Ryan McNeil
As a movie fan, it’s one of my most anticipated days of the year. Oscar nominees will be announced at 8:30 today – check back soon and see who got the nod and who got the snub!
Edit – They’re In…and there are surprises…more as fast as I can type…
Best Picture
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Directing
Julian Schnabel – THE DIVING BELL & 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
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
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
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
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 actor in a leading role
George Clooney – MICHAEL CLAYOTN
Daniel Day-Lewis – THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Johnny Depp – SWEENEY TODD
Tommy Lee Jones – IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
Viggo Mortensen – EASTERN PROMISES
Adapted screenplay
Christopher Hampton – ATONEMENT
Sarah Polley – AWAY FROM HER
Ronald Harwood – THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Paul Thomas Anderson – THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Original screenplay
Diablo Cody – JUNO
Nancy Oliver – LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
Tony Gilroy – MICHAEL CLAYTON
Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird – RATATOUILLE
Tamara Jenkins – THE SAVAGES
And the rest, after the jump, in no particular order…
Best animated feature film of the year
PERSEPOLIS
RATATOUILLE
SURF’S UP
Achievement in art direction
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
SWEENEY TODD
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Achievement in cinematography
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES…
ATONEMENT
THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Achievement in costume design
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
ATONEMENT
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
LA VIE EN ROSE
SWEENEY TODD
Best documentary feature
NO END IN SIGHT
OPERATION HOMECOMING
SICKO
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
WAR/DANCE
Best documentary short subject
FREEHELD
LA CORONA
SALIM BABA
SARI’S MOTHER
Achievement in film editing
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY
INTO THE WILD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Best foreign language film of the year
BEAUFORT (Israel)
THE COUNTERFEITERS (Austria)
MONGOL (Kazakhstan)
“12” (Russia)
Achievement in makeup
LA VIE EN ROSE
NORBIT
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
ATONEMENT
THE KITE RUNNER
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Falling Slowly” from ONCE
“Happy Working Song” from ENCHANTED
“Raise It Up” from AUGUST RUSH
“So Close” from ENCHANTED
“That’s How You Know” from ENCHANTED
Best animated short film
I MET THE WALRUS
MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI
EVEN PIGEONS GO TO HEAVEN
MY LOVE
PETER & THE WOLF
Best live action short film
AT NIGHT
THE SUBSTITUTE
THE MOZART OF PICKPOCKETS
TANGHI ARGENTI
THE TONTO WOMAN
Achievement in sound editing
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
RATATOUILLE
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
TRANSFORMERS
Achievement in sound mixing
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA
TRANSFORMERS
Achievement in visual effects
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
TRANSFORMERS