Oscar's Best Cinematography 2017

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Who delivered the Best Cinematography of 2017?
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Greig Fraser, LION
13.33%
2 votes
James Laxton, MOONLIGHT
20.00%
3 votes
Rodrigo Prieto, SILENCE
46.67%
7 votes
Linus Sandgren, LA LA LAND
20.00%
3 votes
Bradford Young, ARRIVAL
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The five nominees for the Best Cinematography of the year are...


Greig Fraser, Lion


James Laxton, Moonlight


Rodrigo Prieto, Silence


Linus Sandgren, La La Land


Bradford Young, Arrival
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The only thing we knew for sure about this particular award coming in is that for the first time in three years it would NOT be won by Emmanuel Lubezki. He had run the table, having won for Gravity, Birdman, and The Revenant back-to-back-to-back. He had no films released this year, but look out for the next Oscars: 2017 should see his work in films by Alfonso Cuarón AND Terrence Malick both hit the big screen!

The thirteen-time Oscar nominee and never a winner Roger Deakins doesn't get a shot to break his streak in a non-Lubezki year since his only effort of 2016, The Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar!, went completely unnominated. But he'll have an excellent chance at a nomination, at least, next year since he has lensed the Blade Runner sequel for Denis Villeneuve.


These five Oscar nominees match the five American Society of Cinematographer Awards exactly.
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This might just do nobody any good.
I might actually punch someone if Silence doesn't get this.

WARNING: spoilers below
i haven't seen Moonlight but I liked the Wong Kar-wai, Neon-ish look it's got going on, though.



The thirteen-time Oscar nominee and never a winner Roger Deakins doesn't get a shot to break his streak in a non-Lubezki year since his only effort of 2016, The Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar!, went completely unnominated. But he'll have an excellent chance at a nomination, at least, next year since he has lensed the Blade Runner sequel for Denis Villeneuve.
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I don't know, the guy was nominated twice in 2008, and still doesn't win, they might just keep juggling him around.

But in all seriousness, yes, he's one of the greats, it's a shame it hasn't happened yet.



This might just do nobody any good.
Thing about Deakins is that I don't think any Oscar win for him could be considered consolatory. He is never undeserving of it.



True, but it'd be a nice apology for No Country for Old Men being nominated without a win.

They just did it for Ennio Morricone, I can't imagine they'd let such a favorite go without a win, or at least an honorary, very, very soon.



La La Land
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Only seen two of these. Hard for me to imagine seeing something that looks better than La La Land though, gets my vote. Damn, I need to see Moonlight before the ceremony.
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I hated La La Land's cinematography. I think people have production design in mind: sets, costuming, color schemes. I thought the photography itself was very average.