American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2008

2008 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards
2008 ASC award winners: Hollywood & Highland complex in Los Angeles on January 26, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Roger Deakins became the first cinematographer to receive two ASC nominations in the same year: for No Country for Old Men and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He lost, however, to Robert Elswit for There Will Be Blood.
 

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Motion Picture
Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men
* Robert Elswitt, There Will Be Blood
Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Seamus McGarvey, Atonement
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries or [...]

by Andre Soares | January 26, 2008   
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Oscar 2008 Nominations: Foreigners and Those Missing in Action

Brad Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Oscar 2008 Nominations: Part I
Roger Deakins is competing against himself in the best cinematography category: for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and There Will Be Blood.
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Jonny Greenwood’s much praised score for There Will Be Blood was deemed ineligible reportedly because "the majority of the music was not composed specifically for the film." Alan Menken’s score for Enchanted was also deemed ineligible because it was based on the "predominant use of songs" and not on actual scoring of dramatic/comedy scenes. There was no "best adapted/best song score" category this year — though apparently there should have been. (More at The Envelope.)
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Best costume design nominee [...]

by Andre Soares | January 22, 2008   
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