Hey everyone, it’s Oscar Nomination Tuesday! Pretty exciting list here, and I find it surprising that Juno received so many nominations for being, essentially, a comedy (4 nominations in major categories). “No Country For Old Men” received 8 nominations, “There Will Be Blood” got 8, “Michael Clayton” and “Atonement” each received 7.

Here’s a rundown of the nominees in the major categories.

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

I would be surprised if anyone but Day-Lewis won.

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

When you look at this list, Javier Bardem’s name clearly stands out.

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

Cate Blanchett? Elizabeth: The Golden Age?? That seems like a silly choice. I think that was an action movie, and also, no one cared about it.

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 Animated Feature

Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf’s Up

Ever since this category was created, they’ve needed to fill it out with movies that don’t deserve Oscars. Surf’s Up is this year’s Happy Feet, except this time, the penguins will not win!

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

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

Jason Reitman, best director! I love it! It’ll probably go to the Coen’s, but I love that Jason Reitman was nominated!

Best Music – Original Song

Once
August Rush
Three songs from Enchanted

What, no Into The Wild soundtrack?? I’ll agree that Once had amazing music, but THREE songs from Enchanted?

Best Documentary Feature

La Vie En Rose
Norbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

The only reason I included Best Makeup is because now Norbit can call itself an “Oscar-Nominated Film.” I’m pretty sure Armageddon is upon us.

Best Picture

Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Great list of movies here, although I’ve yet to see Atonement or Michael Clayton. And everyone be thankful THIS wasn’t the category Norbit was nominated in.

Adapted Screenplay

Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Savages

There you go! In 33 days, we’ll be enjoying a writer-less ceremony that announces the winners. No more cheesy banter! So, who should win what??

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