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OSCAR PREDICTION CHARTS — May 25, 2009

NUTSHELL: The obvious news throughout the tech charts this time around is the presence of Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” in virtually every category. The film was heralded for its lush below-the-line features across the board when it debuted at Cannes and as a result of that and potential Best Picture placement, it has a lot of muscle in these fields. Weak box office results for “Watchmen” and “Terminator Salvation” may have cost those films some bargaining chips here, while the opposite is true of “Star Trek.” We’re all still waiting for “Avatar,” though.

Column: “Taking the temperature”

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ART DIRECTION
1 “Bright Star”
Janet Patterson; Charlotte Watts		 NEW
2 “Public Enemies”
Nathan Crowley, Rosemary Branderburg		 down
3 “Nine”
John Myhre; Gordon Sim		 down
4 “The Wolf Man”
Rick Heinrichs; John Bush		 down
5 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
Stuart Craig; Stephanie McMillan		 up
6 “Sherlock Holmes”
Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer		 down
7 “Amelia”
Stephanie Carroll; Gordon Sim		 up
8 “Chéri”
Alan MacDonald; Judy Farr, Véronique Melery		 down
9 “Shutter Island”
Dante Ferretti; Francesca Lo Schiavo		 down
10 “The Tempest”
Mark Friedberg; Alyssa Winter		 down

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1 “Nine”
Dion Beebe		 up
2 “Bright Star”
Greig Fraser		 NEW
3 “Shutter Island”
Robert Richardson		 —
4 “Broken Embraces”
Rodrigo Prieto		 up
5 “Public Enemies”
Dante Spinotti		 down
6 “Amelia”
Stuart Dryburgh		 down
7 “Green Zone”
Barry Ackroyd		 down
8 “The Hurt Locker”
Barry Ackroyd		 down
9 “Tetro”
Mihai Malaimare Jr.		 NEW
10 “Invictus”
Tom Stern		 —

COSTUME DESIGN
1 “Bright Star”
Janet Patterson		 NEW
2 “Chéri”
Consolata Boyle		 down
3 “Nine”
unknown		 down
4 “Public Enemies”
Colleen Atwood		 down
5 “The Wolf Man”
Milena Canonero		 down
6 “Amelia”
Kasia Walicka-Maimone		 down
7 “The Tempest”
Sandy Powell		 down
8 “Shanghai”
Julie Weiss		 down
9 “Sherlock Holmes”
Ann Roth		 down
10 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
Jany Temime		 down

FILM EDITING
1 “Nine”
unknown		 —
2 “Bright Star”
Alexandre de Franceschi		 NEW
3 “Green Zone”
Christopher Rouse		 —
4 “Shutter Island”
Thelma Schoonmaker		 down
5 “Avatar”
John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin		 up
6 “Invictus”
Joel Cox, Gary Roach		 down
7 “Amelia”
Allison C. Johnson		 down
8 “Public Enemies”
Jeffrey Ford, Paul Rubell		 down
9 “Star Trek”
Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey		 NEW
10 “The Lovely Bones”
Jabez Olssen		 down

MAKEUP
1 “The Wolf Man” —
2 “Star Trek” —
3 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” up
4 “Bright Star” NEW
5 “Chéri” down
6 “The Tempest” down
7 “Watchmen” down
8 “The Road” down
9 “Drag Me to Hell” down
10 “Amelia” down

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
1 “Chéri”
Alexandre Desplat		 —
2 “Avatar”
James Horner		 up
3 “Amelia”
unknown		 down
4 “Broken Embraces”
Alberto Iglesias		 down
5 “Up”
Michael Giacchino		 down
6 “Bright Star”
Mark Bradshaw		 NEW
7 “Public Enemies”
Elliot Goldenthal		 down
8 “The Road”
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis		 down
9 “The Tempest”
Elliot Goldenthal		 down
10 “The Lovely Bones”
Brian Eno		 —

SOUND EDITING
1 “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” —
2 “Star Trek” up
3 “Avatar” up
4 “Up” up
5 “Public Enemies” down
6 “Green Zone” down
7 “The Hurt Locker” —
8 “Terminator Salvation” —
9 “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” —
10 “2012” —

SOUND MIXING
1 “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” —
2 “Nine” —
3 “Star Trek” up
4 “Avatar” —
5 “Public Enemies” down
6 “Up” —
7 “Green Zone” —
8 “2012” NEW
9 “The Hurt Locker” —
10 “Bright Star” NEW

VISUAL EFFECTS
1 “Avatar” —
2 “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” —
3 “Star Trek” —
4 “2012” up
5 “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” up
6 “Terminator Salvation” down
7 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” —
8 “The Wolf Man” up
9 “Watchmen” —
10 “Land of the Lost” down