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Monday, January 22, 2018

Final OSCAR nomination predix....

Gotta get this out before official nomination time. Don't have time to type out commentary per category this year. Just predix + 2 alternates per category this time around. I don't do the 3 short film categories cause I haven't had the chance to see any of them.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • CITY OF GHOSTS
  • FACES PLACES
  • ICARUS
  • JANE
  • LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
    • Chasing Coral
    • Strong Island
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
  • A FANTASTIC WOMAN
  • FOXTROT
  • IN THE FADE
  • LOVELESS
  • THE SQUARE
    • The Insult
    • The Wound
ORIGINAL SONG
  • "EVERMORE" -- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
  • "MIGHTY RIVER" -- MUDBOUND
  • "MYSTERY OF LOVE" -- CALL MY BY YOUR NAME
  • "REMEMBER ME" -- COCO
  • "THIS IS ME" -- THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
    • "Prayers for This World" -- Cries from Syria
    • "Stand Up for Something" -- Marshall
ORIGINAL SCORE
  • DARKEST HOUR
  • DUNKIRK
  • PHANTOM THREAD
  • THE POST
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
    • Coco
    • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
  • DARKEST HOUR
  • I, TONYA
  • WONDER
    • Ghost in the Shell
    • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
VISUAL EFFECTS
  • BLADE RUNNER 2049
  • DUNKIRK
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
  • STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
  • WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
    • Kong: Skull Island
    • Okja
SOUND EDITING
  • BABY DRIVER
  • BLADE RUNNER 2049
  • DUNKIRK
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
  • STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
    • Get Out
    • Wonder Woman
SOUND MIXING
  • BABY DRIVER
  • BLADE RUNNER 2049
  • DUNKIRK
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
  • STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
    • The Greatest Showman
    • Wonder Woman
COSTUME DESIGN
  • BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
  • THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
  • MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
  • PHANTOM THREAD
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
    • The Post
    • Wonder Woman
PRODUCTION DESIGN
  • BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
  • BLADE RUNNER 2049
  • DARKEST HOUR
  • DUNKIRK
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
    • The Post
    • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
FILM EDITING
  • BABY DRIVER
  • DUNKIRK
  • GET OUT
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
  • THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
    • Blade Runner 2049
    • I, Tonya
CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • BLADE RUNNER 2049
  • DARKEST HOUR
  • DUNKIRK
  • MUDBOUND
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
    • Call Me By Your Name
    • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
ANIMATED FEATURE
  • THE BREADWINNER
  • COCO
  • IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD
  • THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
  • LOVING VINCENT
    • The Boss Baby
    • Despicable Me 3
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
  • CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
  • THE DISASTER ARTIST
  • MOLLY'S GAME
  • MUDBOUND
  • WONDER
    • All the Money in the World
    • Logan
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
  • THE BIG SICK
  • GET OUR
  • LADY BIRD
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
  • THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
    • I, Tonya
    • The Post
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
  • MARY J. BLIGE -- "MUDBOUND"
  • HOLLY HUNTER -- "THE BIG SICK"
  • ALLISON JANNEY -- "I, TONYA"
  • LAURIE METCALF -- "LADY BIRD"
  • OCTAVIA SPENCER -- "THE SHAPE OF WATER"
    • Hong Chau -- "Downsizing"
    • Lesley Manville -- "Phantom Thread"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
  • WILLEM DAFOE -- "THE FLORIDA PROJECT"
  • WOODY HARRELSON -- "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI"
  • RICHARD JENKINS -- "THE SHAPE OF WATER"
  • CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER -- "ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD"
  • SAM ROCKWELL -- "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI"
    • Armie Hammer -- "Call Me By Your Name"
    • Michael Stuhlberg -- "The Shape of Water"
ACTRESS
  • SALLY HAWKINS -- "THE SHAPE OF WATER"
  • FRANCES MCDORMAND -- "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI"
  • MARGOT ROBBIE -- "I, TONYA"
  • SAOIRSE RONAN -- "LADY BIRD"
  • MERYL STREEP -- "THE POST"
    • Jessica Chastain -- "Molly's Game"
    • Judi Dench -- "Victoria & Abdul"
ACTOR
  • TIMOTHEE CHALAMET -- "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME"
  • DANIEL DAY-LEWIS -- "PHANTOM THREAD"
  • JAMES FRANCO -- "THE DISASTER ARTIST"
  • DANIEL KALUUYA -- "GET OUT"
  • GARY OLDMAN -- "DARKEST HOUR"
    • Tom Hanks -- "The Post"
    • Denzel Washington -- "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
DIRECTOR
  • GUILLERMO DEL TORO -- "THE SHAPE OF WATER"
  • GRETA GERWIG -- "LADY BIRD"
  • MARTIN MCDONAGH -- "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI"
  • CHRISTOPHER NOLAN -- "DUNKIRK"
  • JORDAN PEELE -- "GET OUT"
    • Sean Baker -- "The Florida Project"
    • Steven Spielberg -- "The Post"
BEST PICTURE
  • DUNKIRK
  • GET OUT
  • LADY BIRD
  • THE SHAPE OF WATER
  • THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
If 6....CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
If 7....THE POST
If 8....The FLORIDA PROJECT
If 9....I, TONYA
If 10....THE BIG SICK
    • Darkest Hour
    • The Disaster Artist
    • Mudbound
    • Phantom Thread


