The 2021 Academy Awards ceremony may be postponed until the end of April, but the race is going on anyway. For our industry, the Oscar for “Best Cinematography” is the one that is closely followed, so let’s get going: These are the likely contenders (and the cameras used) in the race for the 2021 Oscars. Every year, the American magazine Variety presents possible Oscar candidates and lists the most likely winners in each category. Year after year, the “Best Cinematography” Oscar is not only about which cinematographer is going to win, but also which camera was used. The most popular brand of them all? Well, you know the answer, don’t you? Feature Films for “Best Cinematography” 2021 Oscars According to Variety, their list is still labeled as pre-season, so these predictions are not set in stone just yet but I think this list offers a good indication whether a certain feature film hasa decent chance in the 2021 Oscars race for best cinematography. The top ten list goes as follows: “Mank” (Netflix) // DoP: Erik Messerschmidt // Red Ranger Helium Monochrome, Leica Summilux-C lenses“Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) // DoP: Joshua James Richards // ARRI ALEXA Mini, ARRI AMIRA, Zeiss Ultra Prime lenses“The Midnight Sky” (Netflix) // DoP: Martin Ruhe // ARRI ALEXA 65, ARRI ALEXA Mini, Hasselblad Prime DNA lenses“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.) // DoP: Sean Bobbit // ARRI ALEXA Mini LF, Hasselblad DNA LF lenses“Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) // DoP: Newton Thomas Sigel // ARRI ALEXA LF,...
Published By: CineD - Saturday, 5 December, 2020