Barry Ackroyd = The Hurt Locker
Dion Beebe = Nine
Christian Berger = The White Ribbon
Mauro Fiore = Avatar
Robert Richardson = Inglourious Basterds
WHAT THIS MEANS
Avatar and The Hurt Locker continue to shine with the guilds, especially Avatar. Many predicted The Hurt Locker would show up in this category. The cinematography of Barry Ackroyd is astonishing and really instrumental in telling the story of William James. There were not many who predicted Mauro Fiore would be nominated for his digital photography of Pandora, James Cameron's naturalistic fantasy world in Avatar. However, Fiore richly deserves his nomination because Avatar is certainly a beautiful film to look at. That is what the American Society of Cinematographers tend to honor. They want to reward films that express a keen visual style; a uniqueness complacent to the vision of the filmmaker and pleasing to the eye of the audience. Avatar does all of those things as Fiore and James Cameron pull us into the world of Pandora, illustrating an environment of unquestionable beauty torn apart by the savagery of military expansionism. While many would expect this race to be a duel between Avatar and The Hurt Locker, don't count out Inglourious Basterds as the dark horse candidate. Robert Richardson's cinematography is gorgeous to say the least, rich with color and consumed with the passion and vigor one would expect from a Quentin Tarantino film. Inglourious Basterds can send shock waves through the cinematic world with a Best Picture (Drama) victory at the Golden Globes. But we'll know its for real if it starts taking home guild awards as well. A cinematography award would go a long way towards boosting this film's Oscar chances. I think it comes close in the voting pool, stealing votes away from Avatar and The Hurt Locker. The same logic also applies to Nine and The White Ribbon. While Dion Beebe and Christian Berger produced some of the more vibrant camerawork in 2009, they don't stand a chance against the Best Picture frontrunners. Expect Avatar or The Hurt Locker to take this award, with the winner taking a huge step towards ensuring their supremacy on Oscar night.
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