OlderOscar Nominations 2008
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
Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt
Celebrity Babies
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Aniston
Katie Holmes
Vanessa Hudgens
Us Weekly
278 Comments
I ‘m quite disappointed that Angie was not nominated. I just can’t believe it ? Oscar suck !
Do any of you realize how many great actors/performances have never been nominated let alone won?! Stop insulting AJ and the rest (past/present) w/this childish notion that believes because a fav wasn’t nominated, they were robbed. I doubt seriously that Keira, Angelina, Helena, OR any of the actors who DID win a nom pick their roles based on its Oscar winability. Jmho
thnx JJ
jpf
No, that’s me stating my personally feelings. Hating is “LOL!! haha JOLIE FANS, NO NOM! HAR HAR”
I merely made a statement; I didn’t say she sucks, or she sucks as an actress, or she’s ugly etc. like the haters so love to do.
I must admit I am surprised at some who were left out. I have to keep reminding myself that that no matter what ’somebody” would have been left out
personal* That was to #60, jewel.
Laura Linney got nominated over Angelina Jolie. Now that’s one of the best decisions they made today. Jolie is a shameful oscar-begger. Maybe she’ll realise that her movie picks pre-Brad were terrible and the AMPA’s will never forget it.
The James McAvoy snub is shameful and over George Clooney, too!
original jpf @ 01/22/2008 at 10:29 am
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Great points made about actors taking roles based on the winnability of an Oscar or not. They are grabbed by the role as it speaks to them artistically, not whether or not they will be recognized by any specific group of voters, critics, ec.
Thanks for your perspective!
Atonement and Juno are so overrated!
Kiera’s role was small, the leading role of Saoise Ronan got a nod for supporting actress, which was fine.
Ellen Page wasnt that great! I dont see why she got the nod!
Angelina should have been nominated!
Saw Atonement. Not impressed by the story line or the acting. Over acted, too melodramatic, too obvious an acting job. Keira is a pretty girl but I could never warm up to her acting for some reason. So, it’s fair she didn’t get nominated.
#58 For me it’s not a matter of should or shouldn’t. If a performance is deserving its deserving, so I’m not saying Cate Blanchett SHOULDN”T win I’m just saying it would be nice if someone who hasn’t won were to pull of an upset. But you won’t hear me complaning that not enough time has gone by for Cate to win another award.
And again my prediction for Julie Christie has nothing to do with should or shouldn’t I’m saying what WILL happen not. And yes I think compared to Ellen Page she has what the Academy will percieve as the more difficult and challenging role. Again this is what I think WILL happen not what I think SHOULD happen.
if the oscars are merit-based…Daniel Day Lewis should DEFINITELY win…i just saw There Will be Blood last night and MAN, my jaw dropped on several occasions. I’m a huge movie buff and only a few movies/acting performances have impacted me as this one did. it is seriously one of the best movies i have ever seen, and day-lewis’ acting performance is utterly amazing…he blew me away. i liked him in My Left Foot and Gangs of NY, thought he was solid…but Blood is his best work.
if you haven’t seen the movie, do yourself a favor and GO! it is a great story of humanity, greed and love, or lack thereof…and is emotionally draining and haunting.
oh..as to jolie not getting a nomination…i definitely agree with #19 here…she was lukewarm in her portrayal of Marianne Pearl…i think jolie is an ok actress, but that role just wasn’t for her…and yea, that bad wig and fake french accent did do her in. i think the only scene where she was a bit more than ok was the scene where she lets out that guttural scream….and that’s about it.
Also, Halle Berry’s win for Monster, Denzel’s for Training Day, Paltrow’s Reese’s were not deserving.
well well well…. I think Hollywood trully hates Jolie… Many times they have been just cruel to her… Im not a proffesional to say if she was brilliant or not in her possible nomanated role, but I loved her… So well…
Ive heard a LOTS of GOOD things about Brads performance !!! and that is whats weird…Why he didnt make it? Cause he sleeps with Jolie???? George Clooney…. didnt watch the whole movie… HAD to go out… not my thing..
No, that’s me stating my personally feelings. Hating is “LOL!! haha JOLIE FANS, NO NOM! HAR HAR”
I merely made a statement; I didn’t say she sucks, or she sucks as an actress, or she’s ugly etc. like the haters so love to do.
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I was referring to your first statement which was that you were glad that Keira got “snubbed”…..
Had nothing to do with Angeline Jolie, except for the fact that if you heard anything in her fans, it was more disappointment than hate.
