THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Oscar Campaign Begins!
Warner Bros. has launched a new website and released new stills in the hopes of generating Oscar buzz for Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. Also, decide which category the film has the best chance of winning at the Academy Awards.
CLICK ON IMAGE TO VISIT THE DARK KNIGHT RISES OSCAR WEBSITE
2005's Batman Begins was only nominated for one Oscar, and that went to Wally Pfister, but he lost to Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha). While 2008's The Dark Knight was treated much better at 81st Academy Awards, as the film was nominated in eight categories: Actor in a Supporting Role, Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. The film ended up winning two of those categories as Heath Ledger won Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Richard King won for Best Sound Editing. So, how well or poorly will the Academy treat The Dark Knight Rises?
BEST PICTURE
EMMA THOMAS
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
CHARLES ROVEN
BEST DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Screenplay by
JONATHAN NOLAN and
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
Story by
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN &
DAVID S. GOYER
BEST ACTOR
CHRISTIAN BALE
BEST ACTRESS
ANNE HATHAWAY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
MICHAEL CAINE
GARY OLDMAN
TOM HARDY
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT
MORGAN FREEMAN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MARION COTILLARD
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WALLY PFISTER, ASC
BEST ART DIRECTION
Production Designers
NATHAN CROWLEY
KEVIN KAVANAUGH
Set Decorator
PAKI SMITH
BEST FILM EDITING
LEE SMITH, A.C.E.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
LINDY HEMMING
BEST MAKEUP
Makeup Department Head
LUISA ABEL
Hair Department Head
JANICE ALEXANDER
BEST SOUND MIXING
Production Sound Mixer
ED NOVICK
Re-Recording Mixers
GARY A. RIZZO
GREGG LANDAKER
BEST SOUND EDITING
RICHARD KING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
PAUL FRANKLIN
CHRIS CORBOULD
PETER BEBB
ANDREW LOCKLEY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
HANS ZIMMER
The Dark Knight Rises will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download on December 4th. The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate.