Okay, the Oscar nominations are out, and here is the list. Highlighted are the ones I want to win/think might win.. that is, in the categories I know what is! ;) But don't go betting on anything because of what I've highlighted.. these are just my opinions! Do let me know if you should cash in on my recommendations, though. ;)
Actor In A Leading Role
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"
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"
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"Actress In A Supporting RoleCate Blanchett - "I'm Not There"Ruby Dee - "American Gangster"
Saoirse Ronan - "Atonement"
Amy Ryan - "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton - "Michael Clayton"Best Picture "Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country For Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"
DirectingJoel and Ethan Coen - "No Country for Old Men"
Paul Thomas Anderson - "There Will Be Blood"
Jason Reitman - "Juno"
Tony Gilroy - "Michael Clayton"
Julian Schnabel - "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) "Atonement" - Christopher Hampton"Away From Her" - Sarah Polley
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" - Ronald harwood
"No Country for Old Men" - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen"There Will Be Blood" - Paul Thomas Anderson
Writing (Original Screenplay) "Juno" - Diablo Cody"Lars and the Real Girl" - Nancy Oliver
"Michael Clayton" - Tony Gilroy"Ratatouille" - Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
"The Savages" - Tamara Jenkin
Animated Feature Film
"Persepolis"
"Ratatouille"
"Surf's Up"Documentary Feature "No End In Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"
"Sicko"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"War/Dance"
Foreign Language Film "Beaufort" - Israel
"The Counterfeiters" - Austria
"Katyñ" -Poland
"Mongol" - Kazakhstan
"12" - Russia
Cinematography «The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford» - Roger Deakins
«Atonement» - Seamus McGarvey«The Diving Bell and the Butterfly» - Janusz Kaminsk
«No Country for Old Men» - Roger Deakins«There Will Be Blood» - Robert Elswit
Music (Score) "Atonement" - Dario Marianelli
"The Kite Runner" - Alberto Iglesias
"Michael Clayton" - James Newton Howard
"Ratatouille" - Michael Giacchino
"3:10 to Yuma" - Marco Beltrami
Music (Song) «Falling Slowly» from «Once» - Music and lyrics by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
«Happy Working Song» from «Enchanted» - Music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
«Raise It Up» from «August Rush» - nominees are decided later.
«So Close» from «Enchanted» - Music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
«That’s How You Know» from «Enchanted» - Music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen SchwartzFilm Editing "The Bourne Ultimatum" - Christopher Rose"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" - Juliette Welfling
"Into the Wild" - Jay Cassidy
"No Country for Old Men" - Roderick Jaynes
"There Will Be Blood" - Dylan Tichenor
Art Direction "American Gangster""Atonement"
"The Golden Compass""Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
"There Will Be Blood"
Costume Design "Across the Universe" - Albert Wolsky
"Atonement" - Jacqueline Durran"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" - Alexandra Byrne"La Vie En Rose" - Marit Allen
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - Colleen Atwood
Makeup "La Vie En Rose" - Didier Lavergne & Jan Archibald
"Norbit" - Rick Baker & Kazuhiro Tsuji
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - Ve Neill & Martin SamuelSound Mixing "The Bourne Ultimatum" - Scott Millan, David Parker & Kirk Francis
"No Country for Old Men" - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff & Peter Kurland
"Ratatouille" - Randy Thom, Michael Semanick & Doc Kane
"3:10 to Yuma" - Paul Massey, David Giammarco & Jim Stuebe
"Transformers" - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell & Peter J. Devlin
Sound Editing «The Bourne Ultimatum» - Karen Baker Landers & Per Hallberg
«No Country for Old Men» - Skip Lievsay
«Ratatouille» - Randy Thom & Michael Silvers
«There Will Be Blood» - Matthew Wood
«Transformers» - Ethan Van der Ryn & Mike Hopkins
Visual Effects "The Golden Compass" - Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris & Trevor Wood"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson & John Frazier"Transformers" - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl & John Frazier
Short Film (Live Action) "At Night" - Christian E. Christiansen & Louise Vesth
"Il Supplente (The Substitute)" - Andrea Jublin
"Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" - Philippe Pollet-Villard
"Tanghi Argentini" - Guido Thys & Anja Daelemans
"The Tonto Woman" - Daniel Barber & Matthew Brown
Short Film (Animated) "I Met the Walrus" - Josh Raskin
"Madame Tutli-Putli" - Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
"Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)" - Samuel Tourneux & Simon Vanesse
"My Love (Moya Lyubov)" - Alexander Petrov
"Peter og Ulven" - Suzie Templeton & Hugh Welchman
Documentary Short "Freeheld" - Cynthia Wade & Vanessa Roth
"La Corona (The Crown)" - Amanda Micheli & Isabel Vega
"Salim Baba" - Tim Sternberg & Francisco Bello
"Sari's Mother" - James Longley