All Posts Tagged With: "Oscar"

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7 Advance in Race for Makeup Oscar

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Alice in Wonderland” “Barney’s Version” “The Fighter” “Jonah Hex” “True Grit” “The Way Back” “The Wolfman” On Saturday, [...]

10Jan2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Visualize “Star Trek” at The Academy

Beverly Hills, CA – The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Visualize This: Previs in the Making of ‘Star Trek,’” a program exploring the previsualization (previs) process in the digital age, on Thursday, November 18, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. [...]

13Nov2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Best Make-Up Oscar Goes to Barney Burman, Joel Harlow and Mindy Hall

  SFXNEWS would like to congratulate our good friends Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow on their win of Best Makeup category for “Star Trek”.  The first make-up Oscar EVER to be given for work on the franchise.  Previous Nominations for Trek include: Star Trek: First Contact 1996 – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber [...]

7Mar2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Palette Narrows to 7 in Oscar® Makeup Race

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  announced on January 11, 2010 that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “District 9” “Il Divo” “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” “Night at the Museum: Battle of [...]

13Jan2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Bill Corso Grants a Soundbyte at Avatar’s Premiere.

“It’s like ‘Titanic’ meets ‘Terminator’ or ‘Aliens,’” joked makeup artist Bill Corso, 42. London, England (CNN) — James Cameron’s feverishly-awaited sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” has enjoyed its world premiere to strong reviews. Hyped as the most technically-ambitious and expensive film ever made, “Avatar,” had a lot to live up to. But, as the credits rolled following [...]

13Dec2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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82nd Academy Awards Semifinalists for Visual Effects Chosen

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: * “Angels & Demons” * “Avatar” * “Coraline” * “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” * “District [...]

11Dec2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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11 Scientific Achievements in Competition for 82nd Academy Awards

The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 11 scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration. See the whole list after the jump.

6Sep2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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An Evening to Remember with Dick Smith

On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, AMPAS hosted “A Tribute to Dick Smith: the Godfather of Special Makeup Effects.”  A quick look around the audience spoke to what was to be an amazing event.  In the audience was a veritable who’s who of makeup artists drawn from all over the globe. The evening began with the [...]

20Jun2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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The 2009 Academy Award® for Achievement in Makeup Goes to Greg Cannom

Mr. Cannom won last night for his work in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.  With nine nominations and now three wins to his credit, Greg Cannom looked confident as he accepted his award, thanked several hair and make-up artists and exited the stage.    During his acceptance speech he said “I share this with Colleen [...]

23Feb2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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