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I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but I think he will lose the Oscar again this year. 'Blade Runner 2049' is his 12th Nomination for Cinematography, arguably his most stunning and gorgeous work to date, and yet, I still don't think he'll win his long overdue Oscar. I viewed 'Blade Runner 2049' last night in high definition Blu-ray on a very large screen. I hadn't seen the film before; and I was blown-away by the visual artistry the man delivered here. But the film itself... just went on and on and on. Offering us more striking visuals, but at a staggering price. (Honestly, if you asked me today what the film I viewed last night was about, I couldn't answer.) I'm guessing that a majority of voters will vote for another film over this one, perhaps because they never finished viewing 'Blade Runner', or they didn't want to see a Sci-Fi film. However, I hope I'm wrong.
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For reference, the nominees are:
BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Roger Deakins
DARKEST HOUR - Bruno Delbonnel
DUNKIRK - Hoyte van Hoytema
MUDBOUND - Rachel Morrison
THE SHAPE OF WATER - Dan Laustsen
I think Deakins stands a good chance, but there are factors for the other four as well. I haven't been hearing much about Darkest Hour's cinematography, but Delbonnel is widely admired; Dunkirk is an obvious front-runner; Mudbound is getting a lot of attention because Morrison is the first woman d.p. to get an Oscar nod; and The Shape of Water might benefit if there's a "sweep" for that movie.
But Deakins is so famous for being so long overdue for an Oscar, that his chances seem quite strong.
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he hasn't won ever?
typical.
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