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Jason Reitman, '99, on the set of Juno. Image from firstshowing.net
The Oscars had their inaugural year way back in 1928. It's only fitting that USC, the first university in the United States to offer a B.A. in film in 1929, has a great tradition in the history with the little man in gold. This year is no different. Several notable USC alumn have gotten 2008 Oscar nods including a best director nomination for Jason Reitman '99, who elicited hilarious, powerful, yet subtle performances from his actors in the off-beat comedy Juno (also up for Best Picture/Actress/Original Screenplay), about a high school girl's unexpected pregnancy.
There's also Robert Elswit, class of '75, nominated in the Achievement in Cinematography for capturing the stark California landscapes and shadowy inner-workings of Daniel Day Lewis in the turn of the century oil drama, There Will be Blood.
And there's more...
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The Oscars had their inaugural year way back in 1928. It's only fitting that USC, the first university in the United States to offer a B.A. in film in 1929, has a great tradition in the history with the little man in gold. This year is no different. Several notable USC alumn have gotten 2008 Oscar nods including a best director nomination for Jason Reitman '99, who elicited hilarious, powerful, yet subtle performances from his actors in the off-beat comedy Juno (also up for Best Picture/Actress/Original Screenplay), about a high school girl's unexpected pregnancy.
There's also Robert Elswit, class of '75, nominated in the Achievement in Cinematography for capturing the stark California landscapes and shadowy inner-workings of Daniel Day Lewis in the turn of the century oil drama, There Will be Blood.
And there's more...
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