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The 2021 Sketchy's: Day Two

The 2021 Sketchy's: Day Two

Welcome back to the Sketchy’s. Today, we’ll be exploring the best achievements in film Visuals, Sound, and Music from 2021. Each category has 10 nominees and two winners. Why? Because I can.

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Camille Andre and Bill Schwab, Encanto

Mary Czech, Jessie Seitz, and Marcus Koch, Jakob’s Wife

Jessi Dean and Aimee Lippert, Candyman

Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Eldo Ray Estes, Mike Hill, and Megan Many, Nightmare Alley

Michael W. Hamilton, Chris Nash, Psycho Goreman

Becci Mapes, The Power

Flore Masson, Olivier Afonso, Antoine Mancini, Titane

Saffron Powell, Martyrs Lane

Nadia Stacey and Naomi Dunne, Cruella

Winners: Nadia Stacey and Naomie Dunne, Cruella; Saffron Powell, Martyrs Lane

Look at the material. Cruella is a live action Disney film about fashion and the hair and makeup team do not miss a trick.

Saffron Powell does incredibly expressive work on the angel that becomes key to understanding the narrative of Martyrs Lane. Truly haunting.



Best Costumes

Jenny Beavan, Cruella

Neysa Bové, Encanto

Camille Champenois, Titane

Pascaline Chavanne and Ursula Paredes Choto, Annette

Bob Morgan and Jacqueline West, Dune

Eric Poirier, Slaxx

Yvonne Reddy, Jakob’s Wife

Jennifer Schreck, Willy’s Wonderland

Louisa Thomas, Martyrs Lane

Paola Torres, Parallel Mothers

Winners: Jenny Beaven, Cruella; Eric Poirier, Slaxx

Look at the material. Cruella is a live action Disney film about fashion and Jenny Beavan doesn’t miss a trick.

Slaxx is a horror film with literal killer pants. Eric Poirier’s contemporary design clearly distinguishes the hierarchy of store employees and contrasts them from the exploited workers processing the cotton for the fast fashion corporation.



Best Cinematography

Laura Bellingham, The Power

Elishas Christian, The Night House

Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Eduard Grau, Passing

John Guleserian, Candyman

Eric Koretz, Mosquito State

Todd Martin, The Novice

Hidetoshi Shinomiya, Drive My Car

Oren Soffer, A Nightmare Wakes

Ari Wegner, Power of the Dog

Winners: Elishas Christian, The Night House; Eduard Grau, Passing

Elishas Christian makes the memories of the past feel ever present and threatening through the eerie calm of the silent home in The Night House. And when you get to the scares later on, nothing is hidden in the shadows. You see it and you’re scared. More horror films should be this brave with their cinematography.

Eduard Grau’s black and white cinematography is the correct choice to tell the story of Passing, setting a narrative about racial segregation into a high contrast world of black and white. There’s no escaping the substance and theme of the story.



Best Editing

Jean-Christophe Bouzy, Titane

Joel Coen and Lucian Johnston, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Lauren Hadaway and Nathan Nugent, The Novice

David Marks, The Night House

Jeremy Milton, Encanto

Mirenda Ouellet, Slaxx

Scott Schuler, A Nightmare Wakes

Peter Sciberras, Power of the Dog

Chris Willet, Lucky

Azusa Yamazaki, Drive My Car

Winners: Chris Willet, Lucky; Lauren Hadaway and Nathan Nugent, The Novice

Lucky is constantly moving and evolving its focus and message. Chris Willet’s edit leaves not an extra scrap of footage. This film starts with its foot on the gas pedal and doesn’t let up until the closing credits.

Lauren Hadaway and Nathan Nugent get you into the mindset of the college rower willing to do anything to succeed in The Novice. It’s brilliant character study paced to perfection.



Best Production Design

Cara Brower, Candyman

Laurie Colson and Lise Péault, Titane

Stefan Dechant, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Alex DiGerlando, tick, tick…BOOM!

Katherin Eder, The Night House

Ian Gooding, Encanto

Geneviève Huot, Slaxx

Chris Richmond, No One Gets Out Alive

Paulina Rzeszowska, Saint Maud

Marek Warszewski, Mosquito State

Winners: Geneviève Huot, Slaxx; Cara Brower, Candyman

Geneviève Huot makes Canadian Cotton Clothiers feel like a real trendy chain store you could walk into during business hours across the world. The satire lands because the world is real and relatable. You’ve shopped in this store before, and they probably did have prices too good to be ethical.

