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2007-08 Oscar Calendar



[Monday, December 3, 2007]

Official Screen Credits
Forms Due.


[Wednesday, December 26, 2007]

Nominations ballots mailed.


[Saturday, January 12, 2008]

Nominations polls close
5 p.m. PST.


[Tuesday, January 22, 2008]

Nominations announced
5:30 a.m. PST
Samuel Goldwyn Theater


[Wednesday, January 30, 2008]

Final ballots mailed.


[Monday, February 4, 2008]

Nominees Luncheon


[Saturday, February 9, 2008]

Scientific and Technical
Awards Dinner


[Tuesday, February 19, 2008]

Final polls close 5 p.m. PST.


[Sunday, February 24, 2008]

79th Annual
Academy Awards Presentation
Kodak Theatre

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In Contention's Festival Wrap-Up

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Telluride, Venice and Toronto have come and gone. Gerard wraps some things up today with thoughts on Toronto's movers and shakers as well as a personal look back.


It looks like "Bella" was the recipient of the People's Choice Award, which means nothing in the awards season scheme of things. Beyond that, no other award given really is worth talking about and Toronto has proven, once again, to be a buzz-starting (or killing) machine for a Hollywood community looking to gear up its Oscar campaigns. More people will continue talking about the buzz on Peter O'Toole, Penelope Cruz and Forest Whitaker than will be chatting up "Bella." Sad but true, this festival has been taken over by those with ulterior motives. I mean, a few sales took place, people. And no...one...seems...to...care. What a business.


Back tomorrow with a frsh Oscar column taking it all into account. In the meantime, here's a quick recap of the festival films we've looked at over the last couple of weeks:


"All the King's Men" (Kennedy **)

"All the King's Men" (Tapley **1/2)

"Babel" (Tapley ****)

"Bella" (Kennedy ***)

"Black Book" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Bobby" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Bobby" (Tapley ***1/2)

"Breaking and Entering" (Kennedy ***1/2)

"Breaking and Entering" (Tapley ***1/2)

"Catch a Fire" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Catch a Fire" (Tapley **)

"For Your Consideration" Part 1 and Part 2 (Kennedy ***1/2)

"The Fountain" (Kennedy **)

"A Good Year" (Kennedy **)

"Hollywoodland" (Tapley ***)

"Infamous" (Kennedy ***)

"The Last King of Scotland" (Kennedy ****)

"The Last King of Scotland" (Tapley ****)

"Little Children" (Kennedy ***1/2)

"Little Children"(Tapley **1/2)

"The Queen" (Tapley ***1/2)

"Shortbus" (Tapley ****)

"Stranger Than Fiction" (Tapley ****)

"Venus" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Volver" (Kennedy ***)

"Volver" (Tapley ***)

"The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (Kennedy ***)

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That's kinda amusing:

"Bobby" (Kennedy **1/2)

Haha! I never caught that.

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2008 Year in Advance Predictions


UPDATED: 2/25/2008





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[Motion Picture]

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

“Doubt”

“Frost/Nixon”

“Revolutionary Road”

“The Soloist”



[Directing]

David Fincher
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Ron Howard
“Frost/Nixon”

Gus Van Sant
“Milk”

Sam Mendes
“Revolutionary Road”

Joe Wright
“The Soloist”



[Actor in a Leading Role]

Benicio Del Toro
“The Argentine”

Jamie Foxx
“The Soloist”

Frank Langella
“Frost/Nixon”

Sean Penn
“Milk”

Brad Pitt
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”



[Actress in a Leading Role]

Vera Farmiga
“Nothing But the Truth”

Angelina Jolie
“Changeling”

Julianne Moore
“Blindness”

Meryl Streep
“Doubt”

Kate Winslet
“Revolutionary Road”



[Actor in a Supporting Role]

Josh Brolin
“Milk”

Russell Crowe
“Body of Lies”

Robert Downey, Jr.
“The Soloist”

Heath Ledger
“The Dark Knight”

Michael Sheen
“Frost/Nixon”



[Actress in a Supporting Role]

Amy Adams
“Doubt”

Kathy Bates
“Revolutionary Road”

Cate Blanchett
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Catherine Keener
“The Soloist”

Carice van Houten
“Body of Lies”



[Writing, Adapted Screenplay]

“Body of Lies”

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

“Doubt”

“Frost/Nixon”

“Revolutionary Road”



[Writing, Original Screenplay]

“Changeling”

“Hamlet 2”

“Milk”

“The Soloist”

“WALL·E”



[Art Direction]

“Australia”

“Defiance”

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”

“Red Cliff”

“Revolutionary Road”



[Cinematography]

“Australia”

“The Dark Knight”

“Defiance”

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”

“Revolutionary Road”



[Costume Design]

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

“Doubt”

“The Other Boleyn Girl”

“Red Cliff”

“Revolutionary Road”



[Film Editing]

“Body of Lies”

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

“Defiance”

“Frost/Nixon”

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”



[Makeup]

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

“The Dark Knight”

“Red Cliff”



[Music, Original Score]

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”

“The Soloist”

“Revolutionary Road”

“WALL·E”



[Music, Original Song]

coming soon



[Sound Editing]

“Defiance”

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”

“Iron Man”

“Speed Racer”

“WALL·E”



[Sound Mixing]

“Defiance”

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull”

“Cloverfield”

“The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian”

“WALL·E”



[Visual Effects]

“The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian”

“The Incredible Hulk”

“Iron Man”



[Animated Feature Film]

“9”

“Kung Fu Panda”

“WALL·E”



[Foreign Language Film]

coming soon



[Documentary, Features]

coming soon



[Documentary, Short Subjects]

coming soon



[Short Film, Animated]

coming soon



[Short Film, Live Action]

coming soon