HitFix boils down the crafts categories of the 87th Oscars, where “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Whiplash” found the most love.
Tech Support: 'Grand Budapest' and 'Whiplash' lead Oscar's craft categories
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:10 pm · February 23rd, 2015
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Tech Support: Final thoughts on Oscar's crafts as 'Budapest' and 'Sniper' aim for gold
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:20 am · February 18th, 2015
HitFix takes one final look at the Academy’s craft categories, from Best Cinematography to Best Visual Effects. Will it be a great night for “The Grand Budapest Hotel?”
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Alexandre Desplat on winning a Grammy and the lesson of masters like John Williams
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:48 pm · February 12th, 2015
HitFix talks to newly minted Grammy and BAFTA winner Alexandre Desplat to discuss his Oscar-nominated work in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” He is also nominated this year for “The Imitation Game.”
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'Imitation Game' production design nominees on 'historical' vs. 'cinematic' reality
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:45 am · February 9th, 2015
HitFix talks to Maria Djurcovic and Tatiana Macdonald, Best Production Design Oscar nominees for “The Imitation Game.”
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Oscar-nominated 'Mr. Turner' designers talk costumes and sets of Mike Leigh's biopic
Posted by gerardkennedy · 4:09 pm · February 7th, 2015
HitFix talks to Oscar-nominated production designer Suzie Davies and costume designer Jacqueline Durran about building the world of Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner.”
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Diane Warren remembers her Oscar-nominated songs, from 'Mannequin' to 'Grateful'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:48 am · February 3rd, 2015
HitFix digs into Best Original Song contender “Grateful” with Diane Warren, a seven-time Oscar nominee who has yet to win the prize despite offering some of the most classic movie tunes to history.
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar nominees roundtable
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:19 pm · January 28th, 2015
HitFix rounds up the nominees from “Foxcatcher,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” to discuss this year’s contenders for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar.
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Oscar-nominated 'Into the Woods' costume designer says bondage was right for Rapunzel
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:33 am · January 26th, 2015
HitFix talks to Oscar-nominated “Into the Woods” costume designer Colleen Atwood, a three-time winner who picked up her 11th nomination to date for the film.
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How former lumberjack Dennis Gassner conjured a forest for 'Into the Woods'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:38 am · January 19th, 2015
Production Designer Dennis Gassner worked as a lumberjack when he was a young man, which made him uniquely qualified to envision the forest set of Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods.”
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'Grand Budapest,' 'Interstellar' dominate Oscar's craft categories
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:32 pm · January 15th, 2015
In Contention’s Gerard Kennedy analyzes the fallout of this year’s Oscar nominations across the 10 crafts categories, where
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Tech Support: Final predictions in Oscar's crafts categories
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:39 pm · January 14th, 2015
In Contention’s Gerard Kennedy offers up final predictions for the crafts categories in advance of this year’s Oscar nominations announcement.
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Weta wizards describe the progression from 'Rise' to 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:17 pm · January 5th, 2015
HitFix talks to visual effects supervisors Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon about their work on “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
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How Weta Digital pushed the FX envelope over the 13-year Middle Earth saga
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:54 pm · December 25th, 2014
HitFix chats with Weta visual effects supervisors Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon about the bittersweet close to Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth saga, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”
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How the ticking of a clock helped editor William Goldenberg pace 'The Imitation Game'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:42 pm · December 18th, 2014
HitFix chats with “The Imitation Game” editor William Goldenberg, two years removed from his Oscar win for “Argo.”
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Film editor Christopher Rouse on Paul Greengrass, Oscar nominations and 'Captain Phillips'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:19 pm · February 7th, 2014
Christopher Rouse recently earned his third Oscar nomination for Paul Greengrass’ “Captain Phillips” and Friday night, he picked up his second ACE Eddie Award to date. HitFix recently spoke to him about the on-going collaboration with Greengrass, the Academy Awards and the journey of his latest.
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Philippe Le Sourd on shooting 'The Grandmaster' and the historic final roll of Fujifilm
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:13 am · February 5th, 2014
Wong Kar-wai’s “The Grandmaster” is just the latest stylish entry in the filmography of a revered auteur. Yet remarkably, none of his films had been nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography until two weeks ago when his latest broke that unusual streak with a nomination for Philippe Le Sourd.
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How the 'Dallas Buyers Club' hair and makeup team earned their Oscar nominations
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:10 pm · January 30th, 2014
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto have earned an enormous amount of acclaim for their performances in “Dallas Buyers Club,” which has put them at the front of their Oscar races. But their work was of course assisted by the Oscar-nominated makeup and hairstyling of Robin Mathews and Adruitha Lee, allowing them to slip further into their characters and fully inhabit the roles of Ron Woodroof and Rayon.
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Tech Support: Analyzing the 2014 craft category Oscar nominations
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:46 am · January 17th, 2014
A day after the Academy dropped its array of surprises throughout its 24 categories, and notably the 10 crafts fields, it’s time to reflect on what the months of build-up have left us with. A few trends come to mind…
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