Again, all of these are simply my predictions, and not my personal preferences. Good luck to all.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

2017 Guilds - VES (Visual Effects Society) nominees

The Visual Effects Society nominees have been announced...and the winners will be revealed on February 13. Blade Runner and Apes tied for the most feature film nods with 7, Despicable Me 3 leads animated movies with 5 total.



OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

BLADE RUNNER 2049
John Nelson, Karen Murphy Mundell, Paul Lambert, Richard Hoover & Gerd Nefzer

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
Christopher Townsend, Damien Carr, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick

KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Jeff White, Tom Peitzman, Stephen Rosenbaum, Scott Benza, Michael Meinardus

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Ben Morris, Tim Keene, Eddie Pasquarello, Daniel Seddon, Chris Corbould

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joel Whist


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

DARKEST HOUR
Stephane Naze, Warwick Hewett, Guillaume Terrien, Benjamin Magana

DOWNSIZING
James E. Price, Susan MacLeod, Lindy De Quattro, Stephane Naze

DUNKIRK
Andrew Jackson, Mike Chambers, Andrew Lockley, Alison Wortman, Scott Fisher

MOTHER!
Dan Schrecker, Colleen Bachman, Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, Peter Chesney

ONLY THE BRAVE
Eric Barba, Dione Wood, Matthew Lane, Georg Kaltenbrunner, Michael Meinardus


OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS
David Soren, Mark Swift, Mirielle Soria, David Dulac

CARS 3
Brian Fee, Kevin Feher, Michael Fong, Jon Reisch

COCO
Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, David Ryu, Michael K. O'Brien

DESPICABLE ME 3
Pierre Coffin, Chris Meledandri, Kyle Balda, Eric Guillon

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Rob Coleman, AMber Naismith, Grant Freckelton, Damien Gray

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE
Gregory Jowle, Fiona Chilton, Miles Green, Kim Taylor


OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - RACHAEL
Axel Akkeson, Stefano Carta, Wesley Chandler, Ian Cooke-Grimes

KONG: SKULL ISLAND - KONG
Jakub Pistecky, Chris Havreberg, Karin Cooper, Kris Costa

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES - BAD APE
Eteuati Tema, Aidan Martin, Florian Fernandez, Mathias Larserud

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES - CAESAR
Dennis Yoo, Ludovic Chailloleau, Douglas McHale, Tim Forbes


OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

THE BOSS BABY - BOSS BABY
Alec BAldwin, Carlos Puertolas, Rani Naamani, Joe Moshier

COCO - HECTOR
Emron Grover, Jonathan Hoffman, Michael Honsel, Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto

DESPICABLE ME 3 - BRATT
Eric Guillon, Bruno Dequier, Julien Soret, Benjamin Fournet

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE - GARMA MECHA MAN
Arthur Terzis, Wei He, Jean-Marc Ariu, Gibson Radsavanh

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE - GARMADON
Matthew Everitt, Christian So, Loic Miermont, Fiona Darwin


OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - LOS ANGELES
Chris McLaughlin, Rhys Salcombe, Seungjin Woo, Francesco DellAnna

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - TRASH MESA
Didier Muanza, Thomas Gillet, Guillaume Mainville, Sylvain Lorgeau

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - VEGAS
Eric Noel, Arnaud Saibron, Adam Goldstein, Pascal Clement

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES - HIDDEN FORTRESS
Greg Notzelman, James Shaw, Jay Renner, Gak Gyu Choi

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES - PRISON CAMP
Phillip Leonhardt, Paul Harris, Jeremy Fort, Thomas Lo


OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVINRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

CARS 3 - ABANDONED RACETRACK
Marlena Fecho, Thidaratana Annee Jonjai, Jose L. Ramos Serrano, Frank Tai

COCO - CITY OF THE DEAD
Michael Frederickson, Jamie Hecker, Jonathan Pytko, Davie Strick

DESPICABLE ME 3 - HOLLYWOOD DESTRUCTION
Axelle De Cooman, Pierre Lopes, Milo Riccarand, Nicolas Brack

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE - NINJAGO CITY
Kim Taylor, Angela Ensele, Felicity Coonan, Jean Pascal LeBlanc


OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - BE OUR GUEST
Shannon Justison, Casey Schatz, Neil Weatherley, Claire Michaud

GUARDIAN OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 - GROOT DANCE/OPENING FIGHT
James Baker, Steven Lo, Alvise Avati, Robert Stipp

