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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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Best Picture Frontrunners Lead In Guild Precursors

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Not unexpectedly, the films topping the list of guild mentions in the pre-nominations days of this week are frontrunners for a Best Picture nomination from the Academy. Leading the way is "Babel," landing 8 mentions, missing only with the cinematographers (not the case with BAFTA) and the Visual Effects Society. Following close behind with seven guild nominations each is "Dreamgirls" and "The Queen," while "The Departed" and "Little Miss Sunshine" round up the line-up with six and five mentions respectively.


And that's the role the guilds play for prognosticators. Clearing the way and speaking up for the films that, in all likelihood, will show up at the Oscars. These are the groups that actually overlap with the AMPAS membership. They aren't critics with agendas and groupthink (though groupthink certainly comes into play). They are the people who will be voting for the big taco, and save for the Motion Picture Sound Editors, they have all spoken. (Strange that the MPSE won't be announcing until AFTER the Oscar nominations).


Gerard gave a nice rundown of what the guilds showed us the last two weeks in today's "Tech Support" column, but I'd also like to toss up a full guild list for your perusal. Check it out after the jump.

"Babel" - 8
PGA, DGA, WGA, SAG (3), ACE, ADG, CAS, CDG


"Dreamgirls" - 7
PGA, DGA, SAG (3), ACE, ADG, CAS, CDG


"The Queen" - 7
PGA, DGA, SAG (1), WGA, ACE, ADG, CDG


"The Departed" - 6
PGA, DGA, SAG (2), WGA, ACE, ADG


"Little Miss Sunshine" - 5
PGA, DGA, SAG (3), WGA, CDG


"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" - 5
ACE, ADG, CAS, CDG, VES (6)


"Casino Royale" - 4
ACE, ADG, CDG, VES (1)


"The Devil Wears Prada" - 4
WGA, SAG (1), ACE, CDG


"Blood Diamond" - 3
CAS, SAG (2), VES (1)


"Children of Men" - 3
ADG, ASC, VES (2)


"Flags of Our Fathers" - 3
ADG, CAS, VES (1)


"The Good Shepherd" - 3
ADG, ASC, VES (1)


"V for Vendetta" - 3
ADG, CDG, VES (1)


"Curse of the Golden Flower" - 2
ADG, CDG


"The Da Vinci Code" - 2
ADG, VES (2)


"The Fountain" - 2
CDG, VES (1)


"The Illusionist" - 2
ASC, CDG


"Little Children" - 2
SAG (2), WGA


"Pan's Labyrinth" - 2
ADG, CDG


"Superman Returns" - 2
ADG, VES (1)


"Thank You for Smoking" - 2
WGA, ACE


"United 93" - 2
WGA, ACE


"X-Men: The Last Stand" - 2
CDG, VES (1)


One Hit Wonders:
"Apocalypto" (ASC)
"The Black Dahlia" (ASC)
"Bobby" (SAG - 1)
"Borat" (WGA)
"Cars" (VES - 1)
"Charlotte's Web" (VES - 3)
"Eragon" (CDG)
"Happy Feet" (VES - 1)
"Marie Antoinette" (CDG)
"Mission: Impossible 3" (VES - 1)
"Monster House" (VES - 1)
"Poseidon" (VES - 1)
"The Prestige" (ADG)
"Stranger than Fiction" (WGA)


ACE = American Cinema Editors
ADG = Art Directors Guild
ASC = American Society of Cinematographers
CAS = Cinema Audio Society
CDG = Costume Desingers Guild
DGA = Directors Guild of America
PGA = Producers Guild of America
SAG = Screen Actors Guild
WGA = Writers Guild of America
VES = Visual Effects Society

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Hi. Does anybody know if the music guys have their own society or guild. If yes, when are their awards coming up?

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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