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| Nominee: Actor Javier Bardem is shown in a scene from 'No Country for Old Men,' which has been nominated for best picture. Richard Foreman/Miramax Films/AP |
And the Oscar nominees are ... a bit on the dark side
The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?
from the January 23, 2008 edition
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Forget the presidential race. Here's the Oscars slate.
The Oscars, the film industry's most coveted awards, are to be presented Feb. 24 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Jon Stewart is scheduled to host, but the Hollywood writers' strike has cast uncertainty on the show's format. Awards will be presented in up to 25 categories, including the following:
Best picture
"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"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 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"
Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
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"
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