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ASC Nominees
The finalists in the feature film category of the 23rd Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition are...not terribly exciting! Five timid choices reflecting, yes, quality work, fine, but also cautious consensus values. In alphabetical order:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Claudio Miranda); The Dark Knight (Wally Pfister, ASC); The Reader (Chris Menges, BSC and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC); Revolutionary Road (Deakins); and Slumdog Millionaire (Anthony Dod Mantle , BSC).
The winner -- Mantle, I'm guessing -- will be named at an ASC soiree at L.A.'s Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on 2.15.09. My personal favorites are Deakins' work on Revolutionary Road and Pfister's on The Dark Knight.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM
comment #1
actionman
says ...
Great choices here. All of these guys, as usual, brought their A-games to their respective projects. I'd be happy if any of them won the ASC and then the Oscar.
However, it's a crime that Deakins has yet to win an Oscar. I will be seeing Revolutionary Road this weekend; can't wait to see more of his amazing work. He and Menges did a very nice but unshowy job on The Reader.
Posted by actionman
at January 7, 2009 8:38 AM
comment #2
byanyother
says ...
A lot of competition there - I give it to Button or Dark Knight.
Posted by byanyother
at January 7, 2009 8:54 AM
comment #3
actionman
says ...
Although, it must be said, the snubbing of Colin Watkinson's tremendous work on The Fall is outrageous. I know nobody saw the movie but it's easily the most gorgeous film of the year. Nothing really compares to be honest.
Posted by actionman
at January 7, 2009 8:56 AM
comment #4
Gabriel
says ...
I agree on The Fall. There is no excuse for that not to have been nominated, by at least the ASC (if not the Academy). I would also throw in "Peter Andrews" for Che and Lol Crawley for Ballast as personal favorites of this year.
Posted by Gabriel
at January 7, 2009 9:06 AM
comment #5
Edward
says ...
If Miranda does win, would this be the first winner that shot a film digitally?
Posted by Edward
at January 7, 2009 9:23 AM
comment #6
perceptions
says ...
Actionman
Ditto
"Great choices here. All of these guys, as usual, brought their A-games to their respective projects. I'd be happy if any of them won the ASC and then the Oscar.
However, it's a crime that Deakins has yet to win an Oscar. I will be seeing Revolutionary Road this weekend; can't wait to see more of his amazing work. He and Menges did a very nice but unshowy job on The Reader."
Posted by perceptions
at January 7, 2009 9:50 AM
comment #7
Chase Kahn
says ...
I would vote for the Menges/Deakins tag team on Revolutionary Road, personally -- but I also like Miranda and Mantle...
Posted by Chase Kahn
at January 7, 2009 9:54 AM
comment #8
Mr. Buckles
says ...
So people in the movie making business by and large are not only unusually well off and lucky to have reached their perch, but we must childishly give them awards and merch (how many mutual admiration societies do we have to suffer through that give some lame award) . ASIDE: Also ever noticed how bizarre it is that the richer you are the more you get for free and the lower the cost of things can be (rates charged)?
Movie awards are:
- self-important mental masturbation masquerading as erudition
- a clever ruse created by the industry to sell you more of everything
- a mutual admiration society where everyone is brilliant - the zip code is the same as Lake Wobegon's
- a pointless exercise sold as important and essential
- a pretentious function that apparently values sorrow much more than joy (why is it that comedies aren't considered seriously)
- a place where Jack can get blown yet again even though he gets blown quite enough thank you
- to movie watching what astrology is to medicine/science
I know why Jeff posts about it (it’s the low hanging fruit of movie journalism), why do you?
Posted by Mr. Buckles
at January 7, 2009 10:25 AM
comment #9
actionman
says ...
"I would vote for the Menges/Deakins tag team on Revolutionary Road, personally -- but I also like Miranda and Mantle..."
Chase -- you meant their tag-team work on The Reader, right? Or did you just mean Deakins for RR? Either way, a deserving man would be getting a long overdue award.
Posted by actionman
at January 7, 2009 10:35 AM
comment #10
/3rtfu11
says ...
Roger Deakins desvers the win.
TCCOBB had the best digital cinematography of any film shot in that format from a majory studio so far.
TDK not having desaturated flesh tones turned scenes into mush.
Posted by /3rtfu11
at January 7, 2009 10:35 AM
comment #11
CitizenKanedforChewingGum
says ...
Wasn't the hugest fan of "The Fall" as a complete movie experience, but its omission here is pretty disappointing.
Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum
at January 7, 2009 12:10 PM
comment #12
Chase Kahn
says ...
sorry, I screwed that up -- I would vote for 'Revolutionary Road' (Deakins). Screw Will Smith or Ryan Seacrest being the busiest men in showbusiness, it's Roger Deakins...
Posted by Chase Kahn
at January 7, 2009 12:32 PM
comment #13
corey3rd
says ...
Dark Knight has the inside track just for the guy figuring out how to make an action film in Imax.
Posted by corey3rd
at January 7, 2009 1:22 PM
comment #14
alan
says ...
Button is going to win this handily. Same goes for the Oscar. It's the best thing about the movie, and they always go for the prettiest one anyway.
Posted by alan
at January 7, 2009 3:07 PM
comment #15
erniesouchak
says ...
The Academy always goes for the prettiest one. The ASC doesn't necessarily.
Posted by erniesouchak
at January 7, 2009 7:12 PM
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