange feeling Tree of Life doesn`t win the Oscars. There were so many upsets in this category over the last years: Lord of The Rings, Master & Commander, Inception, Pan`s Labyrinth.
I think Hugo takes this one. Tree of Life takes the guild but Hugo takes the Oscar. The techs at the Oscar look like this: Hugo takes Cinematography, Costumes, Art Direction, Sound Mixing and S. Editing. he Artist takes editing. Planet of the Apes take Visual Effects. Harry Potter or The Iron Lady take Makeup.
I just know the Oscars are gonna screw up here. I guess it’s not their fault – they just don’t know any better.
At least the ASC should be safe to call – Tree of Life.
As much as Dragon Tattoo is praised here, I think it was inferior to Cronenweths previous work on TSN.
Cinematography probably was the best thing about Tree of Life and I think it’s gonna win here, but my NGNG is going to be Hugo (my personal favorite of the year).
What if The Artist wins?
I’ve seen Tree of Life, Hugo and The Artist, and the cinematography of Hugo is my favorite.
The Artist will win. Simply by people being persuaded by emotions and not genius.
Then again, the art directors weren’t persuaded by a hack film, so maybe the cinematographers are just as smart?
The best thing about WH was the cinematography, but yes it should be Tree of Life. Having said that Hugo is a far superior film in my book, so Richardson would be a worthy winner.
I feel like John Wayne being carpet-bombed in black and white – at what time will this next round hit? (i.e. the ACS awards?)
ASC – Tree of Life
AMPAS – The Artist
I don’t think AMPAS will go for The Artist.
And… Tree of Life won!