Can you feel the magic? Well, not if the writer's strike makes all this nomination excitement moot. I understand where the guild is coming from, but it would be like cancelling the gay Olympics. I need to see gowns, and acceptance speeches where people forget to thank their spouses, and actors trying to maintain a happy face with a camera right in their mug when they don't win.
Anyway, the nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning and let's hear it for "Juno". The totally hot Ellen Page and her glorious film about a knocked up snarky teen got nods for Best Actress, Film, Director, and Screenwriter. "There Will Be Blood", Paul Thomas Anderson's epic about the crazy oil baron dude played by Daniel Day-Lewis, got nods for Director, Picture, and for Daniel as best actor. Other nominated pictures included "Atonement" (though Keira Knightley wasn't nominated), "The Savages", "No Country for Old Men", and "Michael Clayton". The telecast is scheduled for ABC on February 24, cross your fingers that it has a few celebrities. At this point, I would be happy with Charlotte Rae and Carrot Top.
A complete list of the Oscar nominations is after the jump!
Complete list of 80th annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:
1. Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."
3. 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."
4. Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."
5. Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."
6. 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."
7. Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.
8. 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."
9. Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."
11. Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."
12. Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
13. Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."
14. Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."
15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.
16. Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
17. Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
18. Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."
19. Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."
20. Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."
21. Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
22. Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."
23. Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."
24. Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."
jen says:
very nice color and everything
me says:
I love it! Julie Christie, Laura Linney, Cate Blanchette, Viggo, George Clooney, Casey Affleck nominated. Brad and Angie NOT.
Viggo should win. Fantastic actor!
T-Bone says:
It just doesn't get any better than Tommy Lee Jones, Johnny Depp, Viggo and Daniel Day-Lewis, does it?
The women are great as well: Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie, Laura Linney, and Ellen Page.
Bravo to the Academy! For once they're not selling out to big box office numbers and physical appearance. My pick: Julie Christie & Daniel Day-Lewis.
Sean Penn, you'll get nothing and like it. Jon Krakauer (the writer) deserves all the glory.
Alexis says:
Wow, what a great field -- it looks like no noms derived from sympathy or sappy subject matter. And Ruby Dee for "American Gangster"?! Awesome.
Vip Slander says:
A few surprises
kevin says:
Juno? UGH. Most overrated film of the year. Worst screenplay, most unrealistic dialogue. The performers were all great, tho certainly not Oscar worthy - Kiera Knightly was snubbed for Ellen Page? Please. It doesn't stand a chance at Best Picture, thank God, so fingers remain crossed the brilliant writing of Michael Clayton or The Savages will eclipse Diablo "One Hit Wonder" Cody.
blady02 says:
Juno was a great film! Fresh and new! I agree Me & T-Bone, finally sense & Taste have arrived! JOLIE SNUBBED, BAHAHAHAHAHA! PITTIFUL NOT EVEN MENTIONED!