Saturday, July 20, 2013

The Oscar Narrative: July Predictions - Technical Categories

Now that the Emmy nominations have been announced, we can take a break from them and wait for episode submissions to come in. It also means that we can turn our attention to this year's Oscar race. Every July, I take a look at the surroundings and basically do a mid-point prediction. This time around, let's take a first look at the technical categories.

Best Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt "12 Years a Slave"
Bruno Delbonnel "Inside Lleweyn Davis"
Emmanuel Lubezki "Gravity"
Roger Deakins "Prisoners"
Rodrgio Preito "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Other Contenders - The Monuments Men, Captain Phillips, Labor Day, All is Lost, The Butler, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, August: Osage County, American Hustle, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Counselor, Elysium, The Book Thief, The Counselor, Grace of Monaco, The Immigrant, The Invisible Woman, Nebraska, Pacific Rim, Saving Mr. Banks, Rush,

Best Costume Design
12 Years a Slave
The Great Gatsby
The Invisible Woman
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks

Other Contenders  - American Hustle, Oz The Great and Powerful, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Butler, August: Osage County, Serena, Philomena, Thor: The Dark World, Diana, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Grace of Monaco, The Immigrant

Best Film Editing
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Captain Phillips
The Monuments Men
The Wolf of Wall Street

Other Contenders - Gravity, The Butler, Saving Mr. Banks, The Counselor, Labor Day, Rush, Elysium, Nebraska, 12 years a Slave, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Before Midnight, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Inside Llewyn Davis, Out of the Furnace, Pacific Rim, Prisoners.

Best Makeup and Hair
The Butler
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Star Trek: Into Darkness

Other Contenders - Rush, Oz The Great and Powerful, Pacific Rim, The Invisible Woman, American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Grace of Monaco, Diana, Elysium, The Great Gatsby, 12 Years a Slave, World War Z, Saving Mr. Banks, Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man 3

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat "The Monuments Men"
Quincy Jones "The Butler"
Steven Price "Gravity"
Thomas Newman "Saving Mr. Banks"
Hans Zimmer "12 Years a Slave"

Other Contenders - Randy Newman "Monster's University", Alexandre Desplat "Philomena", Hans Zimmer "Rush", Howard Shore "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", Carter Burwell "August: Osage County", Henry Jackman "Captain Phillips", Rolfe Kent "Labor Day", Rachel Portman "Diana", Daniel Hart "Ain't Them Bodies Saints", Alex Heffes "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", Carter Burwell "The Fifth Estate", Danny Elfman "Oz the Great and Powerful", Mark Orton "Nebraska"

Best Original Song
N/A

Best Production Design
12 Years a Slave
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Monuments Men
Oz The Great and Powerful

Other Contenders - The Invisible Woman, Saving Mr. Banks, August: Osage County, Star Trek Into Darkness, Elysium, Gravity, American Hustle, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Book Thief, Grace of Monaco, Diana., Philomena, The Butler, The Immigrant, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Pacific Rim, Iron Man 3

Best Sound Mixing
Captain Phillips
Elysium
Gravity
The Monuments Men
Pacific Rim

Other Contenders - Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Inside Llewyn Davis", The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Man of Steel, Rush, The Great Gatsby, Monster's University, Frozen, 12 Years a Slave, World War Z, Thor: The Dark World.

Best Sound Editing
Captain Phillips
Elysium
Gravity
Man of Steel
Pacific Rim

Other Contenders - The Monuments Men, Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Inside Llewyn Davis", The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Man of Steel, Rush, The Great Gatsby, Monster's University, Frozen, 12 Years a Slave, World War Z, Thor: The Dark World.

Best Visual Effects
Elysium
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness

Other Contenders - Oz the Great and Powerful, Thor: The Dark World, World War Z, Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, Rush, The Great Gatsby, Man of Steel

2 comments:

  1. I think nomination and victory for Saving Mr Banks of Thomas Newman.

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  2. Probable nomination for Saving Mr Banks: best picture, actress in a leading role (Emma Thompson), actor in a supporting role (Tom Hanks), original screenplay, art direction, costumedesign and original score.

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