Friday, February 22, 2013
Film Win Your Oscar Pool: Who to Bet On
Posted by Jesse Hassenger on Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:10 PM
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Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina
Robert Richardson, Django Unchained
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Will win: In a solid and varied category, it seems like it should finally be the year of Roger Deakins, especially with only a few serious Best Picture contenders against him. Of course, if Deakins didn't win for No Country for Old Men or True Grit, it might seem counterintuitive that a popcorn movie could get him the award. But people did like Skyfall a lot, so that's my guess.
Should win: I admire the 3-D work in Life of Pi, but some of images themselves still have a digital-ish texture. I try not to go by Academy-style lifetime-achievement rules, where the guy or gal who's been nominated the most times without winning deserves it most, but then again: Deakins shot the gorgeous hell out of Skyfall; it's a great-looking movie, and if it's not as important as his work with the Coen Brothers, well, I'm inclined to give him a pass based on how much my eyes loved the movie.
Missing: I get that after four Nolan-directed nominations in a row, Wally Pfister probably isn't sweating the lack of a Dark Knight Rises nomination, but I still thought his work was swell there. I'm also a fan of fictional DP Peter Andrews and the lovely digital coloring of his work on both Haywire and Magic Mike.
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