gemfyre | Jan. 23rd, 2009

Jan. 23rd, 2009

So, Dark Knight got quite a few nominations. I'm stunned that Tropic Thunder got nominations (one for best supporting actor no less). I didn't see the movie, but that was because it looked so damn pathetic the in the previews. To me it's like nominating Biodome for an Oscar.

Anyway. Dark Knight got nominations for...

1. Performance by an actor in a supporting role
For our Heath of course. I haven't seen any of the other movies but I think Heath is deserving. Let's just hope to god Tropic Thunder doesn't get it.

2. Achievement in art direction
Not really sure what that entails.

3. Achievement in cinematography
Again, not really sure what this entails.

Achievement in costume design
TDK should have a nomination for this but it doesn't. C'mon, the hexagon shirt! The socks! Even the batsuit and Harvey's half-scorched suit. They deserve a nomination dammit.

4. Achievement in film editing
What, for creating great plot holes? This is kinda laughable. They should swap out this nom for the costume design one.

5. Achievement in makeup
This is one I think TDK totally should win. The Joker's makeup was pretty damn good and OMG the Two-Face getup was brilliant and nightmare inducing and deserves an Oscar on it's own. Whether Heath wins or not doesn't bother me. But it would be a travesty for TDK not to get this one.

6. Achievement in sound editing
7. Achievement in sound mixing
Not sure what the difference between these two is. But I find it amazing how effective 2 discordant notes were. As soon as you heard that distinct buzz/whine the tension began to ratchet up. Brilliant.

8. Achievement in visual effects
So they filmed stuff in IMAX. And they really DID flip that truck. Awesome.

That's EIGHT noms! That's pretty damn impressive. Especially for a comic book movie.