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI - CRAIT SURFACE BATTLE
Cameron Neilson, Albert Cheng, John Levin, Johanes Kurnia

THOR: RAGNAROK - VALKYRIE'S FLASHBACK
Hubert Maston, Arthur Moody, Adam Paschke, Casey Schatz


OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - LAPD HEADQUARTERS
Alex Funke, Steven Saunders, Joaquin Loyzaga, Chris Menges

DESPICABLE ME 3 - DRU'S CAR
Eric Guillon, Francois-Xavier Lepeintre, Guillaume Boudeville, Pierre Lopes

LIFE - THE ISS
Tom Edwards, Chaitanya Kshirsager, Satish Kuttan, Paresh Dodia

US MARINES - ANTHEM / MONUMENT
Tom Bardwell, Paul Liaw, Adam Dewhirst


OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Florent Andorra, Alexis Hall, Raul Essig, Branko Grujcic

ONLY THE BRAVE - FIRE AND SMOKE
Georg Kaltenbrunner, Thomas Bevas, Philipp Zaufel, Himanshu Joshi

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI - BOMBING RUN
Peter Kyme, Miguel Perez Senent, Ahmed Gharraph, Billy Copley

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI - MEGA DESTROYER DESTRUCTION
Mihai Cioroba, Ryoji Fujita, Jiyong Shin, Dan Finnegan

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
David Caeiro Cebrian, Johnathan Nixon, Chet Leavai, Gary Boyle


OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

THE BOSS BABY
Mitul Patel, Gaurav Mathur, Venkatesh Kongathi

CARS 3
Greg Gladstone, Stephen Marshall, Leon JeongWook Park, Tim Speltz

COCO
Kristopher Campbell, Stephen Gustafson, Dave Hale, Keith Klohn

DESPICABLE ME 3
Bruno Chauffard, Frank Baradat, Milo Riccarand, Nicolas Brack

FERDINAND
Yaron Canetti, Allan Kadkoy, Danny Speck, Mark Adams


OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - LAPD APPROACH & JOY HOLOGRAMS
Tristan Myles, Miles Lauridsen, Joel Delle-Vergin, Farhad Mohasseb

KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Nelson Sepulveda, Aaron Brown, Paolo Acri, Shawn Mason

THOR: RAGNAROK - BRIDGE BATTLE
Gavin McKenzie, David Simpson, Owen Carroll, Mark Gostlow

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Christoph Salzmann, Robin Hollander, Ben Morgan, Ben Warner

2017 Guilds - Cinema Audio Society (CAS) nominees

The nominees for the CAS awards have been announced, winners to be named on Feb 24. The choices are...



LIVE ACTION FILM
BABY DRIVER
Mary H. Ellis, CAS; Julian Slater, CAS; Tim Cavagin; Gareth Cousins, CAS; Mark Appleby & Glen Gathard

DUNKIRK
Mark Weingarten, CAS; Gregg Landaker; Gary Rizzo, CAS; Alan Meyerson CAS; Thomas J. O'Connell; Scott Curtis

THE SHAPE OF WATER
Glen Gauthier; Christian T. Cooke, CAS; Brad Zoern, CAS; Peter Cobbin; Peter Persaud, CAS

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Stuart Wilson, CAS; David Parker; Michael Semanick; Ren Klyce; Shawn Murphy; Doc Kane, CAS; Frank Rinella

WONDER WOMAN
Chris Munro, CAS; Chris Burdon; Gilbert Lake, CAS; Alan Meyerson, CAS; Nick Kray; Glen Gathard


ANIMATED FILM
CARS 3
Doc Kane, CAS; Tom Meyers; Michael Semanick; Nathan Nance; David Boucher; Blake Collins

COCO
Vince Caro; Christopher Boyes; Michael Semanick; Joel Iwataki; Black Collins

DESPICABLE ME 3
Carlos Sotolongo; Randy Thom, CAS; Tim Nielsen; Brandon Proctor; Greg Hayes; Scott Curtis

FERDINAND
Bill Higley, CAS; Randy Thom, CAS; Lora Hirschberg; Leff Lefferts; Shawn Murphy; Scott Curtis

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Jason Oliver; Michael Semanick; Gregg Landaker; Wayne Pashley; Stephen Lipson; Lisa Simpson


DOCUMENTARY FILM
ERIC CLAPTON: LIFE IN 12 BARS
Russell Edwards; Tim Cavagin; William Miller; Adam Mendez, CAS

GAGA: FIVE FOOT TWO
Jonathan Wales, CAS; Jason Dotts

AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER
Gabriel Monts; Kent Sparling; Gary Rizzo, CAS; Zach Martin; Jeff Beal; Jason Butler

JANE
Lee Smith; David E. Fluhr, CAS; Warren Shaw; Derek Lee; Chris Navarro, CAS; Ryan Maguire

LONG STRANGE TRIP
David Silberling; Bob Chefalas; Jacob Ribicoff