Cinematography
I haven't had a chance to see There Will Be Blood, but assuming it lives up to its reputation, this is truly an astonishingly good list; and the fact that not only were they not able to find room for Sweeney Todd, but also couldn't find room for the even better Sunshine, Black Book, I'm Not There, and Lust, Caution.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
I am in complete agreement with the rest of you. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly I have yet to see, but knowing Kaminski's tract-record, the film was in secure hands. Any one of these nominees could walk away withe ASC, but here's hoping it's a race between Deakins (Assassination of Jesse James) and Elswit (There Will Be Blood) with Deakins winning his third ASC and his first Oscar.
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atomicage wrote:I'm glad to see this list, mostly because I was pushing for a Deakins double-nom. But I can certainly see Sweeney popping into one of the two spots.
I'm with Zahveed on the Jesse James pride.
I hope not. I am hoping for a shut-out of Sweeney Todd, and then I hope to erase it from my memory. This is my opinion only ; I respect yours.
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this could end up being our five oscar nominees right here. all but NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN seem like locks to me. deakins may be able to pull off a double-nom, but his work in the coen film seems the most vulnerable of these five. SWEENEY TODD could sweep in to replace it.
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