Cara Brower creates the visual narrative of gentrification and cultural divide in Candyman over decades of footage. Even the two art galleries clearly tell a different story from each other by look alone. It’s brilliant contemporary production design work.



Best Visual Effects

Antlers

Candyman

Encanto

Eternals

Free Guy

Mosquito State

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Slaxx

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Willy’s Wonderland

 Winners: Antlers, Slaxx

The creature design in Antlers is some of the most innovative practical and digital effects usage I’ve ever encountered. The reveal of the creature in the third act is awe inspiring.

Slaxx works because you believe that the jeans can move on their own. It looks real, no matter how ridiculous the slasher elements become.



Best Sound

Mateusz Adamczyk, Mosquito State

Thomas Brodeur, Slaxx

Chris Diebold, Ian Herzon, Jeff Sawyer, and Michael Schapiro, Candyman

Christopher Duke and Lance Hoffman, The Dark and the Wicked

Linzy Elliot, Lewis Goldstein, Andrew Mastronardi, Alex Soto, and Wen-Hsuan Tseng, In the Heights

Séverin Favriau, Fabrice Osinski, and Stéphane Thiébuat, Titane

Paul Hsu, Tod A. Maitland, Nancy Allen, John M. Davis, and Bri Holland, tick, tick…BOOM!

Leah Katz, Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie, Tara Webb, and David Whitehead, Power of the Dog

Deanna Marano and Lion Thompson, A Nightmare Wakes

Shannon Mills and Nia Hansen, Encanto

Winners: Christopher Duke and Lance Hoffman, The Dark and the Wicked; Deanna Marano and Lion Thompson, A Nightmare Wakes

The sound is an essential part of the storytelling in The Dark and the Wicked. Many horror films try to achieve this level of scare with a clever sound effect. Christopher Duke and Lance Hoffman drive the story with their sound mixing and editing.

A Nightmare Wakes pulls you further and further into Mary Shelley’s imagination, writing, and nightmares through shifts in sound mixing. Deanna Marano and Lion Thompson guide you through the ever-changing perspective of the film.



Best Score

Joseph Bishara, Malignant

Carter Burwell, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Jon Cziner, A Nightmare Wakes

Émoi, Willy’s Wonderland

Germaine Franco, Encanto

Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Candyman

Ron Mael and Russell Mael, Annette

Hans Zimmer, Dune

Jeremy Zuckerman, Lucky

Winners: Émoi, Willy’s Wonderland; Jeremy Zuckerman, Lucky

Émoi’s score is what holds Willy’s Wonderland together. It’s honestly one of my favorite film scores of all time. It’s that perfect blend of way too chipper children’s entertainment music and unnerving psychological horror.

Jeremy Zuckerman’s score to Lucky is what instantly pulled me into the story. It’s chaos in the best way possible. There is nothing safe about Lucky and you know that from the beat the music starts crashing its way through the speakers.



Best Original Song

Nicholai Baxter, Matt Dahan, Sian Heder, and Marius de Vries, “Beyond the Shore,” CODA

Bo Burnham, “Content,“ Bo Burnham Inside

Bo Burnham, “Look Who’s Inside Again,” Bo Burnham Inside

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, “No Time to Die,” No Time to Die

Émoi, “The Birthday Song,” Willy’s Wonderland

Émoi, “Willy’s Wonderland,” Willy’s Wonderland

Ron Mael and Russell Mael, “So May We Start,” Annette

Ron Mael and Russell Mael, “We Loved Each Other So Much,” Annette

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Surface Pressure,” Encanto

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Encanto

Winners: Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Surface Pressure,” Encanto; Émoi, “The Birthday Song,” Willy’s Wonderland

The only reason “Surface Pressure” is not my number one most played song of 2021 is that it released at the end of the year. I’m obsessed with this brilliant character song and I will not apologize for it.

“The Birthday Song” is the calling card of Willy’s Wonderland. That sounds like a happy place to have a party for a kid, right? Even after the murders? And the shut down? And the [redacted for spoilers]?


Wrap Up

The 2021 Sketchy’s honored 51 films in 17 categories. The most nominated film was Encanto with 13 nominations. The most winning films are Encanto and Lucky with four wins each. Congratulations to all the honorees. Just know that it wouldn’t have been a struggle to extend most of the categories to 20 nominees and still feel great about the quality of cinematic achievement being recognized.


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