By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Paramount Vantage.
No Country for Old Men
Before I get to the list of winners for this year's 80th Annual Academy Awards, I feel it is important to point out two things.
First: Let it be said that I missed only one (out of the nine largest brackets) in predicting this year's awards show. I could have sworn Best Actress was going to Julie Christie, but I guess not. If they had Academy gambling in Vegas, I would have retired after this show.
Second: Congratulations to Jon Stewart for remaining witty for the show's entire running. It looks like second time is a charm. While I felt that he did a fine job the first time, this second go was much approved. Sure, he might have given a few too many seconds to political jokes, but we'll let him slide for some of his quick maneuvers on stage.
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton (WINNER)
Best animated feature film of the year Persepolis Ratatouille (WINNER) Surf's Up
Achievement in art direction American Gangster
Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino Atonement
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer The Golden Compass
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (WINNER)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo There Will Be Blood
Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Achievement in cinematography
Roger Deakins - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Seamus McGarvey - Atonement
Janusz Kaminski - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Roger Deakins - No Country for Old Men
Robert Elswit - There Will Be Blood (WINNER)
Adapted screenplay
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Sarah Polley - Away From Her
Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men (WINNER)
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Original screenplay
Diablo Cody - Juno (WINNER)
Nancy Oliver - Lars and the Real Girl
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Brad Bird - Ratatouille
Tamara Jenkins - The Savages
Achievement in film editing
Christopher Rouse - The Bourne Ultimatum (WINNER)
Juliette Welfling - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jay Cassidy - Into the Wild
Roderick Jaynes - No Country for Old Men
Dylan Tichenor - There Will Be Blood
Best foreign language film of the year Beaufort (Israel) The Counterfeiters (Austria) (WINNER) Katyn (Poland) Mongol (Kazakhstan) 12 (Russia)
Achievement in directing
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman - Juno
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men (WINNER)
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Best documentary feature No End in Sight Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience Sicko Taxi to the Dark Side (WINNER) War/Dance
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Dario Marianelli - Atonement (WINNER)
Alberto Iglesias - The Kite Runner
James Newton Howard - Michael Clayton
Michael Giacchino - Ratatouille
Marco Beltrami - 3:10 to Yuma
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Falling Slowly" - Once (WINNER)
Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
"Happy Working Song" - Enchanted
Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"Raise It Up" - August Rush
Nominees to be determined "So Close" - Enchanted
Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"That's How You Know" - Enchanted
Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Achievement in sound editing
Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg - The Bourne Ultimatum (WINNER)
Skip Lievsay - No Country for Old Men
Randy Thom and Michael Silvers - Ratatouille
Matthew Wood - There Will Be Blood
Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins - Transformers
Achievement in sound mixing
Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis - The Bourne Ultimatum (WINNER)
Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland - No Country for Old Men
Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane - Ratatouille
Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe - 3:10 to Yuma
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin - Transformers
Achievement in visual effects
Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood - The Golden Compass (WINNER)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier - Transformers
Want more? Check out the entire list of winners at Oscars.
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