2008 Oscar Winners Rejoice
2008 Oscar Winners Rejoice
The Kodak Theatre press room was full of smiling faces last night, as the 2008 Academy Award winners basked in the glory of their accomplishments.
Taking best picture honors was the Coen Brothers’ hit film, No Country For Old Men - which was thought to be a front-runner from the event’s onset.
Meanwhile, French actress Marion Cotillard took home best actress for her work in La Vie En Rose, while Daniel Day Lewis garnered best actor accolades for his riveting role in There Will Be Blood.
The complete list of 2008 Academy Award winners is as follows:
BEST PICTURE
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
WINNER:No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
BEST DIRECTOR
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
WINNER:Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
WINNER:Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER:Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER:Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER:Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James…
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER:The Counterfeiters (Austria)
Beaufort (Israel)
Katyn (Poland)
Mongol (Kazakhstan)
12 (Russia)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER:Ratatouille
Persepolis
Surf’s Up
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER:No Country For Old Men
Atonement
Away from Her
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
There Will Be Blood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER:Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Savages
BEST MUSIC (SCORE)
WINNER:Atonement
The Kite Runner
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma
BEST MUSIC (SONG)
WINNER:Falling Slowly - Once (performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
Happy Working Song - Enchanted (performed by Amy Adams)
Raise It Up - August Rush (performed by Jamia Simone Nash and Impact Repertory Theatre)
So Close - Enchanted (performed by Jon McLaughlin)
That’s How You Know - Enchanted (performed by Amy Adams)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WINNER:Taxi to the Dark Side
No End in Sight
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Sicko
War/Dance
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
WINNER:Freeheld
La Corona (The Crown)
Salim Baba
Sari’s Mother
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER:The Golden Compass
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Transformers
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER:There Will Be Blood
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country For Old Men
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER:Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
American Gangster
Atonement
The Golden Compass
There Will Be Blood
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WINNER: Peter and the Wolf
I Met the Walrus
Madame Tutli-Putli
Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)
My Love (Moya Lyubov)
BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER:Le Mozart des Pickpockets
At Night
Il Supplente
Tanghi Argentini
The Tonto Woman
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER:Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Across the Universe
Atonement
La Vie en Rose
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
BEST MAKE-UP
WINNER:La Vie en Rose
Norbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
BEST SOUND MIXING
WINNER:The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
3:10 to Yuma
Transformers
BEST SOUND EDITING
WINNER:The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Transformers
BEST FILM EDITING
WINNER:The Bourne Ultimatum
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Academy Awards To see the entire gallery from the 2008 Academy Awards (February 24) - !
2008 Academy Awards Odds
The Academy announced the nominations, and BoDog has now announced the first day odds for the 80th Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
No Country For Old Men 10/11
Atonement 3/1
Michael Clayton 3/1
Juno 7/2
There Will Be Blood 4/1
Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood 3/1
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men 3/1
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton 11/4
Jason Reitman - Juno 5/2
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 9/4
Best Actor:
George Clooney - Michael Clayton 7/2
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood 1/4
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd 15/4
Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah 17/4
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises 6/1
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - 9/4
Julie Christie - Away from Her 2/1
Marion Cotillard - La vie en Rose 7/2
Laura Linney - Savages - 4/1
Ellen Page - Juno 5/2
Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 3/1
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men 1/2
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson’s War 11/4
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild 6/1
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton 9/2
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There 10/11
Ruby Dee - American Gangster 5/1
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement 13/4
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone 11/4
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton 5/2
The 2008 Oscar Nominations
align=”left”>Here are the nominations for the 80th Academy Awards:
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Director
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Jason Reitman - Juno
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
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 Actress
Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There
Rudy Dee - American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Best Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
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
Best Supporting Actor
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
Best Animated Feature
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf’s Up
Best Documentary Feature
No End In Sight
Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience
Sicko
Taxi To The Dark Side
War/Dance
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
Best Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Into The Wild
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Foreign Language Film
Beaufort
The Counterfeiters
Katyn
Mongol
12
Best Original Screenplay
Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Savages
Best Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
Away From Her
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Music Original Score
Atonement
The Kite Runner
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
3:10 To Yuma
Best Music - Original Song
August Rush
Once
Enchanted
Enchanted
Enchanted
Best Makeup
La Vie En Rose
Norbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Best Animated Short Film
I Met The Walrus
Madame Tutli-Putli
Même Les Pigeons vont Au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)
My Love (Moya Lyubov)
Peter & The Wolf
Best Documentary Short Subject
Freeheld
La Corona (The Crown)
Salim Baba
Sari’s Mother
Best Live Action Short Film
At Night
Il Supplente (The Substitute)
Le Mozart Des Pickpokets
Tanghi Argentini
The Tonto Woman
Best Art Direction
American Gangster
Atonement
The Golden Compass
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
Best Costume Design
Across The Universe
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
La Vie En Rose
Sweeney Todd
Best Sound Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Transformers
Best Sound Mixing
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
3:10 To Yuma
Transformers
The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Visual Effects
The Golden Compass
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Transformers
2008 Golden Globe Nominations
Here are the nominations for the 2008 Golden Globes, followed by my thoughts:
BEST DRAMA
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
ACTOR (DRAMA)
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortenson - Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Jodie Foster - The Brave One
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley - Atonement
MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd
ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson’s War
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages
John C. Reilly - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
Ellen Page - Juno
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
Persepolis
ANIMATED FILM
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck - Assassination of Jesse James
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson’s War
John Travolta - Hairspray
Tom Wikinson - Michael Clayton
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There
Julia Roberts - Charlie Wilson’s War
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
DIRECTOR
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Ridley Scott - American Gangster
Joe Wright - Atonement
SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody - Juno
Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin - Charlie Wilson’s War
ORIGINAL SCORE
Into the Wild
Grace is Gone
Kite Runner
Atonement
Eastern Promises
ORIGINAL SONG
“Despidida” - Love in the Time of Cholera
“Grace is Gone” - Grace is Gone
“Guaranteed” - Into the Wild
“That’s How You Know” - Enchanted
“Walk Hard” - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Here is a list of nominations by movie:
Atonement 7
Charlie Wilson’s War 5
Michael Clayton 4
No Country For Old Men 4
Sweeney Todd 4
American Gangster 3
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly 3
Eastern Promises 3
Hairspray 3
Juno 3
Enchanted 2
Grace is Gone 2
Into The Wild 2
The Kite Runner 2
There Will Be Blood 2
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2
Who got screwed this year: How did There Will Be Blood only get two nominations? Even American Gangster got listed three times? Blood is mysteriously absent from the Best Original Score (Are you kidding me?), Paul Thomas Anderson’s name isn’t listed under the Best Director nominations, and Blood Star Paul Dano is completely missing from the best supporting actor list.
I would have liked to have seen Sean Penn’s Into The Wild on the Best Picture list, as I don’t quite agree that American Gangster, Atonement or Eastern Promises really deserve to be up there. Where’s David Fincher’s Zodiac? Where’s Michael Moore’s Sicko?
How could the Foreign Press skip over Fox Searchlight’s Once for best original song? And for that matter, how was Once completely forgotten from the Best Musical or Comedy category, as it’s probably the best musical of the year. Similarly, the category doesn’t contain the second and third best comedies of the year: Knocked Up and SuperBad.