tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post1209730141085575841..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Could Skyfall Be a Legitimate Oscar Contender?Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-22344198002650622332012-11-14T23:22:26.407-08:002012-11-14T23:22:26.407-08:00Good point, Quiller. Baird definitely deserves a n...Good point, Quiller. Baird definitely deserves a nod, as he did for Casino Royale. And, Bob, it would be a crime if Deakins doesn't AT LEAST get a nomination, and hopefully a win.Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-15120484869723309642012-11-14T18:16:42.200-08:002012-11-14T18:16:42.200-08:00I keep reading the same names mentioned as potenti...I keep reading the same names mentioned as potential <i>Skyfall</i> Oscar contenders -- Mendes, Deakins, Newman, Dench, Bardem. I'm mystified that there seems to be so little regard for Stuart Baird's editing in that regard. This is the tightest, most concise, most fluid 143-minute movie I've seen in years, and while I'm hard-pressed to think of a Bond movie that was <i>badly</i> edited (OK, maybe <i>Quantum of Solace</i>), <i>Skyfall</i> is a contender for the best edited film in the series.<br /><br />Moreover, there's recent precedent for a big action blockbuster to take the Best Film Editing Oscar -- Lee Smith was nominated in 2008 for <i>The Dark Knight</i>, and Christopher Rouse won in 2007 for <i>The Bourne Ultimatum</i>.Quillernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-68684847050770954872012-11-13T05:35:29.592-08:002012-11-13T05:35:29.592-08:00They ought to right now just give the Academy Awar...They ought to right now just give the Academy Award to Roger Deakins for cinematography. His recent work on Skyfall and True Grit is outstanding. A trivia bit of info, he also did the cinematography for "No Country for Old Men" which was Bardem's other film portraying a villain.Bobnoreply@blogger.com