Last year many people contributed to our colorist slant on the Oscar nominations for best picture. It made interesting reading and we have done the same again this year, with the inclusion of Best Cinematography to round the list up to 10.
Thanks to everyone that replied here, privately, on the TIG and on the CML and congratulations to all the colorists involved. It makes interesting reading, and you can draw your own conclusions. I doubt anyone would claim it is an accurate picture of the whole industry today though.
2012 Best Picture Nominations:
THE ARTIST ….. 35mm Film Kodak
Richard Deusy…..Lustre…..DuboiColor…..Paris
(conformed with B/W LUTs on Scratch)
THE DESCENDANTS ….. 35mm Film Kodak
Joe Finley….. Resolve….. Modern Video Film…..Los Angeles
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE ….. Arri Alexa
Stefan Sonnenfeld…..Resolve….. Company 3….. Los Angeles
THE HELP ….. 35mm Film Kodak
Steve Scott…..Lustre….. Efilm ….. Los Angeles
HUGO ….. Arri Alexa (3D)
Greg Fisher….. Baselight 8 …..Digilab Services and Cameron Pace Group….. London/ New York
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS ….. 35mm Film Kodak
Joe Gawler …..Lustre….. Deluxe….. New York
MONEYBALL ….. 35mm Film Kodak
Steve Bowen ….. Baselight 8 ….. Sony Pictures Colorworks ….. Los Angeles
THE TREE OF LIFE ….. 35/65mm Film Kodak, Red One
Bryan McMahan/Steve Scott…..Baselight 8/Lustre ….. Kodak/LaserPacific/HIG/Efilm….. Los Angeles
WAR HORSE ….. 35mm Film Kodak
Yvan Lucas …..Lustre….. Efilm….. Los Angeles
2012 Best Cinematography Nominations (if not included above):
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ….. Red Epic/ One
Ian Vertovec ….. Pablo….. Light Iron….. Los Angeles
Steve Scott is the only colorist to gain two entries. The nominations this year include more film origination than last year (7/10 entries). Of the digital cameras Arri Alexa has 2 entries and Red the other one. Lustre is the dominant grading system (5/10 entries). And Los Angeles is unsurprisingly the best place o be (7/10 entries)
Kudos to all involved
Happy Coloring, Kevin
