The Oscar nominees have been announced today and we’ve highlighted the ones sci-fi and fantasy fans will be interested in. Inception is up for an outstanding eight awards, including Best Picture, and rightfully so. Perhaps this will send a message to the studio big wigs that an original, high-powered concept can pull in accolades as well as huge box office dollars.
The whimsical costumes of Alice in Wonderland caught the eye of the academy board, along with its fantastical visual effects. Iron Man 2 and the penultimate instalment of Harry Potter are up there too. Even Tron: Legacy gets a mention, even if it is just for Sound Editing. There’s plenty for us to root for, but The Wolfman (Best Make-Up), really?
The Awards Show will air on Sunday 27 Feb 2011 on ABC.
Best Picture
Black Swan – Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin
Inception – Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
Toy Story 3 – Darla K. Anderson
Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon – Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland – Robert Stromberg (Production Design); Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – Stuart Craig (Production Design); Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
Inception – Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design); Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration)
Black Swan – Matthew Libatique
Inception – Wally Pfister
Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland – Colleen Atwood
Directing
Black Swan – Darren Aronofsky
Film Editing
Black Swan – Andrew Weisblum
Make-Up
The Wolfman – Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (original score)
How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell
Inception – Hans Zimmer
Sound Editing
Inception – Richard King
Toy Story 3 – Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Tron: Legacy – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
Sound Mixing
Inception – Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland – Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Inception – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2 – Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Toy Story 3 – Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Inception – Christopher Nolan
