There is no better crystal ball for what the Oscar nominees might look like than the various guild honors, and after the Producers Guild Awards revealed who might be in contention for Best Picture earlier this week, the cinematographers have revealed their votes for the year’s best.
The American Society of Cinematographers have revealed the nominees for their 29th Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony, and it’s mostly veterans dominating this year. Roger Deakins and Emmnauel Lubezki were pretty much locks all through the awards season, and you could probably throw Dick Pope in that category too. Robert D. Yeoman is a slight surprise, which perhaps speaks to Fox Searchlight‘s quiet but not unnoticeable campaign for "The Grand Budapest Hotel," while relative newcomer Óscar Faura is perhaps the big surprise here.
The awards will be handed out on February 15th. Nominees below.
- Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Unbroken
- Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game
- Emmanuel Lubezki ASC, AMC for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Dick Pope, BSC for Mr. Turner
- Robert D. Yeoman, ASC for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Imitation Game? That movie looked like it was made for TV… I\’m disappointed with that nom.
@Xian Gone Girl looked like dogshit! Another Fincher film color corrected to look like someone urinated on the screen!
I\’m too surprised by the inclusion of Imitation Game and Mr Turner, but not Gone Girl, Nightcrawler, or Interstellar. And Deakins gets his obligatory nod again with no chance to win.
No love for Jeff Cronenweth, huh? "Gone Girl" looked amazing (as most Fincher films do). Truly nothing special about the cinematography for "The Imitation Game"… unimpressive, uninspired lensing for a rather mediocre biopic. Lubezki pulled off an amazing stunt and "Birdman" looked great, but I think perhaps this might finally be Deakins\’ year, as he made another mediocre biopic look absolutely fantastic and elevated the picture.