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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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"Last King," "Pan's," "Queen" Win Big At BAFTA

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And Alan Arkin won Best Supporting Actor? Food...for...thought. "Little Miss Sunshine" also won Best Original Screenplay.


I usually steer clear of this awards body. Not a lot of excitement for my taste. But at least "The Last King of Scotland" landed three big awards. "Pan's Labyrinth" also took home three, while "Children of Men," "Little Miss Sunshine," "The Queen," and "United 93" claimed two apiece.


(Full list of winners after the jump.)

THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Anne V. Coates


THE MICHAEL BALCON AWARD for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Nick Daubeny


FILM
"The Queen" - Andy Harries/Christine Langan/Tracey Seaward


THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
"The Last King of Scotland" - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock


THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
Andrea Arnold (Director) - "Red Road"


THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction
Paul Greengrass - "United 93"


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Little Miss Sunshine" - Michael Arndt


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Last King of Scotland" - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock


FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Alfonso Cuarón/Alvaro Augustin/Guillermo del Toro


ANIMATED FEATURE
"Happy Feet" - George Miller


ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland"


ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Helen Mirren - "The Queen"


ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin - "Little Miss Sunshine"


ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Hudson - "Dreamgirls"


THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music
"Babel" - Gustavo Santaolalla


CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Children of Men" - Emmanuel Lubezki


EDITING
"United 93" - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson


PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Children of Men" - Jim Clay/Geoffrey Kirkland/Jennifer Williams


COSTUME DESIGN
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Lala Huete


SOUND
"Casino Royale" - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor


ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" - Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson/Allen Hall


MAKEUP & HAIR
"Pan's Labyrinth" - José Quetglas/Blanca Sànchez


SHORT ANIMATION FILM
"Guy 101" - Ian Gouldstone


SHORT FILM
"Do Not Erase" - Asitha Ameresekere


THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Eva Green

Comments

Arkin was the only Oscar nominee also nominated at the BAFTAs. He didn't beat Murphy.

Which means...nothing.

I Arkin can pull off a win over Michael Sheen, he's in good position with the Academy too, which has a pretty sizeable British contingent/

I agree he can pull an upset. It is very possible, however, that they awarded Arkin because of his Oscar status. Clearly they weren't into awarding The Queen everything, or it would've won a couple other awards. Arkin's win might be entirely due to his status as the leading Oscar contender of these nominees. It's just trick to draw a conclusion when Murphy isn't in the running. I'd say LMS's screenplay win is far more telling (about Arkin's chances as well).

Agreed.

I was surprised by the Arkin win. But the BAFTAs always have a few of these surprises. I don't think he'll win at the Oscars, though. If he had won at the SAG, I think I would be more convinced.

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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