Academy Award Nominations Announced

Despite the writers’ strike, the Academy Awards are continuing as usual.  It is not clear if a ceremony will take place for the Oscars, since many actors are reluctant to cross the picket lines.  It will be interesting to see if politics trumps the old Hollywood adage that the show must go on.

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Even if we may not be seeing stars arriving at the Oscars in amazing cars and beautiful fashions, the show is still going on when it comes to the awards themselves.  Here is a list of nominees in some of the most popular categories, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences!

Performance by an actor in a leading role:

• George Clooney in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)  
• Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)  
• Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
  (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)  
• Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah” (Warner Independent)  
• Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises” (Focus Features)  

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:  

• Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.)  
• Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)  
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” (Universal)  
• Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)  
• Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)  

Performance by an actress in a leading role:  

• Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal)  
• Julie Christie in “Away from Her” (Lionsgate)  
• Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse)  
• Laura Linney in “The Savages” (Fox Searchlight)  
• Ellen Page in “Juno” (Fox Searchlight)  

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:  

• Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There” (The Weinstein Company)  
• Ruby Dee in “American Gangster” (Universal)  
• Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement” (Focus Features)  
• Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone” (Miramax)  
• Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)

Achievement in directing:  

• “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Julian Schnabel  
• “Juno” (Fox Searchlight) Jason Reitman  
• “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) Tony Gilroy  
• “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen  
• “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Paul Thomas Anderson

Best motion picture of the year:

• “Atonement” (Focus Features)
• “Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
• “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
• “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
• “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)

 

Kate Miller-Wilson is a freelance writer living in the Twin Cities.  Visit her website or email her for information about her freelance writing services. Read more of her stories on our exotic car rental news page.