33 Responses for "Re-shoot: ASC Cinematography nominees"

1. hannah January 6th, 2009 at 11:59 am 1

   Anthony Dod Mantle, hands down

2. The Natural January 6th, 2009 at 12:00 pm 2

   “Benjamin Button” for the win. No 2008 movie approached its breathtaking beauty, magnificent lighting work, or every absorbing, painterly shot.

   Next: “Australia,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Revolutionary Road,” and “The Dark Knight.”

   Incidentally, those are also my predictons.

3. Rob January 6th, 2009 at 12:04 pm 3

   Deakins. And he needs an Oscar this year. It’s kinda criminal he hasn’t won yet.

4. Pablo January 6th, 2009 at 12:04 pm 4

   My predictions for both AMPAS and ASC:

   Mandy Walker, Australia
   Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
   Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
   Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road
   Antony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

5. red_wine January 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm 5

   The Dark Knight
   The Fall
   Australia
   Defiance
   Revolutionary Road

   Not very impressed with Slumdog’s cinematography and Button looked metallic and digitized.

   Also consider

   Che
   The Reader
   Milk

6. red_wine January 6th, 2009 at 12:11 pm 6

   The Dark Knight
   The Fall
   Australia
   Defiance
   Revolutionary Road

   Not very impressed with Slumdog’s cinematography and Button looked metallic and digitized.

   Also consider

   Che
   The Reader

7. Eric72 January 7th, 2009 at 6:11 am 7

   Wally Pfister – The DarK Knight
   Claudio Miranda – Curious Case of B. Button
   Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire
   Chris Menges – The Reader
   Roger Deakins – Revolutionary Road

   NGNG: Gyula Pados – The Duchess

8. Dominik January 7th, 2009 at 6:29 am 8

   I´m crossing my fingers for Roger Deakins- he really is overdue for a win!
   His work in “Barton Fink” remains as one of the finest works in cinematography I have seen to date.

9. Ivich January 7th, 2009 at 6:38 am 9

   Aren’t they announced yet? The forums have the list up?

10. dignanandmax January 7th, 2009 at 6:42 am 10

    Mandy Walker, Australia
    Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
    Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road
    Antony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

    NGNG: Dean Semler, Appaloosa

11. Ivich January 7th, 2009 at 6:43 am 11

    The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    The Reader
    Revolutionary Road
    Slumdog Millionaire

    Aren’t these the final five?

12. Ryan Adams January 7th, 2009 at 7:20 am 12

    That’s nearly right, Ivich. Thanks. The ASC has announced this morning (or overnight) and they cite Roger Deakins for two films — Revolutionary Road and The Reader.

    Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road & The Reader
    Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
    Chris Menges, The Reader
    Claudio Miranda, Benjamin Button
    Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight

    So, there you have it.
    Anyone awake before 6 a.m., thanks for playing! ha.

13. Tufas's Dogs - Also Showing! Click Here January 7th, 2009 at 7:26 am 13

    Colin Watkinson… *maybe*

    I thought Vicky Christin Barcelona had a shot at this. Hmm.

    Rest of the nominees seem spot-on.

    T.

14. Michael Parsons January 7th, 2009 at 7:34 am 14

    Slumdog Millionaire
    The Dark Knight
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Revolutionary Road
    Australia

    Is WALL-E ineligible?

15. Ivich January 7th, 2009 at 7:35 am 15

    I am in Mumbai, India that’s how I noted it. Otherwise no way am I awake at 6am! Never ever.

16. Robin January 7th, 2009 at 7:38 am 16

    What time can we expect WGA to announce?

17. Erik Childress January 7th, 2009 at 7:50 am 17

    Fun stat of the day: Since 1998, 20 of the last 24 films to receive nominations from both the ASC and the American Cinema Editors went on to a Best Picture nomination.

18. carol January 7th, 2009 at 7:57 am 18

    meh

19. Ryan Adams January 7th, 2009 at 7:59 am 19

    “Is WALL-E ineligible?”

    Would be interesting if it were, Michael Parsons. That would make 4 major films on which Roger Deakins worked in 2008, all vying for Best Cinematography.

    Maybe that’s his plan. Ultimately be nominated for 5 different movies, so that way he can finally be assured of an Oscar win.

20. Conrado January 7th, 2009 at 8:38 am 20

    I think this list will be like this:

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    The Dark Knight
    Defiance
    Revolutionary Road
    Slumdog Millionaire

21. Ryan Adams January 7th, 2009 at 8:53 am 21

    Robin, last year Variety had the WGA nominees posted around noon, Pacific Time.

