Could BENJAMIN be the big loser?
January 27th, 2009 at 09:12am Will Pfeifer
A columnist over at Defamer lays out a scenario where the biggest nominee of the year, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, could lose all 13 Oscars it’s up for. As he points out, THE COLOR PURPLE and THE TURNING POINT both went 0 for 11, and GANGS OF NEW YORK went 0 for 10.
Still, in BUTTON’s case, it seems highly unlikely. Brad Pitt probably won’t get the Best Actor statue, and there’s a good chance SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE could ride its wave of acclaim to a Best Picture Oscar and a Best Director award for Danny Boyle, but I’d be astonished if BUTTON didn’t pick up some makeup and effects awards. BUTTON isn’t a great movie, but the effects and makeup are pretty amazing.
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1. Brian Michaels | January 27th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Benjamin Button should definitely win for effects, but I’m not sure about makeup. Check out THIS VIDEO on how Benjamin Button did it. We already figured it was Brad’s face on other bodies, but it would seem even the aging was done through CGI, not makeup. Brad just did some of those performances sitting in a chair with his normal face.
Similarly, the younger-looking Pitt and Blanchett were performed by them, but de-aged through CG like they did with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKelan in X-MEN 3.
2. Will Pfeifer | January 27th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I wonder if we’re entering an age when the line between effects and makeup becomes so blurry it’s hard to know what to give the award for.
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