Thursday, December 26, 2019

Oscar Nomination Predictions Updates: Effects / Present for In the Absence / A Hidden Life / The Aeronauts

OSCAR NOMINATIONS PREDICTIONS UPDATED: EFFECTS





On this Boxing Day, I take a look at my latest assessment at the Oscar nomination chances for the categories of Visual Effects as well as Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.  I last assessed these categories on Nov. 25th.  As always, TFF #46 films are indicated with Bold.



 VISUAL EFFECTS

1) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2)
2) The Irishman (4)
3) The Lion King (1)
4) Avengers: Endgame (3)
5) 1917 (-)
6) Alita: Battle Angel (-)

Other possibles: Gemini Man, Cats, Captain Marvel


SOUND EDITING

1) 1917 (1)
2) Ford v Ferrari (2)
3) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (3)
4) Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (6)
5) Avengers: Endgame (5)
6) Joker (-)

Other possibles: Ad Astra, The Irishman, Toy Story 4


SOUND MIXING

1) 1917 (1)
2) Ford v Ferrari (3)
3) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2)
4) Once Upon a Time... (5)
5) Rocketman (6)
6) Ad Astra (4)

Other possibles: The Irishman, Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4



PRESENT FOR IN THE ABSENCE



 If you read the previous post, you know that I crowed about getting my first Oscar film screener.  That came last week from the producers of the Oscar short-listed Documentary Short Subject film  In the Absence.

The 29 minute film explores the sinking of a South Korean ferry boat in 2014 that cost the lives of nearly 300 people and seeks to reveal the choices among bureaucrats that contributed to the loss of life.

I found it harrowing and moving, and of course will now keep my fingers crossed that it moves from the short list to the list of nominated doc shorts that are announced on Jan. 13th.

The IMDb page for In the Absence is linked here.


A HIDDEN LIFE



Here's a link to Anne Thompson's (Indiewire) video interview with the two lead actors from Terrence Malick's  A Hidden Life: August Diehl and Valerie Pachner.

Click here.

A Hidden Life opened in limited release on Dec. 13th.


THE AERONAUTS



Gregory Ellwood of The Playlist sat down recently with Oscar nominee Felicity Jones who stars in Amazon Studios The Aeronauts for an interview.

That interview is linked here.

The Aeronauts bowed on Amazon Prime on Dec. 20th.



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