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Best Cinematography Nominees: Oscars 2021

April 6, 2021

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  1. 00:01:46 JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH - Sean Bobbitt, B.S.C.
  2. 00:21:37 MANK - Erik Messerschmidt, A.S.C.
  3. 00:35:23 THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 - Phedon Papamichael, A.S.C.

We continue our 2021 Oscars coverage with the nominees for Best Cinematography! We have once again invited every nominee to join us, and we were very pleased to sit down with three inspiring cinematographers: Sean Bobbitt, Erik Messerschmidt, and Phedon Papamichael. (Unfortunately, the other two nominees, Dariusz Wolski and Joshua James Richards, were unable to find time, as they are on location filming their next projects.)

Many thanks to Sean, Erik, and Phedon for joining us and congratulations to all of the nominees! Here they are, once again in alphabetical order: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH - Sean Bobbitt, B.S.C. MANK - Erik Messerschmidt, A.S.C. NEWS OF THE WORLD - Dariusz Wolski, A.S.C. NOMADLAND - Joshua James Richards, A.S.C. THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 - Phedon Papamichael, A.S.C. We would also like to thank the folks at Warner Bros, Netflix, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for helping us pull these interviews together (in record time!) and for all the wonderful film clips. Don't miss these incredible films: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH MANK NEWS OF THE WORLD NOMADLAND THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 We have one more episode just like this one — for Best Animated Feature — coming up. So if you haven't already, please subscribe to Sound + Image Lab: The Dolby Institute Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out the video for this episode. Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com. Connect with Dolby on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on Instagram.

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