Presumably Ralph Fiennes and Naomie Harris will be back on board, too. Too bad that Sam Mendes won't be; you'd think he want to finish (or begin) what he started.
Thanks, Matt, for that clarification. I really do think the names should be part of the official ballot; it's not like the actor categories go out as ACTRESS, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. :)
Why didn't Deakins win the Oscar? Because the ballots don't go out to Oscar voters as "Roger Deakins, Cinematographer, SKYFALL"--they go out as SKYFALL, LIFE OF PI, etc. I'm not sure having his estimable name on the ballot might have helped but the process is very depersonalized and favors the...