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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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2007 Wrap-up: THE IN CONTENTION OSCAR BALLOT

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Per annual tradition around these parts, today I offer up my personal Oscar ballot – an “if I were an Academy member” sort of thing. Plus the usual addition of a category the AMPAS really needs to go ahead and add to their ceremony already: Best Ensemble Performance.


Stay tuned Friday for the denouement, a list of personal award winners in each of these categories and more. And check out the top ten list in case you missed it. Also, SAG predictions will hit later this evening.



Best Picture
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“Juno”
“There Will Be Blood”


Best Director
Andrew Dominik, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Paul Greengrass, “The Bourne Ultimatum”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood”
Tony Kaye, “Lake of Fire”


(more after the jump)

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”
Benicio Del Toro, “Things We Lost in the Fire”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
Brad Pitt, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Sam Riley, “Control”


Best Actress
Amy Adams, “Enchanted”
Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”
Sienna Miller, “Interview”
Ellen Page, “Juno”
Tang Wei, “Lust, Caution”


Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”
Philip Bosco, “The Savages”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Samuel L. Jackson, “Resurrecting the Champ”


Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Jennifer Garner, “Juno”
Taraji P. Henson, “Talk to Me”
Samantha Morton, “Control”
Marisa Tomei, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”


Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“Persepolis”
“There Will Be Blood”
“Lust, Caution”


Best Original Screenplay
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
“Juno”
“Michael Clayton”
“Quiet City”
“The Savages”


Best Art Direction
“Across the Universe”
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“The Golden Compass”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
“There Will Be Blood”


Best Cinematography
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“Control”
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“No Country for Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”
(the best year for this category in ages)


Best Costume Design
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
“The Golden Compass”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
“There Will Be Blood”


Best Film Editing
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“I’m Not There”
“Lake of Fire”
“No Country for Old Men”


Best Makeup
“300”
“La Vie en Rose”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”


Best Music – Original Score
"3:10 to Yuma"
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“Atonement”
“Lust, Caution”
“There Will Be Blood”


Best Music – Original Song
“Do You Feel Me” from “American Gangster”
“Le Festin” from “Ratatouille”
“Society” from “Into the Wild”


Best Sound
“Beowulf”
“Control”
“There Will Be Blood”
“Transformers”
“Sunshine”


Best Sound Editing
“3:10 to Yuma”
“Beowulf”
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“Transformers”
“Sunshine”


Best Visual Effects
“300”
“The Host”
“Transformers”


Best Ensemble Performance
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
“I’m Not There”
“Juno”
“Zodiac”

Comments

This is kind of a bizarre category to comment on, but I'm really happy to see "Le Festin" in your Best Original Song nominees. Great song from a fantastic movie.

only three songs? did you hear about a little film called Once? ther's 3 songs in that movie alone worthy of a nomination!

only three songs? did you hear about a little film called Once? there's 3 songs in that movie alone worthy of a nomination!

I stick with the Academy's usual designations here, so, three nominees. And "Falling Slowly" is my #4. So it goes...

This is why I dig your lists. You're fiercely individualist. As am I. Fabulous to see some truly great acting that has (sadly) been ignored this entire awards season: Brad, Sam & Sienna. Always ecstatic to see the powerful & charismatic Ms. Cotillard in the mix. (But what...? No Julie???) Well done as always...

You snubbed Jonny Greenwood's score for There Will Be Blood? Surprising. I thought his score was miles beyond anyone else's this year. Truly innovative brilliance that challenges convention. And beautiful, as well.

Ruby: THAT was a major oversight on my part that I will ammend immediately. Thank you.

I'd say Keegan DeWitt's score for Quiet City also deserves a mention. The epitome of less is more.

Also, on the topic of "Falling Slowly". How is it that the Academy can disqualify Moulin Rouge's "Come What May" for being originally written for yet unused in Romeo + Juliet but they have no problem with this, a track that has appeared on TWO albums previous to the films soundtrack?

if jonny greenwood doesn't win the oscar, then there will be tears. out of all your nominees, he is the most deserving relative to the others in his category (imho).

Benicio was fantastic is TWLITF. Too bad the film tank. I thought it was quite good.

Chad, All the "Once" songs were written for "Once", but since the film has taken so long to be released the songs were subsequently released elsewhere. "Come What May" was written for a different film altogether.

I like the rundown Kris, but I must call foul on Casey Affleck in supporting actor. If he isn't a co-lead then who is?

Oh, and didn't you see Hairspray? Odd that it didn't show up once even in the techs.

Yeah I saw it. Unimpressive I felt, though it would have come close in costume design and art direction. A fat suit doesn't equal Best Makeup to me, though. Nor do a bunch of wigs.

Wow, I love how you have so much love for Jesse James - I hope they get that much support in noms. I know you did not like No Country, but I think it will get more noms (esp for Direction and maybe Adapted Screenplay???).

The best 2 scores of the year are easily There Will Be Blood and Jesse James.

I really don't see Casey Affleck as supporting at all but maybe I'm off. Did he not ave as much screen time as Pitt. In my opinion he totally out-acted him as well, although Pitt was as good as he's ever been.

Also James Newton Howard's 'The Lookout' score is the best I've heard in a few years. Absolutely love it and can't stop listening to it. Wish people would give it a mention. Only the Golden Satellites have done so and I have no idea who they are!

"A fat suit doesn't equal Best Makeup to me, though. Nor do a bunch of wigs."

But isn't that all La Vie en Rose had? A bunch of wigs and "old person" makeup? Don't get me wrong, I thought the makeup work on BOTH were fine, I just don't get having one and not the other when they're fairly similar.

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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