Who’s Nominated: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Atonement, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood
Who’s Missing: The Bourne Ultimatum was a simply amazing cinematic achievement. The art and skill of the handheld style employed by Paul Greengrass and company is never given its due. People tend to just chalk it up as an impromptu style but the level to which this film took the camera work too, was truly something to behold.
Who Should Win: Cinematographer Roger Deakins has worked with the Coen Brothers since Barton Fink and while he’s done some amazing work, No Country for Old Men is the new benchmark of greatness in their collaborative history. I was stunned at how beautifully ugly this film was. The shots of the desert where rich and somehow inviting and the small Texas towns our anti-heroes visit had their underbellies exposed and captured in a rich palette of colors.
Who Will Win: While I might be on my way towards naming There Will Be Blood as one of my favorite films of all time, I must admit I was not blown away by the cinematography on my first viewing. While it didn’t detract from the film in any way, I did expect more of a wow from director Paul Thomas Anderson and his long time collaborator Robert Elswit especially after their breathtaking work in Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love. Still I’m apparently in the minority as Elswit has claimed a number of pre-Oscar awards so that and the fact that Deakins might split his own vote with two nods (No Country and Assassination), should give There Will Be Blood an Oscar win.
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