'No Country,' and 'Blood' lead Oscar nominations

A coldblooded killer and a coldblooded tycoon led the Oscar nominations Tuesday, with a lawyer suffering from an ethical crisis also earning a strong showing.

"No Country for Old Men," the Coen brothers' film about a brutal killer and laconic sheriff pursuing a man across the scrub of west Texas, earned eight nominations for the 80th Academy Awards, including nods for best picture, best director and best supporting actor (Javier Bardem).

The film tied "There Will Be Blood," Paul Thomas Anderson's movie about the rise of an oil tycoon, which received nominations for best picture, best director and best actor (Daniel Day-Lewis).

The drama "Michael Clayton," about a lawyer (George Clooney) undergoing a crisis of conscience, also did well, picking up nominations in five of the six major categories: best picture, best director (Tony Gilroy), best actor (George Clooney), best supporting actor (Tom Wilkinson) and best supporting actress (Tilda Swinton). Gilroy was also nominated for best original screenplay.

The film received seven nominations overall.

Also winning seven nominations was "Atonement," the drama about a relationship threatened by a child's lie. The film earned nominations for best picture and best supporting actress (Saoirse Ronan).

The fifth best picture nominee is "Juno," the story of a pregnant high schooler in search of a couple to adopt her child.

The nominations were announced Tuesday morning from Beverly Hills, California.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Atonement Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster	Juno Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, Russell Smith	Michael Clayton Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent	No Country for Old Men Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin	There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney for Michael Clayton	Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood	Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Tommy Lee Jones for In the Valley of Elah	Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Julie Christie for Away from Her	Marion Cotillard for Môme, La	Laura Linney for The Savages	Ellen Page for Juno
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men	Philip Seymour Hoffman for Charlie Wilson's War	Hal Holbrook for Into the Wild	Tom Wilkinson for Michael Clayton
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There.	Ruby Dee for American Gangster	Saoirse Ronan for Atonement	Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone	Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton
Best Achievement in Directing
Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood	Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men	Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton	Jason Reitman for Juno	Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Juno Diablo Cody	Lars and the Real Girl Nancy Oliver	Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy	Ratatouille Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco	The Savages Tamara Jenkins
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Atonement Christopher Hampton	Away from Her Sarah Polley	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald Harwood	No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen	There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
Other Nominees
Best Achievement in Cinematography The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Roger Deakins Atonement Seamus McGarvey No Country for Old Men Roger Deakins The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Janusz Kaminski There Will Be Blood (2007): Robert Elswit Best Achievement in Editing The Bourne Ultimatum Christopher Rouse The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Juliette Welfling Into the Wild Jay Cassidy No Country for Old Men Ethan Coen, Joel Coen There Will Be Blood Dylan Tichenor Best Achievement in Art Direction American Gangster Arthur Max, Beth A. Rubino Atonement Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer The Golden Compass Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo There Will Be Blood Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson Best Achievement in Costume Design Across the Universe Albert Wolsky Atonement Jacqueline Durran Elizabeth: The Golden Age Alexandra Byrne Môme, La Marit Allen Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Colleen Atwood Best Achievement in Makeup Môme, La Didier Lavergne, Jan Archibald Norbit Rick Baker, Kazuhiro Tsuji Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Ve Neill, Martin Samuel Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Atonement Dario Marianelli The Kite Runner Alberto Iglesias Michael Clayton James Newton Howard Ratatouille Michael Giacchino 3:10 to Yuma Marco Beltrami Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song August Rush Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack, Tevin Thomas("Raise It Up") Enchanted Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz("Happy Working Song") Enchanted Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz("So Close") Enchanted Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz("That's How You Know") Once Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová(“Falling Slowly” ) Best Achievement in Sound The Bourne Ultimatum Scott Millan, David Parker, Kirk Francis No Country for Old Men Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland Ratatouille Randy Thom, Michael Semanick, Doc Kane 3:10 to Yuma Paul Massey, David Giammarco, Jim Stuebe Transformers Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Peter J. Devlin Best Achievement in Sound Editing The Bourne Ultimatum Karen M. Baker, Per Hallberg No Country for Old Men Skip Lievsay Ratatouille Randy Thom, Michael Silvers There Will Be Blood Matthew Wood Transformers Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn Best Achievement in Visual Effects The Golden Compass Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charlie Gibson, John Frazier Transformers Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Persepolis Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi Ratatouille Brad Bird Surf's Up Ash Brannon, Chris Buck Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Fälscher, Die (Austria) Beaufort (Israel) Mongol (Kazakhstan) Katyn (Poland) 12 (Russia)

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