It was a crafts celebration at the 91st Academy Awards Sunday night, marked by the wonders of “Black Panther’s” Wakanda and “Bohemian Rhapsody’s” nostalgic rock trip.
“Black Panther” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” shared the night with three craft Oscars apiece. The McU struck Oscar gold for the first time with its superhero phenomenon, taking production design (designer Hannah Beachler and art director Jay Hart ), costume design (designer Ruth Carter), and score (composer Ludwig Göransson).
And the popular Freddie Mercury biopic (starring Oscar winner Rami Malek) offered a powerful, arena-like cinematic experience, snagging awards for editor John Ottman (going without a director in post-production) in tandem with the sound editing and mixing teams.
But for Beachler and Carter (previously nominated for “Amistad” and “Malcolm X”), it was a significant diversity breakthrough, as they became the first blacks to win in their respective crafts. They helped director Ryan Coogler achieve his...
“Black Panther” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” shared the night with three craft Oscars apiece. The McU struck Oscar gold for the first time with its superhero phenomenon, taking production design (designer Hannah Beachler and art director Jay Hart ), costume design (designer Ruth Carter), and score (composer Ludwig Göransson).
And the popular Freddie Mercury biopic (starring Oscar winner Rami Malek) offered a powerful, arena-like cinematic experience, snagging awards for editor John Ottman (going without a director in post-production) in tandem with the sound editing and mixing teams.
But for Beachler and Carter (previously nominated for “Amistad” and “Malcolm X”), it was a significant diversity breakthrough, as they became the first blacks to win in their respective crafts. They helped director Ryan Coogler achieve his...
- 2/25/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
One of animation’s greatest strengths is visually conveying imaginative mindscapes, and Pixar’s frontrunning “Bao” and Cartoon Saloon’s underdog “Late Afternoon” have both successfully tapped into this in their own unique ways. While “Bao” unleashes bittersweet memories of motherhood when a Chinese dumpling magically comes to life as a cute and cuddly boy, “Late Afternoon” unlocks forgotten memories of growing up for an elderly woman with dementia.
With “Bao,” the fantastical tone of the fable-like format worked wonders for Pixar story artist Domee Shi (the studio’s first female shorts director). She tapped into childhood memories of growing up as a Chinese-Canadian in Toronto. In her short, a lonely Chinese-Canadian woman gets a second chance at child-rearing, but her over-possessiveness leads to heartbreak and the studio’s first Wtf moment, followed by an emotionally-charged twist ending.
Read More: 2019 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts, Ranked: Sad Childhoods Dominate Colorful Category.
With “Bao,” the fantastical tone of the fable-like format worked wonders for Pixar story artist Domee Shi (the studio’s first female shorts director). She tapped into childhood memories of growing up as a Chinese-Canadian in Toronto. In her short, a lonely Chinese-Canadian woman gets a second chance at child-rearing, but her over-possessiveness leads to heartbreak and the studio’s first Wtf moment, followed by an emotionally-charged twist ending.
Read More: 2019 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts, Ranked: Sad Childhoods Dominate Colorful Category.
- 2/14/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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