Monday, February 16, 2015

Oscar 2015 - Cinematography


I decided to boycott the cinematography at this year Oscars. But this time I'm gonna do it loud = short text & bashing. Reason: who should win (well .. if they would have had the mercy to nominate him) - Hoyte van Hoytema for "Interstellar" + who will most probably win ...

Emmanuel Lubezki for "Birdman" ... I have nothing against this guy (one of the best directors of photography at the moment actually), and the visuals in "Birdman" are indeed impressive = one continuous shot from beginning to the end. The problem is the same as in the previous years. The confusion of the "grand jury". I thought we managed somehow to get rid of cinematography Oscar awarded for VFX at least once. But well .. I'm afraid we'll have one for something that looks more like editing (where by the way, surprise ... no nomination).




Robert D. Yeoman for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" should snatch the Oscar from what we have here (in the absence of "Interstellar") if the Academy awakens by some miracle and awards it objectively ... Which I doubt ...




Lukasz Zal & Ryszard Lenczewski also use in "Ida" a static camera. As in the one above. Unfortunately only in black & white. And since "Schindler's List" (> 20 years) the Academy decided that the cinematography Oscar should embrace the color era. So ...




Dick Pope for "Mr. Turner" : Superb light. Good cinematography. Small chances to win (we're at the Oscars, remember ? ... if it's not blue as "Avatar" then not ok).




Roger Deakins for "Unbroken" ... or how to reach 12 nominations without being given one single Oscar ... or how the Academy thinks it can compensate the lost opportunity to give it for "True Grit". Dream on ...




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