Maybe we just didn’t understand one another’s meaning. It’s no big deal anyway,
Did you see Gone Baby Gone? I thought both Casey Afflect and Amy Ryan were oustanding and I am so glad that Amy Ryan got nominated! Cate will prolly win in that category, but at least Ryan was recognized for her role.
keira was playing a spoiled, grumpy british girl… that’s a stretch.
she didn’t deserve a nomination but her co-star did.
ellen page was awesome. she was playing a teenager, which she’s not, so well.
they should have given cate the oscar for the 1st elizabeth not this one.
other than javier, this is a pretty white oscar year…
In my newpaper the movie critic stated that GC was a HW darling and favorite. What does that say about HW? About GC? Angie will survive this. So will Brad. GC needs this. As he has nothing else. Please don’t get angry. Even if the strike is settled no one is going to watch. There aren’t enough big named American actors and actresses to entice people to watch a three plus hour show. Unless they have Brad and Angie as presenters. Casey was nominated for TAOJJ. That is a good thing for him and Plan B. Envy and jealousy are a b*tch. Stay calm and don’t fight with the trolls and haters. They think they have a victory. When the reality is they haven’t won anything. Let them gloat for now. We will see who is the eventual winner. Peace
oh, and Javier Bardem should get the Best Supp. Actor nod…he was great in No Country.
He still gives me the chills when i think about his character!
The Oscars aren’t what the use to be. Can you name who won the last two years. I did not think so.
I am so happy for Sarah Polley and Julie Christie. Especially for Sarah.
Everybody in Canada will routing for her, and rightly so.
I can’t believe Angie didn’t get the nomination! She was unbelievable in that movie, and EVERY critics agreed with me! Laura Linney was not nominated anywhere except Oscar, Cate overacted in Elizabeth. It should have been Julie, Angie, Ellen, Marion, and I don’t care who they pick for the fifth!
It has to be political. Fact that A Mighty Heart was not recognized for anything tells me that they thought it was too controversial. They didn’t want a movie about Muslim tolerance given the nature of how Daniel was killed.
I don’t think anyone with an ounce of brain think Angie’s absence was NOT political or motivated by something other than acting ability. I am not saying this because I am Angie’s fan, but EVERY critics have lauded her performances all YEAR! I will definitely be not watching this stupid show.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS for Tommy Lee Jones for in The Valley of Elah !!!!!!!! one of the best movie i’ve ever seen this year his performances was outstanding ! i was shocked not seeing him nominated at this Sucking Globes , also Theron and Sarandon was ****** awesome in it .
Whoa! No Angie? Total suckage. She was robbed!
If the telecast doesn’t get cancelled I can guarantee that ABC is gonna be pissed off for the second year in a row…no Angie, no Brad to give the ratings a boost…especially after all of this “will there be a show or not” nonsense.
I’m also surprised that Denzel didn’t get a nom. It’s rather strange that these are mostly the same people voting for the SAGS. I guess all those non-acting Academy members was the difference for who got a SAG nom and who got an Oscar nom.
I love how when someone isn’t nominated, it’s because of the ‘political machine’ that is the Oscars. But when they WIN an Oscar, it’s suddenly all about talent who deserves it most. You can’t have it both ways, people. Make up your minds! The Oscars really, truly mean NOTHING. It’s a popularity contest for Hollywood and nothing else.
# 73 opinion @ 01/22/2008 at 10:43 am Also, Halle Berry’s win for Monster, Denzel’s for Training Day, Paltrow’s Reese’s were not deserving.
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Neither was Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich
I am glad Cate is double niminated. And its grate to see Juno acknowledged in many categories. http://arabaquarius.blogspot.com/
Great for Casey (he go a nom) Good for Angelina (she was on the short list. Most actresses can’t even say that) Good for Plan B and Brad Pitt (They showed once again what a great production company to work with - 2 academy noms for productions they were involved with)
lol@ Juno should have been a lifetime movie…that is soo true. The movie wasnt even that great nor was it that funny. You know I giggled here and there.
What happened to Denzel and Angie? I loved the great debaters and American Gangster.Angies performance was great in AMH. The oscars are very white this year.
WHAT? No Jolie or Pitt nomination?
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
I though they were the most popular most likeable better actors in this planet. Hollywood has spoken and is in agreement with the rest of the world.
p.s.
JJ are you against free speech? Cause there is nothing inappropriate in this message for you to delete.
Roisin @ 01/22/2008 at 10:02 am
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Your generalizing and spewing nonsense.
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