Best Cinematography Oscar
The Best Cinematography Oscar is going to go to Emmanuel Lubezki for Children of Men. Oh my goodness….it’s gone to Guillermo Novarro for Pan’s Labyrinth! What’s going on here? “Chivo” was supposed to be a lock. Whatever…not a tragedy. Pan’s Labyrinth was beautifully shot, but I don’t get it. I’m not going to win the Oscar pool.
I have no idea how Children of Men doesn’t get that award. I’m at a loss.
I love Pan’s but COM more. Lubezki should have won.
travesty.
Easy – it’s Pan’s night. it looks like it’ll be the little film that people will wonder after all the numbers – how the hell did this get overlooked for a Best Pic nomination? Shame nobody leaks out the actual numbers.
The voters was probably attracted to all that nice lighting and color.
I’m personally just as shocked and saddened that Children of Men lost, as beautiful as Pan’s Labyrinth looked.
The first real big disappointment of the night. Damn.
Lubezki was fucking robbed. I don’t see how any cinematographer could accept that award knowing what he’d achieved with that film. Pan’s Labyrinth was incredible but visually there wasn’t anything we hadn’t seen before.
Here’s a tip for next year’s pool, Jeff. Each year, there’s one movie that’s going to sweep the small technical awards, everything that it’s up for. It’s the one that gets nominated for the most of them. And, without fail, with the exception of Conrad Hall, Cinematography gets considered a technical award. Not an “artsy” one. Last year, it was ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. One year it was ‘Master and Commander.’ Sometimes it’s the best picture, like ‘Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Titanic’. This year, it’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’.
‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ just kept me in the running in my Oscar pool.
Whoah. That’s the first true shocker. I mean it was a foregone conclusion I thought. Still, I loved Pan’s look.
I liked Pan’s Labyrinth and its look, but it’s not in the same league as Children of Men. But then again, a miniscule amount of films are.
Here’s a tip for next year’s pool, Jeff. Each year, there’s one movie that’s going to sweep the small technical awards, everything that it’s up for. It’s the one that gets nominated for the most of them. And, without fail, with the exception of Conrad Hall, Cinematography gets considered a technical award. Not an “artsy” one. Last year, it was ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. One year it was ‘Master and Commander.’ Sometimes it’s the best picture, like ‘Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Titanic’. This year, it’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’.
‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ just kept me in the running in my Oscar pool.
Here’s a tip for next year’s pool, Jeff. Each year, there’s one movie that’s going to sweep the small technical awards, everything that it’s up for. It’s the one that gets nominated for the most of them. And, without fail, with the exception of Conrad Hall, Cinematography gets considered a technical award. Not an “artsy” one. Last year, it was ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. One year it was ‘Master and Commander.’ Sometimes it’s the best picture, like ‘Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Titanic’. This year, it’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’.
‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ just kept me in the running in my Oscar pool.
Shit, sorry for the triple post, it didn’t seem like it was getting through.
Children of Men is inventively photographed, but it’s not conventionally beautiful. It’s deliberately ugly, in fact. When people think of great cinematography, they don’t think of natural light and handheld photography. I picked it in my pool, but I’m guessing these are the reasons it lost.
Oh, well. The street value of that photo that Lubezki took of you, Jeffrey, using your Powershot has decreased, but it’s still a mighty cool souvenir.
And then, just to rub it in, they film Novarro’s walk to the microphone in one long uninterrupted take.
I just know Murphy has something to do with this!
Oh, well. The street value of that photo that Lubezki took of you, Jeffrey, using your Powershot has decreased, but it’s still a mighty cool souvenir.
Oh, well. The street value of that photo that Lubezki took of you, Jeffrey, using your Powershot has decreased, but it’s still a mighty cool souvenir.
The members just didn’t see Children of Men… or keep their screeners on long enough.
Looks like Jeff overtaxed the movie gods with the Murphy vote. CoM is truly the first surprise of the night, but it’s not the first time pretty pictures have been mistaken for great cinematography.
I didn’t much fall in love with Children of Men, but still, I don’t understand this one. There were textures in COM that still aren’t fading from my memory.
Weirdly, this was my biggest disappointment of the night. The one prize ‘COM’ should’ve taken in a walk.
Everything else was either predictable or a nice surprise. But this √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú I mean, thank God it went to ‘Pan’s,’ at least, whose lens work was excellent, but…this is still a bit of a travesty.
Just shows you that the Oscar voters just barely watch a movie at home on their screeners.
Those Movie Gods are a pisser.
They deny Eddie an Oscar for good work, but bad behavior so they can reward Arkin far okay work and stellar behavior.
But, being the omniscient gods that they are, they have to deny Lubezki an award he deserved more than any other of the night for no apparent reason except to repay Wells’ general dickishness in the lead up to the big night. Way to go, Jeff.
Those gods do stick it in and break it off sometimes.
Whoah. That’s the first true shocker. I mean it was a foregone conclusion I thought. Still, I loved Pan’s look.
Looks like Jeff overtaxed the movie gods with the Murphy vote. CoM is truly the first surprise of the night, but it’s not the first time pretty pictures have been mistaken for great cinematography.