Tuesday, January 22, 2008

2008 Oscar Nominees

They may push the ceremony back into April to hope for an end to the WGA Strike, but either way, here is the list of nominees for the Oscars in 2008.

Could Juno be this year's "Little Miss Sunshine"? And is it right that John Williams doesn't have an Original Score nominated at all? Is that legal?

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

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  1. Achievement in Directing

    Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
    Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
    Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
    Jason Reitman, Juno
    Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    George Clooney, Michael Clayton
    Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
    Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
    Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
    Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

    Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
    Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
    Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

    Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
    Julie Christie, Away from Her
    Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
    Laura Linney, The Savages
    Ellen Page, Juno

    Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

    Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
    Ruby Dee, American Gangster
    Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
    Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
    Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

    Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

    Persepolis
    Ratatouille
    Surf's Up

    Original Screenplay

    Diablo Cody, Juno
    Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl
    Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
    Brad Bird, Ratatouille
    Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

    Adapted Screenplay

    Christopher Hampton, Atonement
    Sarah Polley, Away from Her
    Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
    Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
    Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

    Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

    Beaufort (Israel)
    The Counterfeiters (Austria)
    Katyn (Poland)
    Mongol (Kazakhstan)
    12 (Russia)

    Original Score

    Atonement: Dario Marianelli
    The Kite Runner: Alberto Iglesias
    Michael Clayton: James Newton Howard
    Ratatouille: Michael Giacchino
    3:10 to Yuma: Marco Beltrami

    Original Song

    "Falling Slowly," Once: Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
    "Happy Working Song," Enchanted: Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
    "Raise It Up," August Rush: Nominees to be determined
    "So Close," Enchanted: Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
    "That's How You Know," Enchanted: Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

    Achievement in Art Direction

    American Gangster: Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
    Atonement: Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
    The Golden Compass: Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
    Sweeney Todd: Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
    There Will Be Blood: Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

    Achievement in Cinematography

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: Roger Deakins
    Atonement: Seamus McGarvey
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Janusz Kaminski
    No Country for Old Men: Roger Deakins
    There Will Be Blood: Robert Elswit

    Achievement in Costume Design

    Across the Universe: Albert Wolsky
    Atonement: Jacqueline Durran
    Elizabeth: The Golden Age: Alexandra Byrne
    La Vie en Rose: Marit Allen
    Sweeney Todd: Colleen Atwood

    Best Documentary Feature

    No End in Sight
    Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
    Sicko
    Taxi to the Dark Side
    War/Dance

    Best Documentary Short Subject

    Freeheld
    La Corona (The Crown)
    Salim Baba
    Sari's Mother

    Achievement in Film Editing

    The Bourne Ultimatum: Christopher Rouse
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Juliette Welfling
    Into the Wild: Jay Cassidy
    No Country for Old Men: Roderick Jaynes
    There Will Be Blood: Dylan Tichenor

    Achievement in Makeup

    La Vie en Rose: Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
    Norbit: Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: Ve Neill and Martin Samuel

    Best Animated Short Film

    I Met the Walrus
    Madame Tutli-Putli
    My Love (Moya Lyubov)
    Peter & the Wolf

    Best Live-Action Short Film

    At Night
    Il Supplente (The Substitute)
    Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
    Tanghi Argentini
    The Tonto Woman

    Achievement in Sound Editing

    The Bourne Ultimatum: Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
    No Country for Old Men: Skip Lievsay
    Ratatouille: Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
    There Will Be Blood: Matthew Wood
    Transformers: Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins

    Achievement in Sound Mixing

    The Bourne Ultimatum: Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
    No Country for Old Men: Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
    Ratatouille: Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
    3:10 to Yuma: Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
    Transformers: Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin

    Achievement in Visual Effects

    The Golden Compass: Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
    Transformers: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier

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