Oscars 2018: 5 Awards The Academy Got Right (And 8 They Got Wrong)

1. Best Cinematography - Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049 Trailer Desert
Warner Bros.

Given Roger Deakins' previous 13 nominations wielded zero wins, there were no guarantees that it'd be 14th time lucky for the legendary DP, with strong competition from Dan Laustsen (The Shape of Water), Rachel Morrison (Mudbound), and especially Hoyte van Hoytema (Dunkirk).

Thankfully, though, Deakins did take home the prize, and it's so much more than a lifetime achievement award - indeed, there's a strong argument that Blade Runner 2049 is his finest work to date (though The Assassination of Jesse James would put up a good fight).

Every frame of this movie is like its own work of art, but put together it's something even more special: a dystopian nightmare meets an ethereal, dreamlike beauty, that no other film can compete with.

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