I've stripped away the 2D nominations to highlight which S3D features have been nominated. Clearly there are some huge disappointments in the announcement, not the least of which is the complete snub of THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN save for John William's score.On the other hand, Martin Scorsese's HUGO is getting the recognition it deserves being nominated in 11 different categories - that, my friends, is tops this year.
If you want to the complete list of all nominees, check out the list at the official website.
Here are the various categories for which 3D movies have been nominated for Oscar:
Best Picture:
HUGO
Best Director:
Martin Scorsese, HUGO
Animated Feature Film:
KUNG FU PANDA 2
PUSS IN BOOTS
Cinematography:
HUGO, Robert Richardson
Writing:
HUGO, Screenplay by John Logan
Art Direction:
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2: Stuart Craig - Production Design; Stephenie McMillan - Set Decoration
HUGO: Dante Ferretti - Production Design; Francesca Lo Schiavo - Set Decoration
Costume Design:
HUGO, Sandy Powell
Documentary Feature:
PINA
Film Editing:
HUGO, Thelma Schoonmaker
Makeup:
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2: Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Losa Tomblin
Music:
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, John Williams
Sound Editing:
HUGO: Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON: Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
Sound Mixing:
HUGO: Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON: Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
Visual Effects:
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2: Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
HUGO: Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON: Dan Glass, Brad Friedman, Douglas Trumbull and Michael Fink
The 84th Academy Awards will air February 26 with host Billy Crystal.
Personally, my bet is that HUGO will clean up. Further I'll go out on a limb and call PUSS IN BOOTS (animation), HARRY POTTER (makeup) and TRANSFORMERS (sound editing, mixing and visual effects) victorious.
What's your guess for Oscar awards this year?