I am only 1 for 3 in this category, however, out of the six
categories I missed last year, this one hurt the most. All of the indicators were pointing towards
Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life… however, it just
wasn’t meant to be.
The role and voting procedures for Cinematographers have not
changed, so feel free to read more about them in last year’s post if you wish:
84th Academy Awards – Best Cinematography.
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Nominations:
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Anna Karenina
o
Seamus McGarvey – 2nd nomination. Previously nominated for Atonement.
McGarvey
hasn’t been nominated for any other major award, however, in addition to Anna
Karenina, McGarvey also shot The Avengers… I have a feeling that
this combination of films, this year, is what earned the nomination.
·
Django Unchained
o
Robert Richardson – 8th nomination. 3 wins: JFK, The Aviator, and Hugo. Also nominated for Platoon, Born
on the Fourth of July, Snow Falling on Cedars, and Inglourious
Basterds.
Richardson
is pretty much a badass, having filmed a significant number of Oliver Stone,
Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino’s films.
Richardson
has also been nominated for the San Diego Film Critic Society Award.
·
Life of Pi
o
Claudio Miranda – 2nd nomination. Previously nominated for The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
In
my opinion, Miranda is the clear front runner.
He has already won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award, Las Vegas
Film Critics Award, and the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
Award. He is also nominated for the
BAFTA Award, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Boston Society of
Film Critics Award and the Satellite Award.
An
interesting additional piece of information is that Miranda was the only Oscar
nominated cinematographer to also be nominated by the Boston Society of Film
Critics.
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Lincoln
o
Janusz Kaminski – 6th nomination. 2 wins:
Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan. Previously nominated for Amistad, The
Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and War Horse.
Ever
since filming Schindler’s List in 1993, Kaminski has worked, almost
exclusively, with Steven Spielberg.
However, he has also filmed my favorite Cameron Crowe film (Jerry
Maguire) and my favorite Judd Apatow film (Funny People)
Kaminski
is also nominated for the BAFTA Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association
Award, and the Satellite Award.
·
Skyfall
o
Roger Deakins – 10th nomination.
To
be honest, when I saw Skyfall listed in this category I
was pretty surprised, however when I realized Deakins had filmed the movie I
understood. Deakins is a beloved member
of the cinematography community.
Deakins
has been previously nominated for The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo,
Kundun,
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Brother Where Art Thou, No Country for Old Men, The
Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
Reader, and True Grit.
He
has already won the Loas Angeles Film Critics Association Award and has also
been nominated for the BAFTA Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Satellite
Award, and Washington DC Area Film Critic Association Award.
Although
I think Life of Pi is the statistical favorite… with this being Deakins’
10th nomination, having never won… he has a very good chance at
winning… and I’m going to take that chance.
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Snubs:
Mihai Malaimare Jr. (The Master) won the Boston Society
of Film Critics Award and is nominated for Broadcast Film Critic Association
Award, Satellite Award, and the Washington DC Area Film Critic Association
Award
Danny Cohen (Les Miserables) is nominated for the
Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award,
and Washington DC Area Film Critic Association Award
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Oscar Trends:
To be honest, I have yet to find a trend for this category. All in all, it all seems a bit
subjective. Even the American Society of
Cinematographers Award can’t be used as a barometer since for the last 26
years, their winner has only gone on to win the Oscar 9 times!
So… the only thing I have to go on is the consistency of
nominations and wins for the year (across the board), which leaves me with Life
of Pi and Skyfall.
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Prediction:
1. Life of Pi
2. Skyfall
3. Lincoln
4. Django Unchained
5. Anna Karenina
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