Oscar Nominations - Technical Awards pt. 1

Today we discuss some of the awards that most people don't really care about, but I find them interesting. I don't know a lot about what some of these entail, but I have a basic understanding based on previous winners.

Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

From what I understand, Art Direction is more or less how a movie looks. Like the costume category, this one usually go to period pieces. That's why I'm guessing The King's Speech will probably win this one. Though I would like to see Inception or True Grit win also. Any of those three were beautiful movies to look at.

Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit


Cinematography is the way a movie is shot, and it's one of the things that I always notice. It is one of my favorite parts of a movie and this years nominees are all spectacular, though I might have put 127 Hours in place of The King's Speech. This is a tough category to call this year as all the nominees are beautifully shot, but I think the winner should be Black Swan. The way this movie was shot just added to the intensity of the film, heightening the tension and drawing the viewer in. It would not surprise me if The Social Network won, but I prefer the cinematography in Black Swan.

Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit


Costume design is one of the most overlooked categories at the Oscars. Mainly because it's boring. As I said before, usually it just goes to the period pieces that no one saw. That's why I've picked The Tempest to win. No one I know saw it, and it has very extravagant costumes. Not much more to say here except True Grit and The King's Speech both have decent shots of winning based on them being period pieces.

Film Editing
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network


This is a pretty easy category for me. 127 Hours takes place for the most part in one spot. With a man trapped under a rock. Without the amazing editing it had, it could have been the most boring movie of the year. In fact, quite the opposite is true. 127 Hours ended up being one of the most intense and engaging movies due largely to the fact that the editing is fantastic.

That's all for now. Look for part 2 of the Technical awards tomorrow.