Oscar Nominations 2008

Tue, 22 January 2008 at 9:33 am

No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood led the pack with eight nominations. Atonement and Michael Clayton followed with seven nominations each.

As expected, Cate Blanchett picked up nods for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. HOORAY for Ellen Page getting her well-deserved Best Actress nomination for Juno. And BOO, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy were snubbed for their roles in Atonement.

Here are the nominations for the 2008 Oscars:

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

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Viggo Mortenson, Eastern Promises
Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

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

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

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, Juno
Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Ratatouille (written by Brad Bird; story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird)
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

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

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# 1

Lou @ 01/22/2008 at 9:34 am

First !

# 2

Julianne @ 01/22/2008 at 9:35 am

Good for Casey and Cate. Julie Christie will win, cuz Helen Mirren is not nominated this year.

# 3

angel @ 01/22/2008 at 9:35 am

the academy sucks,too much politics,

# 4

BAfan @ 01/22/2008 at 9:36 am

Is Michael Clayton any good? I haven’t seen it.

# 5

Ha! @ 01/22/2008 at 9:36 am

No Country for Old Men is going to sweep this year.

# 6

i luv music @ 01/22/2008 at 9:37 am

Too bad for James McAvoy and Keira Knightley… they got snobbed for giving one of the best performances of their careers! Still they’re young, so there’s a lot more to come.

I hope JUNO wins! It’s about time a ‘witty comedy’ film actually wins an Oscar! Good luck Ellen Page. =)

# 7

BAfan @ 01/22/2008 at 9:37 am

I think Daniel Day Lewis is going to win. He’s a brilliant actor and very humble.

# 8

lola @ 01/22/2008 at 9:38 am

I love Cate Blanchett- but Elizabeth and the Golden Age was overacted and awful. That space should have gone to Jolie or Knightley instead.

# 9

anon @ 01/22/2008 at 9:38 am

bbbbbbbbbbwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahha

no jolie.

# 10

lol @ 01/22/2008 at 9:38 am

JUNO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ellen page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that’s great

# 11

Julianne @ 01/22/2008 at 9:39 am

Very disappointed that Angie did not get nominated. Her fans are prolly more bummed than she is, as her goals in life are stretch so much farther than collecting little trophies.

The ratings this year will be dismal, to say the least, as the power couple of Hwood won’t be gracing the RC.

I don’t really get the Ellen Page nom. Yes, she’s a fresh talent and was wonderful in Juno, but Oscar worthy? Not IMHO.

Oh well, life goes on…..

# 12

kn @ 01/22/2008 at 9:40 am

OMG! WTF! Angie did not get a nomination???????????????
Cate took her position. Hollywood does not like Angie and Brad, if you ask me. I’m shock people!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I blame it on the Newsweek curse. Last year it was Brad now it’s Angie turn. I want the strike to go on so the Oscar with suffer the same fate as the Golden Globes. This is outrageous!!!!! How can they overlooked Angie’s performance in AMH!
Totally UNFAIR!!! I’m going to scream!!!!!!!!!!

# 13

BAfan @ 01/22/2008 at 9:41 am

I thought James McAvoy was going to get a nomination.
It’s funny how Atonement doesn’t have any major nomination but is nominated for Best Picture. Usually, if a movie gets a Best Picture nomination, it followers with a best director nomination. Strange.

# 14

Julianne @ 01/22/2008 at 9:42 am

# 4 BAfan @ 01/22/2008 at 9:36 am Is Michael Clayton any good? I haven’t seen it.
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Personally, I think it was overrated. The guy next to me ate his popcorn and snored through the next 45 minutes, until it was too loud and my hubby nudged him.

GC was as good as GC can be….don’t think he will beat DDLewis though.

# 15

SERA @ 01/22/2008 at 9:43 am

I think the academy snubbed Angie and Brad because they did not attend last year, which automatically brings them lower ratings. If they think last year was bad. If Brad and Angie don’t show watch out. I know it probably bothers Brad and Angies fans more than it does them. What happened to Denzel? another mistake on the Academy’s part.

# 16

Tessy @ 01/22/2008 at 9:45 am

YIPPIEEEEEH - Viggo is nominated!!
Whether he will win is a something completely different thing …

# 17

BAfan @ 01/22/2008 at 9:47 am

Thanks Julianne for feedback. I’ll saved my $4 by not renting MC.

# 18

Julianne @ 01/22/2008 at 9:49 am

# 3 angel @ 01/22/2008 at 9:35 am the academy sucks,too much politics,
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Totally agree. I wonder how much of Ellen Page’s nom is tied to Box Office dollars???

I am not saying that she didn’t do a great job in Juno, but she played a teenager facing pregnancy…and the role just did not demand the range that Angelina faced in protraying Marianne Pearl.

I’ve always thought that it is hard to judge actors when play such diversified roles, and I gotta say there’s alot more behind this than I will pretend to understand. Just will say that I am disappointed, because I fully expected Angelina to be nominated.

# 19

amle @ 01/22/2008 at 9:50 am

ANGELINA DIDNT GET THE NOD BECAUSE SHE WASNT GOOD ENOUGH PEOPLE. Geezzzzzz!
One day fans are going on and on about how awesome it is she will probably be winning an oscar. Then when she doesnt get the nod, it suddenly becomes “its all politics”, “the academy doesnt like her”, ” she is too busy anyway” blah blah blah.
Get over it…… the bad wig and fake french accent did her in

# 20

BAfan @ 01/22/2008 at 9:50 am

I recalled last year rating was very low. It was much lower than the year before that. The GG rating last year was good.

# 21

amle @ 01/22/2008 at 9:51 am

I am now praying for the end of the writers strike. I must see Johnny Depp win.

# 22

Patti @ 01/22/2008 at 9:54 am

amie #19, I agree with you. What’s so hard to get about “her acting sucks”? Funny, how attitudes and opinions change when it doesn’t work out to the Brangelina benefit, isn’t it?

Congrats to all the nominees. They deserve it. I, for one, will be watching, since I won’t have to look at the smug face of Angelina Jolie and her little lost boy!

# 23

pingy_pongy @ 01/22/2008 at 9:54 am

Dint know that Brad wrote Ratatouille.
I am happy for Cate Blanchett - i hope she gets both!

# 24

amle @ 01/22/2008 at 9:54 am

She has to play a drugged out, crazy, lesbian beatch to win an award. In other words, herself.

GO johnny wooo hoooo

# 25

Angelina @ 01/22/2008 at 9:54 am

I really hope Marion Cottillard will win because she was stunning in la vie en rose

# 26

Janepitt @ 01/22/2008 at 9:55 am

The academy sucks however, it was smart enough to see through the shallow, worthless performances by Brad Stupitt and Angelina Ska ka lina. Yeah!

# 27

CG @ 01/22/2008 at 9:55 am

LOL at Jolie fans

They have been claiming like there are no other actresses in the world other than Jolie to get the Oscar …but seriously its true she doesnt deserve an oscar

# 28

pingy_pongy @ 01/22/2008 at 9:55 am

Ops i read Brad Pitt not Bird.
My mistake sorry.

# 29

stefanie @ 01/22/2008 at 9:55 am

No Denzel Washington for “American Gangsta”…not even Russell Crowe, which was his best role in years!

I’m not going to enjoy this year’s Oscars. Lots of snubs.

# 30

massey @ 01/22/2008 at 9:56 am

james mcavoy should have gotten a nomination. i’ve never seen him in any other movie though…so i’m not sure how this performance rated in regards to his other performances. but in this movie he was wonderful. atonement was such a touching and heartbreaking movie….very haunting. i’m sad he didn’t get a nod.

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