The first two Oscars of the night both went to the film Hugo. Those would be the awards for Cinematography and Art Direction.
Here’s the trailer:
The nominees for Cinematography were:
The Artist
Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo
Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life
Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse
Janusz Kaminski
The nominees for Art Direction were:
The Artist
Laurence Bennett (Production Design); Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
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)
Midnight in Paris
Anne Seibel (Production Design); Hélène Dubreuil (Set Decoration)
War Horse
Rick Carter (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration
Here is some commentary from the Twitterverse about the wins:
@CGPStJohn
Jill St JohnBest Cinematography Hugo! #Hugo #Oscars great film. My favorite.
33 seconds ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@absolutuke
Matt HaritanCongratulations, Gandalf, on your Oscar for cinematography on Hugo. You’re a wizard behind the camera lens! #Oscars 49 seconds ago via Twitter for iPad · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@samanthalui_
Samantha LuiOkay, to be honest..I didn’t see the Tree of Life yet so maybe I have underestimated the upset for cinematography. #Oscars 1 minute ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@DaniNBrown
Danielle BrownWoohoo!! #Hugo for production design and cinematography at #Oscars Well deserved. 1 minute ago via TweetCaster for Android · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@PsychoArsonist
Ryan M.Cinematography and Art Direction go to Hugo because it probably won’t win any other awards. #spoilers #Oscars 1 minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@AsFittingAsMcQ
Jessica MonstereI really didn’t expect Hugo to win though Tree Of Life had AMAZING cinematography #Oscars 2 minutes ago via Echofon · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@Bladepopculture
Kirk BairdThe more I think about Tree of Life not winning Best Cinematography the angrier I get. I could Hulk-out. #oscars 2 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@philhamzik
Philip JonathanTree of Life was ROBBED in cinematography! #Oscars 3 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
WebProNews is an iEntry Publication