HUGO Poised to Win Big

Last week HUGO, the Martin Scorsese film that relies on the behind-the-scenes talents of two RISD alumni, was nominated for a whopping 11 Academy Awards – the most of any movie this year. And yesterday CBS Sunday Morning ran a segment featuring the source of the story itself: author/illustrator Brian Selznick 88 IL.

In the segment, Brian talked about his fascination with automatons and shared sketches showing how he developed his Caldecott Medal-winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret (which inspired Scorsese to make the popular movie).

The piece complemented CBS’ interview with Scorsese, who has already pocketed a Golden Globe for best director after heeding his wife’s advice to consider making a movie based on Brian’s book.

In addition, our favorite cinematographer, the brilliant Robert Richardson 79 FAV, has earned his seventh Academy Award nomination for his work on HUGO, which was a 3D first for both him and Scorsese.