The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented Sunday, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center. You ask, who are the Oscar nominees?
Well maybe you don’t.. but here they are anyway:
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.
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Persepolis” (Sony Pictures Classics) Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
- “Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Brad Bird
- “Surf’s Up” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
Achievement in art direction
“American Gangster” (Universal)
Art Direction: Arthur Max
Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood
Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners)
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner
Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Art Direction: Jack Fisk
Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Achievement in cinematography
- “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.) Roger Deakins
- “Atonement” (Focus Features) Seamus McGarvey
- “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Janusz Kaminski
- “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roger Deakins
- “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Robert Elswit
Achievement in costume design
- “Across the Universe” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
- “Atonement” (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
- “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
- “La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Marit Allen
- “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood
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 documentary feature
“No End in Sight” (Magnolia Pictures)
A Representational Pictures Production
Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” (The Documentary Group)
A Documentary Group Production
Richard E. Robbins
“Sicko” (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company)
A Dog Eat Dog Films Production
Michael Moore and Meghan O’Hara
“Taxi to the Dark Side” (THINKFilm)
An X-Ray Production
Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
“War/Dance” (THINKFilm)
A Shine Global and Fine Films Production
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Best documentary short subject
“Freeheld”
A Lieutenant Films Production
Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
“La Corona (The Crown)”
A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production
Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
“Salim Baba”
A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production
Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
“Sari’s Mother” (Cinema Guild)
A Daylight Factory Production
James Longley
Achievement in film editing
- “The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Christopher Rouse
- “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Juliette Welfling
- “Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment) Jay Cassidy
- “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
- “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Dylan Tichenor
Best foreign language film of the year
- “Beaufort” A Metro Communications, Movie Plus Production - Israel
- “The Counterfeiters” An Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion Production - Austria
- “Katyń” An Akson Studio Production - Poland
- “Mongol” A Eurasia Film Production - Kazakhstan
- “12” A Three T Production - Russia
Achievement in makeup
- “La Vie en Rose” (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
- “Norbit” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount) Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
- “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Atonement” (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
- “The Kite Runner” (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics) Alberto Iglesias
- “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
- “Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
- “3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Falling Slowly” from “Once” ; Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
- “Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted”; Music by Alan Menken ; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
- “Raise It Up” from “August Rush” Nominees to be determined
- “So Close” from “Enchanted” ; Music by Alan Menken ; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
- “That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted” ; Music by Alan Menken ; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
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)
Best animated short film
- “I Met the Walrus”
- “Madame Tutli-Putli” (National Film Board of Canada)
- “Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)” (Premium Films)
- “My Love (Moya Lyubov)” (Channel One Russia)
- “Peter & the Wolf” (BreakThru Films)
Best live action short film
- “At Night”
- “Il Supplente (The Substitute)” (Sky Cinema Italia)
- “Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)” (Premium Films)
- “Tanghi Argentini” (Premium Films)
- “The Tonto Woman”
Achievement in sound editing
- “The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) - Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
- “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) - Skip Lievsay
- “Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) - Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
- “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) - Matthew Wood
- “Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) - Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
Achievement in sound mixing
- “The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
- “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
- “Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
- “3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
- “Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Achievement in visual effects
- “The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners) Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
- “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
- “Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Adapted screenplay
- “Atonement” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
- “Away from Her” (Lionsgate) Written by Sarah Polley
- “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn) Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
- “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Original screenplay
- “Juno” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Diablo Cody
- “Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM) Written by Nancy Oliver
- “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.) Written by Tony Gilroy
- “Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
- “The Savages” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Tamara Jenkins
Well, not long till we find out who the winners are.
