Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Reel Salazar's BEST of 2012 in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

Last year our blog honored Hugo as the best of 2011 in science fiction and fantasy. The film demonstrated that a good fantasy film could be not only for the youth but also for the whole family. 2012 offered a series of Science Fiction, fantasy, Horror and Action films that were unforgettable. They were infused with great acting, incredible directing and most importantly, an original visions. The following films demonstrated that although genre films have a stigma against them, there is still room for creativeness.

THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS FOR THE TECHNICAL AWARDS ARE:

Art Direction
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
Dark Shadows
The Hobbit
The Hunger Games

Cinematography
Roger Deakins-Skyfall
Frank Griebe & John Toll -Cloud Atlas
Andrew Lesnie-The Hobbit-An Unexpected Journey
Wally Pister-The Dark Knight Rises
Dariusz Wolski-Prometheus
Costume Design
Colleen Atwood-Dark Shadows
Colleen Atwood-Snow White and the Hunstman
Kym Barrett & Pierre Yves Gayraud-Cloud Atlas
Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey & Richard Taylor- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Eiko Ishioka-Mirror Mirror


Film Editing
The Dark Knight Rises
The Grey
Jack Reaher
Looper
Skyfall
Makeup
Cloud Atlas
Dark Shadows
The Hobbit
The Hunger Games
Looper
Music Score
Tom Twyker-Cloud Atlas
James Newton Howard-Snow White and the Hunstman
Hans Zimmer-The Dark Knight Rises
Howard Shore-The Hobbit
Thomas Newman-Skyfall


Sound Editing
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit
Prometheus
Skyfall
Sound Mixing
The Avengers
The Dark Knight
The Hobbit
Total Recall
Skyfall
Stunt Ensemble
The Amazing Spiderman
The Bourne Legacy
The Dark Knight Rises
Haywire
Skyfall
Visual Effects
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman

THE SCREENPLAY, ACTING AND DIRECTING AWARDS:



Best Adapted screenplay
The Amazing Spiderman
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Grey
Skyfall


Original Screenplay
The Cabin in the Woods
Chronicle
Safety Not Guaranteed
Robot and Frank
Looper

Actress in a Supporting Role
Charlize Theron-Snow White and The Huntsman
Susan Saradon-Robot and Frank
Doona Bae-Cloud Atlas
Judi Dench-Skyfall
Emma Stone-The Amazing Spider-man 


Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem-Skyfall
Jim Broadbent-Cloud Atlas
Michael Fassbender-Prometheus
Tom Hardy-The Dark Knight Rises
Bruce Willis-Looper

Actress in a Leading Role
Halle Berry-Cloud Atlas
Emily Blunt-Looper
Anne Hathaway-The Dark Knight Rises
Keira Knightley-Seeking for a Friend at the End of the World
Jennifer Lawrence-The Hunger Games
                                         

Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale-The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig-Skyfall
Andrew Garfield-The Amazing Spiderman
Joseph Gordon Levitt-Looper
Frank Langella-Robot and Frank
Directing
Sam Mendes-Skyfall
Christopher Nolan-The Dark Knight Rises
Rian Johnson-Looper
Tom Twyker and The Wachowski Siblings-Cloud Atlas
Marc Webber-The Amazing Spider-man



AND THE NOMINEES FOR BEST PICTURE ARE:
The Amazing Spiderman
The Dark Knight Rises
Looper
Robot and Frank
Skyfall


This year the race came down to two films. While the Amazing Spider-man,and Looper demonstrated that Hollywood still made great films Robot and Frank demonstrated that science fiction is still possible on an indie scale. However it all came down to Skyfall and The Dark Knight Rises. Skyfall and The Dark Knight Rises exemplified that a good action movie could be entertaining but at the same time smart and thought provoking. As the awards have demonstrated there was no clear sweep as there were too many great films out there for one to dominate. The best picture was ultimately hard to chose but after proper analysis, the film was chosen on its incredible story and resonance.


AND THE WINNER IS THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 



AS ALWAYS I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THESE AND WE HOPE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS. 

STAY TUNED FOR OUR TOP TEN FILMS OF THE YEAR AND WE WILL BE INTRODUCING OUR AWARDS IN ALL CATEGORIES THIS YEAR. 

ALSO IF YOU MISSED LAST YEARS AWARDS PLEASE CHECK THOSE OUT BY CLICKING HERE 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2013!


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