BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Brokeback
Mountain
Good
Night, &
Good Luck
Batman
Begins
The New
World
Dion
Beebe
Rodrigo
Prieto
Robert
Elswit
Wally
Pfister
Emmanuel
Lubezki
The tech
aspects of
the film
were mostly
praised.
He's been
unjustly
overlooked
several
times.
Black &
white work
usually
catches
Oscar's eye.
It's always
nice to see
a good
popcorn pic
in the mix.
Malick
always gives
his DPs
something
to frame.
BEST EDITING
Crash
Munich
Constant
Gardener
Walk the
Line
Cinderella
Man
Hughes
Winborne
Michael
Kahn
Claire
Simpson
Michael
McCusker
Mike Hill,
Dan Hanley
A left-field
choice, but
there was a
lot of
inter-cutting.
Kahn's an
old
Spielberg
vet who
does good.
It drew
attention to
itself in a
good way.  
Smart pick.
Flashbacks
and musical
numbers will
get it
noticed.
A decent
effort in a
decent --
but not
great -- film.
BEST SCORE
Brokeback
Mountain
Munich
Pride &
Prejudice
Constant
Gardener
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Gustavo
Santoalalla
John
Williams
Mario
Darianelli
Alberto
Iglesias
John
Williams
He's been
unjustly
overlooked
several
times.
A John
Williams
score even I
could love.  
Hoorah.
Period
pieces tend
to be good
sells for
score.
There were
a few tech
nods for this
political
drama.
He always
gets a nom.
 Question is,
for which
film?
BEST ART DIRECTION
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Good
Night, and
Good Luck
Harry
Potter 4
Pride &
Prejudice
King Kong
John Myhre,
Gretchen Rau
Jim Bissell,
Jan Pascale
Stuart Craig,
S. McMillan
Kate Spencer,
S. Greenwood
Hennah,
Major, Bright
If it's a hit
with voters,
expect it to
score in this
category.
Pitch-perfect
period detail
should not
be ignored
by AMPAS.
For visual
excitement
during the
wizardly
challenges.
A costume
drama with
lots of
characters
and sets.
Jaw-dropping
visuals
have a lot to
with this set
construction.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Walk the
Line
Mrs.
Henderson
Presents
Charlie &
Chocolate
Factory
Pride &
Prejudice
Colleen
Atwood
Arianne
Phillips
Sandy
Powell
Jacqueline
Durran
Foreign garb
is always a
shoo-in with
the
Academy.
For
decorating
the Cashes
throughout
the '60s.
She's a
familiar face
in the
costuming
category.
A fantasy
epic with lots
of odd
characters
and sets.
British
period
pieces just
naturally fit
in here.
BEST MAKEUP
Lion,
Witch, &
Wardrobe
Cinderella
Man
Revenge
of the Sith
D. Anderson,
L. Anderson
Nikki Gooley,
Dave Elsey
Another
"Lord of the
Rings"-type
creative/
fantasy nod.
This pic had
excellent
period
recreation in
all areas.
The Oscar
shortlist had
some pretty
odd
contenders.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
King Kong
War of the
Worlds
Lion,
Witch, &
Wardrobe
Taylor, Hul,
Letteri, Rivers
Muren, Dutra,
Helman, Sud.
Wright, Farrar,

Berney, West.
Dinosaurs
(and Peter
Jackson)
have won
before.
It gets my
vote; the FX
stun, shock,
and scare.  
Well worth it.
If "Lord of
the Rings"
could do it,
seems like
this should.
BEST SOUND EDITING
King Kong
War of the
Worlds
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Mike Hopkins,
Ethan V.D.R.
Richard
King
Wylie
Stateman
Alien
honking,
houses
exploding,
kids yelling.
All that
geisha noise
found
Academy
favor.
BEST SOUND MIXING
King Kong
Walk the
Line
War of the
Worlds
Lion,
Witch, &
Wardrobe
Memoirs
of a Geisha
Peek, Boyes,
Hedges, Sem.
Massey, Kurl-
and, Hemphill
Nelson, Behl-
mer, Judkins
Porter, Zupa-
ncic, Johnson
Kline, Russell,
O'Connell, Pr.
Boats
sailing, apes
roaring,
Watts
screaming.
The musical
sequences
were the
pic's true
highlights.
Aliens
honking,
houses
exploding,
kids yelling.
This pic
could
definitely
sweep the
tech awards.
As the best
in the
series, why
shouldn't it
score here?
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Hustle &
Flow
Crash
Trans-
America
"Hard out...
for a Pimp"
"Travelin'
Thru"
At least it's
a "modern"
choice in
this usually
stale slate.
This song
was most
instrumental
to the film's
plot.
A Dolly
Parton track
that sums
up the film
nicely.
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LISTEN
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