Best of 2017 – Best of the Techs

Continuing to look at the best movies of 2017, I am going to look at the best of the techs.  What I mean by techs is the more technical categories, like screenplays, costumes, editing, cinematography, etc.  So here we go

 

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – THE SHAPE OF WATER

Runner Up – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

• Guillermo Del Toro mixing fairy tales, science fiction, heist films, and love stories was unmatched by anyone in 2017.

 

 

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – MOLLY’S GAME

Runner Up – The Disaster Artist

• The Disaster Artist is a nearly spot-on adaptation of the book.  But Sorkin’s screenplay is quick, smart, and brilliant in every way.

 

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – BLADE RUNNER 2049

Runner Up – Dunkirk

• The scale of Dunkirk is impressive, but Blade Runner 2049 is some of Roger Deakins’ best work ever, and that is saying A LOT.

 

 

BEST EDITING – DUNKIRK

Runner Up – Baby Driver 

• With three stories at three different time all leading into one moment, Dunkirk is never confusing, always riveting, and masterfully crafted.

 

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Runner Up – The Greatest Showman

• Seeing Belle in her infamous yellow dress in a non-animated form is stunning.

 

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – BLADE RUNNER 2049

Runner Up – Dunkirk

• Both are huge in scale, but Blade Runner takes us to new worlds and they are all jaw-dropping.

 

 

BEST SCORE – DUNKIRK

Runner Up – Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

• Dunkirk‘s score as a life of it’s own, as it adds tension and mood to this chilling war film.

 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – “REMEMBER ME” from COCO

Runner Up – “The Other Side” from The Greatest Showman

• “The Other Side” is a true standout in a film filled with great song-and-dance numbers.  But “Remember Me” is the emotional highpoint of a movie about life and death and crushes your heart with its simplicity and heart.

 

 

BEST MAKE-UP – I, TONYA

Runner Up – Darkest Hour

• Any movie that can make Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan un-attractive has pulled off something special.

 

 

 

 

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