Oscars 2017 Category Breakdown: Best Production Design
Every year, as we lead up to the Oscars, I break down each of the 24 categories. I do this to familiarize everyone with the category; what the trends are, how the guilds and stuff help (or don’t), etc. I also do it as a precursor to my giant Oscar ballot. I get most of the heavy lifting out of the way here, so that way when I get to the article, I’m just kind of riffing on how I think it’ll turn out and talking myself into all the bad decisions. It’s like college. And this is the pregame.
How these articles work is — I give you all the previous winners and nominees of each of the categories, then tell you how accurate each of the respective guilds and precursors are in what they vote for versus what wins the Oscar, tell you how each of them voted this year, then give you this year’s category, along with a quick rundown of how we ended up with that category (what was a surprise, etc). After that, I rank each of this year’s nominees in terms of how I see them right now in terms of their likelihood to win. Which is nothing more than my perception (notice that underline, even though you won’t) of how the category seems at the moment based on everything I know and have seen. Which will give you a general sense of the favorites.
Today is Best Production Design. AKA Best Sets and Stuff. (more…)
Pic of the Day: “I’m sorry… l’m forced to fine you $100.” “$100! That’s a lot of money.” “Your Honor, Mr. Kirby, who is noted for his charitable work, would like to pay the fine for this poor unfortunate family.” “Oh, no, thank you. I can’t let you do that.” “No, you don’t. Grandpa don’t need your money. We’ll pay that fine.” … “We don’t need your money.” “A whole hatful, Grandpa. A whole hatful. We’ll get it, Grandpa.” “There you are, Judge, is that enough?” “Yes, I think so. Take the money over to the clerk’s desk. Mr. Vanderhof, you’re a very lucky man to have so many friends.”
