OSCAR NOMS: Alberta & BC-Filmed Revenge Tale THE REVENANT Draws 12 Nominations — Including 3 BC Filmmakers

Updated with third BC nominee and details of the bear attack filmed in Squamish and in studio.

Helmed by Oscar-winning Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu and lensed by Oscar-winning Birdman/Gravity cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant drew twelve nominations — more than any other film — at this morning’s Oscar nominations. The Alberta-and-BC-filmed feature is the true-ish story of an 1820s fur trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) bent on revenge after a mercenary (Tom Hardy) kills his son and leaves him for dead following a bear attack.

Congratulations to #TheRevenant on receiving 12 nominations from @TheAcademy! #Oscars #OscarNoms @NewRegency pic.twitter.com/UY1069oqHM

— #TheRevenant (@RevenantMovie) January 14, 2016

Several BC crew (now sporting Revenant hoodies) worked on the production which filmed mainly in Alberta — on and off for a year from September 2014 to September 2015 — with a small shoot in the Squamish Valley in late 2014 marred by torrential rains.[ The Revenant’s  famous bear attack was done without any bears in a small area of first growth timber on the Squamish River known as the “Derringer Forest’ with Leonardo DiCaprio on a harness yanked around and smashing into prop rubber trees so he wouldn’t be hurt. The bear was added in post-production played by blue-screen stunt men.]

 

Le Revenant stunt department rehearsed for months in Vancouver before going to the Squamish set. Local stunt men like Glenn Ennis (below) played the bear in post production.

Cameron Waldbauer, special effects supervisor at Objects Inc. in Vancouver, is one of the nominees for the photo real/live action visual effects on the film.

Related: Rodeo FX’s VFX for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman.

North Vancouver’s Hamish Purdy is the set decoration nominee.

And Vancouver’s Chris Duesterdiek of Surf City Sound Co., is one of the nominees for sound mixing on The Revenant.

The Nominations

Best Picture

Congratulations to the cast & crew of #TheRevenant on their Academy Award nomination for Best Picture! #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/o0B8GfhhrJ — #TheRevenant (@RevenantMovie) January 14, 2016

Best Director

Congrats to Alejandro G. Iñárritu on his nomination for Best Director from @TheAcademy. #TheRevenant #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/4o1D4T7bO2 — #TheRevenant (@RevenantMovie) January 14, 2016

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Congrats to @LeoDiCaprio on his nomination for Best Actor from @TheAcademy. #TheRevenant #OscarNoms #Oscars pic.twitter.com/TAUGXbiOmo

— #TheRevenant (@RevenantMovie) January 14, 2016

Best Cinematography

Congrats to #TheRevenant’s Chivo on his nomination for Best Cinematography from @TheAcademy. #OscarNoms #Oscars pic.twitter.com/a04AWFDIj6

— #TheRevenant (@RevenantMovie) January 14, 2016

Best Supporting Actor Tom Hardy

Congrats to #TheRevenant’s Tom Hardy on his nomination for Best Supporting Actor from @TheAcademy. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/CMu3Hzu9FL

— #TheRevenant (@RevenantMovie) January 14, 2016

Best Editing

Stephen Mirrione

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline West