For Your Consideration: Les Misérables

November 22, 2012

Considered one of the strongest competitors at this year’s Oscars, even before it’s release, “Les Misérables” will easily snag certain nominations, including a return to the Best Director category for Tom Hooper, after his win in 2010 for directing “The King’s Speech”. Expect “Les Misérables” to get Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Song nominations as well. Don’t rule out Best Actor and Best Supporting role nominations, either. In fact, don’t count out any awards, as this will probably be Universal’s juggernaut, facing “Lincoln” as one of the only strong period piece contenders.

For your consideration in all categories

Best Picture of the Year Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh Best Director Tom Hooper Best Cinematography Danny Cohen, BSC Best Adapted Screenplay Screenplay by William Nicholson & Herbert Kretzmer Based on “Les Misérables” the original musical by Boublil and Schonberg from the novel by Victor Hugo Best Film Editing Melanie Ann Oliver Chris Dickens, ACE Best Costume Design Paco Delgado

Best Actor Hugh Jackman Best Supporting Actor Russell Crowe Sacha Baron Cohen Eddie Redmayne Best Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway Samantha Barks Helena Bonham Carter Amanda Seyfried Best Makeup & Hairstyling Hair and Makeup Designer Lisa Westcott Best Production Design Production Designer Jefferson Sage Set Decorator Leslie Pope

Best Original Song “Suddenly” Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzman Performed by Hugh Jackman Best Sound Mixing Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes, AMPS Re-Recording Mixers Andy Nelson Mark Patterson Best Sound Editing Supervising Sound Editors John Warhurst Lee Walpole Best Visual Effects VFX Supervisor Richard Bain 3D Supervisors Alison Wortman Dan Neal 2D Supervisors Ian Simpson