5 Oscar Nominations for The Black Swan

The Black Swan, the surprise thriller of 2010 has been nominated by The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in five prestigious categories for The Oscar. Nominated for Best Picture are Producers of The Black Swan, Mike Medavey, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin. In the Category of Best Director, Director Darren Aronofsky has been nominated. Matthew Libatique for Cinematography and Andrew Weisblum for Film Editing of The Black Swan have also been nominated for Oscars. A heavy favorite for her deeply moving performance in The Black Swan, Natalie Portman has been awarded the Oscar Nomination for Best Actress in A Leading Role for her portrayal of Nina Sayers in this dramatic, dark, intriguing look behind the scenes of a Ballet Production.

The Black Swan offers a captivating look at the making of a Ballet with a psychological twist. Throughout the film the Sets that include the back stage dressing rooms of the dancers offer a realistic peek into the disciplined world of the Ballet. Carefully detailed, the Set Directors included Mehron Makeup on the dressing room tables of the dancers. Mehron Makeup has been a fixture on the dressing room tables of Ballet Stars and Starlets for decades. Seven years before George Balanchine voyaged to America to start the school that would be the birth place of the America Ballet in New York City, Mehron Makeup was a popular favorite of performance dancers. From the stages of Vaudeville and Burlesque to the over the top Musicals of Hollywood, dancers from every genre use Mehron Makeup, Ballet Dancers are no exception.

This year's Academy Award Show will be held on February 27, 2011 and will be Broadcast on the ABC Network. The First Academy Awards were presented for the 1927/1928 Film Season on May 16, 1929 at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood. As The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences celebrates their 83rd year of saluting those who create films, Mehron Makeup celebrates its 83rd year of producing Professional Theatrical Makeup for the Film Industry.

The Black Swan Movie

Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Black Swan is scheduled for release on December 1, 2010. This realistic dramatic thriller is based on a story by Andres Heinz who co-wrote the Screenplay with Mark Heyman. Starring Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman and Vicent Cassel, The Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky is a detailed look into the lives of Ballet Students, Teachers and Stars. Combining a suspense filled love story, love triangle, physiological thriller with mythical intrigue, The Black Swan presents a true to life look at the the rigors of the Ballet.

The Makeup Department headed by Marjorie Durand, with Makeup Designer Judy Chin, Key Makeup Artist Todd Kleitsch, Prosthetic Makeup Designer Michael Marino, along with Assistant Makeup Effects Artist Emily Julia Jacobs and additional makeup by Rachel Geary successfully present the transformation of the characters while presenting a realistic view of the Ballet. With Lincoln Center as a backdrop, Mehron Makeup on the Ballet Stars dressing tables and the creative use of FX Makeup and Prosthetic additions, this team of Makeup Artists and Designers bring realism to the screen without overwhelming the story. The gradual transition of the characters by this makeup team is in tune with the story line, adding to the suspense and intrigue while maintaining the realism of those involved in the Production of the Ballet.

Mehron Makeup has been on the dressing room tables of hundreds of ballets over the last eight decades of producing the Professional Theatrical Makeup relied on by Professional Performers in all forms of live stage productions. The Set Directors and the Makeup Artist Team of The Black Swan are well aware of the significance of Mehron Makeup to the Ballet Dancer, as evidenced by their strategic placing of Mehron Makeup on the Dressing Room Tables throughout the film. Just as Ballet Dancers are familiar to the rehearsal halls of Lincoln Center, Mehron Makeup is a fixture in the dressing rooms of the Ballet Dancers.

The Black Swan will be opening at the 67th Venice International Film Festival which begins on September 1, 2010 with a cast rounded out by Winona Ryder, Toby Hemingway, Barbara Hershey and Janet Montgomery. Following the world premier at the 2010 Venice International Film Festival, The Black Swan will have a North American Debut at the Toronto Film Festival which begins on September 9, 2010. In time for the 2010 Oscar Season, The Black Swan should be in contention for a number of Oscar nominations including Makeup.