[KineJapan] Japan at the Oscars

[Markus Nornes]

Right. Forgot about those!

I just looked at what else they were nominated for.....

Technical categories: editing, sound editing, production design,
cinematography, song, etc.   Hamaguchi's cinematographic choices are
fascinating—washing out the colors except for red, using a tight frame,
opening it all up at the end.....a friend told me the Hokkaido sequence has
a red caste, but I'm color blind so I have no idea about that!  In any
case, it's not flashy by design, so no way it can compete in those
categories.

Acting categories: there is something strange and wonderful about the
performances in *Drive My Car,* but the voters for these categories are all
actors. But it's not hard seeing actors taking their votes elsewhere.

It will be interesting seeing if the film leaves with at least one Oscar.
That would be very cool. And extra special bonus: even if it doesn't win
anything, it'll be a windfall for the film's American distributor Janus
(and Criterion), and that means the world will be a better place.

Markus
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*Markus Nornes*
*Professor of Asian Cinema*
*Interim Chair, Dept. of Asian Languages and Culture*

Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages and
Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design




*Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/
<http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/>*
*Department of Film, Television and Media*
*6348 North Quad*
*105 S. State Street**Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285*




On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 9:15 AM Frederick Veith via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon also had ten.
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 23:12 Gerow Aaron via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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>>
>> Has any other foreign language film managed this? Can't think of any.
>>
>> Roma had 10 nominations, so Drive My Car does not come close.
>>
>> Aaron Gerow
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