-Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – The German drama The White Ribbon has taken top honors from the American Society of Cinematographers.
The group’s feature-film award Saturday night went to cinematographer Christian Berger for The White Ribbon, director Michael Haneke’s study of a small German town beset by mysterious violence on the eve of World War I.
The White Ribbon won out over a field that included Avatar, The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds. At the Academy Awards on March 7, The White Ribbon is competing against those same three films plus Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Television cinematography prizes went to Eagle Egilsson for an episode of “Dark Blue” and Alar Kivilo for the movie “Taking Chance.”
Right on. Anyone who says that The White Ribbon is nominated/considered merely because it uses black and white in the 21st century, I want to punch them in the face. This film is gorgeous and the cinematography is tied directly into the mood/tone of the movie.
Yeah this movie looks good, not as good as I expected, but some shots are great.
It’s a pretty fucking great movie though, extremely dense.