Hugo
Screened in December 2011
Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helen McCrory, Christopher Lee, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Emily Mortimer, Michael Stuhlbarg. Screenplay: John Logan (based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick).
Twitter Capsule: Flashbacks to Méliès studio delight, yet film feels both thin and overstuffed, sapped by poor edits, iffy acting, flat sound.

Photo © 2011 Paramount Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Martin Scorsese
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Logan
Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Francesca Lo Schiavo
Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell
Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Original Score: Howard Shore
Best Sound Mixing: Tom Fleischman & John Midgley
Best Sound Editing: Philip Stockton & Eugene Gearty
Best Visual Effects: Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman, and Alex Henning

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Martin Scorsese
Best Original Score: Howard Shore

Other Awards:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Production Design (Dante Ferretti)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Director
National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Director
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Production Design; Best Sound
Satellite Awards: Best Visual Effects

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