Oscars For Cinematography, Art Direction Go To Hugo, Twitter Reacts

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...
Oscars For Cinematography, Art Direction Go To Hugo, Twitter Reacts
Written by Chris Crum
  • 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:

    Best Cinematography Hugo! #Hugo #Oscars great film. My favorite. 33 seconds ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Congratulations, 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

    Okay, 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

    Woohoo!! #Hugo for production design and cinematography at #Oscars Well deserved. 1 minute ago via TweetCaster for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    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

    I 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

    The 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

    Tree of Life was ROBBED in cinematography! #Oscars 3 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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