The Cinema Audio Society has made some interesting calls over the years. “True Grit” last season, in the face of blockbuster and eventual Oscar winner “Inception.” “No Country for Old Men” in 2007 rather than the skillfully layered “Transformers” (and, again, eventual Oscar winner “The Bourne Ultimatum”). “Road to Perdition” over musical heavyweight “Chicago” and feast for the ears “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.”
'Hugo' sounds great to Cinema Audio Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:13 pm · February 18th, 2012
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Sound Mixing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 8th, 2012
This is one of the year’s hardest technical categories to predict, largely because the Academy’s sound branch agreed with the Cinema Audio Society on only two nominees. We size up who might win, and who should.
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'Super 8' leads the way with Motion Picture Sound Editors nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:13 am · January 20th, 2012
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) used to announce its list of nominees after the Oscars did, meaning the Best Sound Editing category was the one field without much in the way of precursor clues for predicting. That changed recently and now we can get an idea of where the sound branch might lean in the field.
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'The Artist,' 'Thor,' 'Bridesmaids' among Costume Designers Guild nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:53 am · January 19th, 2012
Following on the heels of the Cinema Audio Society today is the Costume Designers Guild, which has selected nominees in its three patented categories.
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'Hanna,' 'Pirates' among Cinema Audio Society surprises, 'Transformers' snubbed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:30 am · January 19th, 2012
And now, as they say, for something completely different. The guild nominations these last few weeks have been rank and file, the usual mish-mash of the same titles reflecting a bit of group think and perfunctory nominations. That ends today, though, as the Cinema Audio Society’s crop of nominees included some eyebrow-raising titles.
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'Tintin,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers' out front with Visual Effects Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:37 am · January 9th, 2012
The Visual Effects Society has announced its list of nominees for the organization’s 10th annual ceremony, and leading the way wasn’t one of the live action blockbusters on the whittled-down slate of 10 advancing Oscar contenders. It was Steven Spielberg’s animated offering “The Adventures of Tintin,” which landed six nominations across the feature film categories.
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10 films shortlisted for visual effects Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · January 4th, 2012
After 15 titles were longlisted for the Best Visual Effects Oscar last month, that number was cut to 10 today: ‘The Tree of Life,’ ‘Hugo’ and ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ are still in the running for a nomination.
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Art Directors Guild nominees include 'Anonymous,' 'Captain America' and 'Drive'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:12 pm · January 3rd, 2012
The Art Directors Guild and the Costume Designers Guild announced its slate of nominees this evening, and the surprises were few and far between. One of them, though, was the exclusion of “War Horse” in the period category.
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2011: the year in superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:11 am · December 16th, 2011
Who am I to complain about the amount of year-end kudos announcements when I had this post coming all along? I know. I’m so hypocritical.
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John Myhre tapped as production designer for Oscar show
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:28 pm · November 17th, 2011
Considering what a pickle they were in only a week ago, I admire the efficiency with which the Academy is moving forward with their Oscarcast plans — with new producer Brian Grazer and host Billy Crystal in place, Oscar-winning production designer John Myhre is now on board to literally set the stage for the event.
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Cinema Audio Society to honor Rob Marshall
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:52 pm · November 14th, 2011
What do Quentin Tarantino, Gil Cates, Taylor Hackford, Henry Selick and now Rob Marshall have in common? Not a lot, to be honest. But they have all won the annual Filmmaker Award from the Cinema Audio Society, the guild that gives out its own sound awards in February.
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Tech Support: 'War Horse,' 'Transformers' in the, uh, mix for Best Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:47 am · November 10th, 2011
In this week’s edition of Tech Support, we turn our gaze to Best Sound Mixing. Contenders include “War Horse,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and.. “The Artist?”
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Tech Support: Best Makeup could go its own way, from 'Green Lantern to 'The Iron Lady'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:46 am · November 3rd, 2011
In this week’s edition of Tech Support, we round up the possibilities for Best Makeup. Contenders include summer blockbusters like “Green Lantern” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” as well as Best Picture hopefuls such as “J. Edgar” and “The Artist.”
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Tech Support: 'Apes' and 'Deathly Hallows' lead the way for Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:19 am · September 29th, 2011
This week in Tech Support we survey the Best Visual Effects category, from typical blockbuster fare like “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” to unusual possibilities like “The Tree of Life” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
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Tech Support: A new year of crafts coverage
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:37 am · September 22nd, 2011
Welcome back. Today marks the beginning of the sixth year of Tech Support here at In Contention. I am delighted about the new collaboration with HitFix, which will doubtless result in even more comprehensive awards coverage. Over the next 10 weeks, we will analyze each of the “technical” category races in this space: Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.
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