ARRI Conquers the Academy Awards. RED? Not so Much.
ARRI was the camera of choice for a majority of the 2015 Oscar nominees, while RED was noticeably absent for the second straight year. Let’s take a look at the major award categories and see who shot on what.
Oscar night is always full of revelations and bombshells, but one of the evening’s most interesting surprises was in the hardware representation category. Out of all the nominated films, Richard Linklaters’s Boyhood was the only film to not utilize ARRI gear – and RED was totally absent for the second year in a row. Let’s take a look at the major categories and find out what films were shot on what cameras.
Best Picture
American Sniper: ARRI Alexa XT
Birdman: ARRI Alexa M, ARRI Alexa XT
Boyhood: Moviecam Compact, Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2
The Grand Budapest Hotel: ARRICAM ST
The Imitation Game: ARRICAM LT, ARRICAM ST
Selma: ARRI ALEXA XT Plus
The Theory of Everything: ARRI ALEXA, ARRIFLEX 16 SR3
Whiplash: ARRI ALEXA, Canon EOS 7D
Best Director
Birdman: ARRI ALEXA M, ARRI ALEXA XT
Boyhood: Moviecam Compact, Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2
Foxcatcher: ARRIFLEX 235, Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2
The Grand Budapest Hotel: ARRICAM ST
The Imitation Game: ARRICAM LT, ARRICAM ST
Best Cinematography
Birdman: ARRI ALEXA M, ARRI ALEXA XT
The Grand Budapest Hotel: ARRICAM ST
Ida: ARRI ALEXA PLUS 4:3
Mr. Turner: ARRI ALEXA PLUS, Canon EOS C500
Unbroken: ARRI ALEXA XT M, ARRI ALEXA XT Plus, ARRI ALEXA XT Studio, ARRI ALEXA XT
Best Editing
American Sniper: ARRI ALEXA XT
Boyhood: Moviecam Compact, Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2
The Grand Budapest Hotel: ARRICAM ST
The Imitation Game: ARRICAM LT, ARRICAM ST
Whiplash: ARRI ALEXA, Canon EOS 7D
Of course, while this small sampling of Hollywood talent chooses to work with ARRI, RED is still a beloved go-to tool for filmmakers like Peter Jackson, David Fincher, and Steven Soderbergh. And with the recent announcement of the upcoming WEAPON upgrade, next year’s list of Academy Award nominees might have you seeing RED.
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