As we move closer towards awards season, studios are busy finalizing which of their films to push in which categories in order to give them the best shot at winning. Given that the Best Picture snub for The Dark Knight in 2008 is widely considered a large reason why the Academy subsequently expanded the category to a larger number of nominees, we knew Warner Bros. would be launching a campaign for The Dark Knight Rises. Alas, the “For Your Consideration” campaign for Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy closer is off and running, and we’ve got a look at which categories WB is pulling for. Hit the jump for more.
It’s pretty standard for major studios to put their big films under consideration for a large number of categories, and that’s exactly what Warner Bros. has done with The Dark Knight Rises. Honestly, the film is really only a player in the technical categories for Oscar, as a Best Picture or Best Director nomination seems like a longshot. 2012 has been a banner year for film and there’s a lot of competition, so it makes it a lot harder for a blockbuster like The Dark Knight Rises to break into the major categories.
Nevertheless, Wally Pfister has a fair chance at being nominated for Best Cinematography, and I expect the film will pick up a good number of nominations in the other technical categories.
Take a look at the full slate of categories in which Warner Bros. is offering The Dark Knight Rises up for consideration below. The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards will be announced on January 10th.
Via the film's awards site.
BEST PICTURE
EMMA THOMAS
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
CHARLES ROVEN
BEST DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Screenplay by
JONATHAN NOLAN and
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
Story by
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN & DAVID S. GOYER
BEST ACTOR
CHRISTIAN BALE
BEST ACTRESS
ANNE HATHAWAY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
MICHAEL CAINE
GARY OLDMAN
TOM HARDY
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT
MORGAN FREEMAN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MARION COTILLARD
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WALLY PFISTER, ASC
BEST ART DIRECTION
Production Designers
NATHAN CROWLEY
KEVIN KAVANAUGH
Set Decorator
PAKI SMITH
BEST FILM EDITING
LEE SMITH, A.C.E.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
LINDY HEMMING
BEST MAKEUP
Makeup Department Head
LUISA ABEL
Hair Department Head
JANICE ALEXANDER
BEST SOUND MIXING
Production Sound Mixer
ED NOVICK
Re-Recording Mixers
GARY A. RIZZO
GREGG LANDAKER
BEST SOUND EDITING
RICHARD KING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
PAUL FRANKLIN
CHRIS CORBOULD
PETER BEBB
ANDREW LOCKLEY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
HANS ZIMMER