NUTSHELL: Going through the Tech Charts this month quickly became an exercise in creativity. With Universal’s “Green Zone” and “The Wolf Man” evacuating this year’s Oscar race, a number of holes were left but with little to go on beyond the summer hopefuls, it’s still just shifting and sliding. The “Avatar” footage at Comic-Con gave a big indication of what to expect with that film, while others such as Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” and Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” are beginning to screen once again. This is one of the last two opportunities to throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks before Telluride, Venice and Toronto begin to peel back the mystery, so here’s what I’m thinking…
Column: “Whittling further…”
Sort charts by: Main Categories/Technical Categories
ART DIRECTION | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Bright Star” Janet Patterson; Charlotte Watts |
— |
2 | “Nine” John Myhre; Gordon Sim |
![]() |
3 | “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Stuart Craig; Stephanie McMillan |
![]() |
4 | “Amelia” Stephanie Carroll; Gordon Sim |
![]() |
5 | “Public Enemies” Nathan Crowley, Rosemary Branderburg |
![]() |
6 | “Sherlock Holmes” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer |
— |
6 | “Inglourious Basterds” David Wasco; Sandy Reynolds-Wasco |
NEW |
8 | “Avatar” Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg |
— |
9 | “Where the Wild Things Are” K.K. Barrett; Simon McCutcheon |
— |
10 | “The Tempest” Mark Friedberg; Alyssa Winter |
— |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Nine” Dion Beebe |
— |
2 | “Bright Star” Greig Fraser |
— |
3 | “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd |
![]() |
4 | “Broken Embraces” Rodrigo Prieto |
![]() |
5 | “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel |
NEW |
6 | “Public Enemies” Dante Spinotti |
— |
7 | “Amelia” Stuart Dryburgh |
— |
8 | “The Road” Javier Aguirresarobe |
— |
9 | “Avatar” Mauro Fiore |
![]() |
10 | “Where the Wild Things Are” Lance Acord |
NEW |
COSTUME DESIGN | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Bright Star” Janet Patterson |
— |
2 | “Nine” Colleen Atwood |
— |
3 | “Chéri” Consolata Boyle |
![]() |
4 | “Amelia” Kasia Walicka-Maimone |
![]() |
5 | “The Tempest” Sandy Powell |
![]() |
6 | “Public Enemies” Colleen Atwood |
![]() |
7 | “Where the Wild Things Are” Casey Storm |
![]() |
8 | “Inglourious Basterds” Anna B. Sheppard |
NEW |
9 | “Shanghai” Julie Weiss |
![]() |
10 | “Sherlock Holmes” Ann Roth |
![]() |
FILM EDITING | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Nine” Claire Simpson |
— |
2 | “The Hurt Locker” Chris Innis, Bob Murawski |
NEW |
3 | “Shutter Island” Thelma Schoonmaker |
![]() |
4 | “Bright Star” Alexandre de Franceschi |
![]() |
5 | “Avatar” John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin |
![]() |
6 | “Invictus” Joel Cox, Gary Roach |
![]() |
7 | “The Lovely Bones” Allison C. Johnson |
![]() |
8 | “Public Enemies” Jeffrey Ford, Paul Rubell |
![]() |
9 | “Star Trek” Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey |
![]() |
10 | “Where the Wild Things Are” James Haygood, Eric Zumbrunnen |
![]() |
MAKEUP | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Star Trek” | — |
2 | “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” | — |
3 | “Avatar” | NEW |
4 | “The Road” | ![]() |
5 | “Watchmen” | ![]() |
6 | “The Tempest” | ![]() |
7 | “Shutter Island” | NEW |
8 | “Where the Wild Things Are” | NEW |
9 | “Drag Me to Hell” | ![]() |
10 | “Bright Star” | ![]() |
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Avatar” James Horner |
— |
2 | “Amelia” Gabriel Yared |
— |
3 | “Broken Embraces” Alberto Iglesias |
— |
4 | “Up” Michael Giacchino |
![]() |
5 | “A Christmas Carol” Alan Silvestri |
NEW |
6 | “Bright Star” Mark Bradshaw |
— |
7 | “The Road” Nick Cave, Warren Ellis |
— |
8 | “The Tempest” Elliot Goldenthal |
— |
9 | “The Lovely Bones” Brian Eno |
— |
10 | “Brothers” Thomas Newman |
NEW |
SOUND EDITING | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” | — |
2 | “Star Trek” | — |
3 | “Avatar” | — |
4 | “Up” | — |
5 | “2012” | ![]() |
6 | “The Hurt Locker” | — |
7 | “Public Enemies” | ![]() |
8 | “9” | NEW |
9 | “District 9” | NEW |
10 | “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” | ![]() |
SOUND MIXING | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” | — |
2 | “Nine” | — |
3 | “Star Trek” | — |
4 | “Avatar” | — |
5 | “2012” | ![]() |
6 | “Up” | — |
7 | “The Hurt Locker” | ![]() |
8 | “District 9” | NEW |
9 | “9” | NEW |
10 | “Public Enemies” | ![]() |
VISUAL EFFECTS | ||
---|---|---|
1 | “Avatar” | — |
2 | “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” | — |
3 | “Star Trek” | — |
4 | “The Lovely Bones” | NEW |
5 | “2012” | ![]() |
6 | “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” | ![]() |
7 | “District 9” | NEW |
8 | “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” | ![]() |
9 | “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” | NEW |
10 | “Sherlock Homes” | NEW |