Michelle Tofi

List of Oscar Winners, 2011 + Inception: An Art Director's Anecdote →

So here’s a list of the major Oscar winners of 2011. Thoughts? Opinions? As an aspiring DOP I was very happy to see Wally Pfister take home the statue for his work on Inception. Here’s an anecdote for you from my advanced screenwriting tutor; apparently Nolan’s iron-fisted control over who knew what about the film was so tight that he prevented major crew members from even owning a copy of the script. A friend who worked on the art direction for the film was instead lead into a sealed and guarded room, searched for cameras/phones, and then allowed to sit with the script for a certain length of time, making notes for the art direction on a pad. This story for me brings to mind a certain scene in Citizen Kane… I’m sure you all know which one. Irregardless, I thought Inception’s art direction was breath-taking. 

afternoonsnoozebutton:

• Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter)

• Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

• Best Actor: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
  

• Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

• Best Director: Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)
  

• Best Picture: The…

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