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New York, NY -- December 2, 2002 -- The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures will present legendary composer Elmer Bernstein and renowned cinematographer Conrad Hall with special awards at the annual gala at Tavern on the Green on Tuesday, January 14, 2002.
Maestro of scores
for over 150 motion pictures, Elmer Bernstein will receive the Career Achievement
Award for Music Composition. From The Ten Commandments to The
Age of Innocence, Bernstein has a stunning ability for creating music that
draws an audience into a film and moves among the actors as a character of its
own. Bernstein has been nominated for 13 Academy Awards over the years, winning
the Oscar for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). He has also earned
two Golden Globe Awards, for his scores of To Kill a Mockingbird and Hawaii. In 1963, he won an Emmy for his score of "The Making of
a President."
Most recently, Bernstein
created the sweepingly beautiful score of this year's Far From Heaven.
Written and directed by Todd Haynes, the film tells the story of a
privileged housewife in 1950s America. Bernstein's lush and rapturous
score perfectly captures the romantic, yet suppressed spirit that defines the
era.
Conrad Hall will receive
the Career Achievement Award for Cinematography.
Hall has been dazzling
audiences with his subtle use of shadows and lighting for over forty years. From
In Cold Blood to Cool Hand Luke to Love Story, Hall has a
unique talent for creating intimate moods and building a layered story through
his distinctive visuals. Hall has been recognized by the Academy of Arts
& Sciences with six Oscar nominations. He won twice for Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid (1969) and American Beauty (1999).
In this year's
Road to Perdition, Hall teamed up for a second time with director of American
Beauty, Sam Mendes. Hall's intricate work with both lights and cameras
effortlessly brings the audience into the shadowy and often violent world of the
Irish Mafia in Depression-era Chicago.
It was previously
announced that George Lucas will be presented with a special National Board of
Review award for Visionary Cinematic Achievement. The full list of 2002
winners including Best Film and Best Actor and Actress will be released on Wednesday,
Dec. 4, 2002.
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