My nominees for
Cinematography are:
Drive (Newton Thomas Sigel):
L.A. is sleekly conveyed through Sigel's luminous photography; a mesmerizing display of soft lighting and focus to offset the brutality of the content.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Jeff Cronenweth):
The film may be an empty exercise in style, but such style! The green-saturated coloration fits the murky story nicely. Some experimental shots work well.
Midnight in Paris (Darius Khondji, Johanne Debas):
The midnight sequences are beautifully shot with warm, textured lighting, before jolting us back into Gil's painful present with the hard, bright light of day.
The Tree of Life (Emmanuel Lubezki):
Be it the indelible vastness of an otherworldly shore, or the minute delicacy of a floating butterfly, Lubezki's compositions are lush and hypnotic.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Seamus McGarvey):
McGarvey captures Eva's adhesive guilt through dozens of arresting (if not subtle) images symbolic of bloodstained hands with deep, cascading reds.
Just missed: The Artist,
Bullhead,
Hell and Back Again,
Hugo,
War Horse,
Miss Bala,
Moneyball,
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,
Martha Marcy May Marlene