22. Bill M. January 7th, 2009 at 9:01 am 22

    I’m sorry but Australia was the big snub here. Was it because their DP was a female & a newcomer? Sexism or just straight up bias for the veterans like Deakins but still the five best were: Australia, Curious Case, Slumdog, The Dark Knight, & The Reader.

23. Bob Loblaw January 7th, 2009 at 9:07 am 23

    Even though The Fall wasn’t the greatest film out this year, I believe it has one of the most AMAZING cinematography, Art Direction and Costume Design this year and definetly deserves a nomination come Oscar time.

24. Alejo January 7th, 2009 at 9:10 am 24

    Ryan,

    Do you think Roger Deakins will cancel himself out yet again?? His work on Jesse James was some of the finest I have ever seen in any film!

25. Eric M. Van January 7th, 2009 at 9:31 am 25

    Actually, I thought The Fall was the best film of the last several years (you have to see it several times to grasp how intricately the told story reflects the frame), and it certainly deserves Cinematography and Art Direction nominations (probably Costumes, too). But then again, everyone I knew thought that Deakins deserved the Oscar last year for Jesse James, and that didn’t happen, either. Degree of commercial success plays far too important a role in this, but that’s the way the human brain works (e.g., it really helps to be a good hitter to win a Gold Glove for fielding in baseball). I can guarantee that anyone who doesn’t think The Fall deserves a cinematography nod didn’t see it. Unfortunately, that’s just about everyone.

26. Giorgio January 7th, 2009 at 9:42 am 26

    I wish a nominations for TDK and for Milk.

27. Gregoire January 7th, 2009 at 11:05 am 27

    I agree. The Fall had the best cinematography, art direction and costumes. How it can be totally overlooked is astonishing.

28. The Natural January 7th, 2009 at 11:38 am 28

    No “Australia” is FUCKED up. Fucked. Up.

    That is one stunningly gorgeous film, and instead they nominate “THE READER?” Are you kidding? Throw that one out, replace it with “Australia” and you have the perfect lineup. Hopefully the Oscar’s, too.

29. Paddy M January 7th, 2009 at 12:59 pm 29

    Bill M., I would suspect it quite possibly was sexism that resulted in the Australia snub. I don’t think that any of the ASC’s membership, or at least enough of it, is female.

    But I do think that it will make it to the Oscars though. Deakins probably won’t be double nommed imo. The Reader simply doesn’t have the momentum to bag any extra noms from the Academy at this point, whereas Australia’s tech specs are pretty strong, despite the overall critical reception.

    I agree with you, The Natural. Replace The Reader with Australia, and you have a pretty strong (and pretty sure-fire, I’d say) list for AMPAS. I certainly hope it makes it, Mandy Walker’s cinematography was my favorite in a damn good year for well-lensed films. But I also greatly appreciated Deakins’ and Menges’ contibutio to The Reader, I thought they did a fine job indeed. Just not as fine as Walker’s.

30. Zach January 7th, 2009 at 2:28 pm 30

    I agree with Bill M. But why not take out Revolutionary Road? I haven’t seen The Reader yet, but RR was pretty standard. Just some pretty shots of pretty people in the sunlight. A bland, blah affair all around. Who cares about Deakins; he doesn’t deserve even a nomination this year.

    You know who else deserves a nomination? Tom Stern for Changeling. He has done several Clint Eastwood movies now, and even though his work ultimately drives some of the energy out of Changeling, it fits the time period well, soaking you in the moment. As even Australia’s harshest detractors should admit, this once again is an example of unfair bias against a film for its creative flaws.

31. Mark January 7th, 2009 at 2:45 pm 31

    Roger Deakins is OVERDUE!

32. Jaime January 7th, 2009 at 2:54 pm 32

    No respect for digital, although they write article after article about digital cinema in their magazine.

33. Abul Kalaam January 22nd, 2009 at 9:27 am 33

    “Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight”

    i always knew and hoped (believe it: even before TDK released) that Wally would be winning the oscar this time, and i’m happy to know he’s nominated (as expected).

    Also i’ve this strange theory:
    DP’s who have been either nominated or won earlier have more chances to win the oscars in the current race. and only Chris Menges & Roger Deakins (The Reader) are leading the list with 3(2 won) for former + 8 previous nominations for the latter respectively. And next is Wally Pfister with 2 previous nominations. The rest are nominated for the first time.
    So fingers crossed.