‘Looper’ Makes Oscar Shortlist for Makeup, But ‘Cloud Atlas’ Does Not

Well, I guess I was wrong. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed their “shortlist” of the seven films that remain in competition in the Make-Up and Hairstyling category for the 85th Academy Awards. Essentially, the seven films that have passed the test and earned a spot amongst possible nominees at the Oscars in February. There were many excellent films with outstanding make-up this year, including at least Anna Karenina and Cloud Atlas. But it looks like the Academy didn’t admire the make-up in Cloud Atlas as much as I did, as they’ve instead chosen seven films including the likes of Men in Black 3. The “Makeup and Hairstyling” category is always interesting. It usually ends up only being three films with nominations; in 2011 the nominees were Barney’s Version, The Way Back and The Wolfman, with the latter horror flick actually nabbing the win. I suppose great …