Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Oscar Night - The winners

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Javier Bardem -No Country for Old Men

NOMINATED ROLE -As Anton Chigurh, Javier Bardem portrays a sociopathic killer on the trail of a young man who has stolen a bag of drug money.

Achievement in Visual Effects

The Golden compass -Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Ratatouille-Brad Bird

Best Live Action Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Peter & the Wolf -Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman

Achievement in Costume Design

Elizabeth: The Golden Age -Alexandra Byrne

Achievement in Makeup

La Vie en Rose-Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Tilda Swinton -Michael Clayton

NOMINATED ROLE -As Karen Crowder, Tilda Swinton plays a ruthless corporate attorney acting on behalf of a company engaged in a multimillion dollar lawsuit.

Best Documentary Short Subject

Freeheld -Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth

Best Documentary Feature

Taxi to the Dark Side-Alex Gibney and Eva Orner

Achievement in Art Direction

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street-Dante Ferretti (Art Direction); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

Atonement-Dario Marianelli

Achievement in Sound Mixing

The Bourne Ultimatum-Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

Once-"Falling Slowly" Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

Achievement in Sound Editing

The Bourne Ultimatum-Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

The Counterfeiters-Austria Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky

Achievement in Film Editing

The Bourne Ultimatum-Christopher Rouse

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis-There Will Be Blood

NOMINATED ROLE-As Daniel Plainview, Daniel Day-Lewis plays a ruthless California oilman who will stop at nothing to achieve wealth and power.

Achievement in Cinematography

There Will Be Blood -Robert Elswit

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Marion Cotillard-La Vie en Rose

NOMINATED ROLE-Marion Cotillard plays Edith Piaf, the legendary French singer who rose to international fame from her beginnings on the streets of Paris.

Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men-Written for the Screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Original Screenplay
Juno-Written by Diablo Cody

Achievement in Directing

No Country for Old Men-Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Motion Picture of the Year

No Country for Old Men-Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers