Imagining “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” nominated for Best Picture is rather comical. Though it is one of my favorite action franchises, the idea of the film getting considered for Best Picture is humorous. Expect the film to get the normal Visual Effects and Sound Mixing/Editing nominations and not much more.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN ALL CATEGORIES INCLUDING
BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto • Lorenzo diBonaventura • Ian Bryce

BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Bay

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Ehren Kruger

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS**
Scott Farrar, ASC (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Scott Benza (ILM Animation Supervisor)
Matthew Butler (Digital Domain Visual Effects Supervisor)
John Frazier (Special Effects Supervisor)

BEST SOUND MIXING
Peter J. Devlin, C.A.S. (Sound Mixer)
Greg P. Russell (Re-Recording Mixer)
Gary Summers (Re-Recording Mixer)
Jeffrey J. Haboush (Re-Recording Mixer)

BEST SOUND EDITING
Ethan Van Der Ryn (Supervising Sound Editor)
Erik Aadahl (Supervising Sound Editor)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Steve Jablonsky

BEST FILM EDITING
Roger Barton
William Goldenberg, A.C.E.
Joel Negron

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Amir Mokri

BEST ART DIRECTION
Nigel Phelps (Production Designer)
Jennifer Williams (Set Decorator)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Deborah L. Scott

BEST MAKEUP
Edouard F. Henriques III
Yolanda Toussieng