Oscar Nominations Are Out

The Oscar nominations were announced today-- no real surprises, though. "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" led with eight Academy Awards nominations each, among them best picture and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem. "Atonement" and "Michael Clayton" trailed with seven nominations each, including best actor for George Clooney in the title role of "Clayton."

The lead players in "Atonement," Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, were shut out on nominations-- not a big deal, however. McAvoy didn't make much of an impression in "The Last King of Scotland" and Knightly was pretty much the weakest link in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. If she can't pull off stock roles like that, there's no hope for her in more heavyweight fare. As anticipated, Laura Linney scored a nom (excellent in "The Savages") as well as Ruby Dee (who slapped Denzel around in "American Gangster"). The full list is as follows:

Best Picture:
"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Best Actor:
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd"
Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"

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 Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James"
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"

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 Director:
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Jason Reitman, "Juno"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"

Best Foreign Film:
"Beaufort" (Israel)
"The Counterfeiters" (Austria)
"Katyn" (Poland)
"Mongol" (Kazakhstan)
"12" (Russia)

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"
Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"

Best Original Screenplay:
Diablo Cody, "Juno"
Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
B. Bird, J. Pinkava, J. Capobianco, "Ratatouille"
Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"

Best Animated Feature:
"Persepolis"
"Ratatouille"
"Surf's Up"
Best Art Direction:
"American Gangster"
"Atonement"
"The Golden Compass"
"Sweeney Todd"
"There Will Be Blood"

Best Cinematography:
"The Assassination of Jesse James"
"Atonement"
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Best Sound Mixing:
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"No Country for Old Men"
"Ratatouille"
"3:10 to Yuma"
"Transformers"

Best Sound Editing:
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"No Country for Old Men"
"Ratatouille"
"There Will Be Blood"
"Transformers"

Best Original Score:
"Atonement" Dario Marianelli
"The Kite Runner" Alberto Iglesias
"Michael Clayton" James Newton Howard
"Ratatouille" Michael Giacchino
"3:10 to Yuma" Marco Beltrami.

Best Original Song:
"Falling Slowly" from "Once"
"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted"
"Raise It Up" from "August Rush"
"So Close" from "Enchanted"
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted"

Best Costume:
"Across the Universe"
"Atonement"
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
"La Vie en Rose"
"Sweeney Todd"

Best Documentary Feature:
"No End in Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: The Wartime Experience"
"Sicko"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"War/Dance"
Best Documentary (short subject):
"Freeheld"
"La Corona"
"Salim Baba"
"Sari's Mother"

Best Film Editing:
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"Into the Wild"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Best Makeup:
"La Vie en Rose"
"Norbit"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

Best Animated Short Film:
"I Met the Walrus"
"Madame Tutli-Putli"
"Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis"
"My Love (Moya Lyubov)"
"Peter & the Wolf"

Best Live Action Short Film:
"At Night"
"Il Supplente"
"Le Mozart des Pickpockets"
"Tanghi Argentini" "The Tonto Woman"
Best Visual Effects:
"The Golden Compass"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
"Transformers"