New season, new tricks

Updates have been made for the new season (calendar and categories) and of course Heath.

This is the morning of the day of the night of the Oscars

My favourite quote!

And here are my final predictions:

• BEST PICTURE
• * No Country For Old Men *
• DIRECTOR
• * Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men *
• ACTOR
• *Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood *
• ACTRESS
• * Julie Christie - Away From Her *
• SUPPORTING ACTOR
• * Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men *
• SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• * Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There *
• ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• * Diablo Cody - Juno *
• ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• * Ethan and Joel Coen - No Country For Old Men *
• ANIMATED FEATURE
• * Ratatouille *
• DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• * No End In Sight *
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
• * The Counterfeiters (Austria) *
• CINEMATOGRAPHY
• * There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit*
• ART DIRECTION
• * There Will Be Blood*
• COSTUME DESIGN
• * Atonement*
• EDITING
• * The Bourne Ultimatum*
• VISUAL EFFECTS
• * Transformers *
• MAKEUP
• * La Vie en Rose *
• SOUND MIXING
• * Transformers *
• SOUND EDITING
• * Transformers*
• ORIGINAL SCORE
• * Atonement - Dario Marianelli *
• ORIGINAL SONG
• * Once - Falling Slowly*
• ANIMATED SHORT FILM
  
• * Peter & the Wolf*
• DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
  
• * Freeheld*
• LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
  
• * The Mozart of Pickpockets*

I am going with the general consensus. Well, who knows. I have a feeling that Marion Cotillard wins but I am sticking with Julie Christie. And please let Kevin O'Connell finally win!

Edit (6 September 2008): My score: 17/24. I missed Actress (Marion Cotillard), Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton), Costume Design (Elizabeth), Documentary Feature (Taxi to the Dark Side), Sound Editing (The Bourne Ultimatum), Sound Mixing (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Visual Effects (The Golden Compass).

MPSE noms

Sound Editing:

• American Gangster
• The Bourne Ultimatum
• The Bucket List
• Ghost Rider
• Michael Clayton
• No Country for Old Men
• Pirates
• Transformers

Difficult year but pretty good predictions

I missed:

• Director (Sean Penn) Jason Reitman - Juno
  
• Actor (Emile Hirsch) Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
• Actress (Angelina Jolie) Laura Linney - The Savages
  
• Adapted Screenplay (Into the Wild) - Away From Her
  
• Animated Feature (The Simpsons Movie) Surf's Up
  
• Documentary Feature (Autism: The Musical, Body of War, Lake of Fire) Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Taxi to the Dark Side, War/Dance
  
• Foreign Language Film (The Unknown - Italy, The Year My Parents Wen on Vacation - Brazil) Katyn (Poland), Mongol (Kazakhstan)
  
• Art Direction (Elizabeth: The Golden Age) American Gangster
  
• Costume Design (The Assassination of Jesse James, Hairspray) Across the Universe, La Vie En Rose
  
• Editing (Michael Clayton) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  
• Makeup (The Diving Bell and Butterfly, Sweeney Todd) Norbit, Pirates of the Caribbean
  
• Sound Mixing (Into the Wild, There Will Be Blood) Ratatouille, 3:10 to Yuma
  
• Sound Editing (Beowulf, Pirates of the Caribbean, 300) The Bourne Ultimatum, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood
  
• Original Score (Lust, Caution, Assassination of Jesse James, There Will Be Blood) 3:10 to Yuma, The Kite Runner, Michael Clayton
  
• Original Song (American Gangster, Hairspray, Into the Wild) Happy Working Song & So Close (Enchanted), Raise it Up (August Rush)

The Big Six: 27/30
The Big Eight: 36/40
The Whole Lot: 72/99

I thought this year was hard to predict but the "big" categories went ok. The rest was hard and the results were not so good. This year Foreign Film and Documentary were impossible to predict and Score and Song have been like that for years.

Edit: Actually it was not a bad year at all: Apparently I was one of the lucky winners in the Awardsdaily prediction contest.

Oscar noms

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
• Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
• Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
• Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah" (Warner Independent)
• Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises" (Focus Features)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.)
• Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War" (Universal)
• Hal Holbrook in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
• Tom Wilkinson in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal)
• Julie Christie in "Away from Her" (Lionsgate)
• Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
• Laura Linney in "The Savages" (Fox Searchlight)
• Ellen Page in "Juno" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Cate Blanchett in "I'm Not There" (The Weinstein Company)
• Ruby Dee in "American Gangster" (Universal)
• Saoirse Ronan in "Atonement" (Focus Features)
• Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone" (Miramax)
• Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)

Best animated feature film of the year

• "Persepolis" (Sony Pictures Classics): Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
• "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Brad Bird
• "Surf's Up" (Sony Pictures Releasing): Ash Brannon and Chris Buck

Achievement in art direction

• "American Gangster" (Universal): Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
• "Atonement" (Focus Features): Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• "The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
• "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount): Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Achievement in cinematography

• "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.): Roger Deakins
• "Atonement" (Focus Features): Seamus McGarvey
• "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Janusz Kaminski
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Roger Deakins
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Robert Elswit

Achievement in costume design

• "Across the Universe" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
• "Atonement" (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
• "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
• "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Marit Allen
• "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood

Achievement in directing

• "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Julian Schnabel
• "Juno" (Fox Searchlight), Jason Reitman
• "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.), Tony Gilroy
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Paul Thomas Anderson

Best documentary feature

• "No End in Sight" (Magnolia Pictures) A Representational Pictures Production: Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
• "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience" (The Documentary Group) A Documentary Group Production: Richard E. Robbins
• "Sicko" (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company) A Dog Eat Dog Films Production: Michael Moore and Meghan O'Hara
• "Taxi to the Dark Side" (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production: Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
• "War/Dance" (THINKFilm) A Shine Global and Fine Films Production: Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine

Best documentary short subject

• "Freeheld" A Lieutenant Films Production: Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
• "La Corona (The Crown)" A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production: Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
• "Salim Baba" A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production: Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
• "Sari's Mother" (Cinema Guild) A Daylight Factory Production: James Longley

Achievement in film editing

• "The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Christopher Rouse
• "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Juliette Welfling
• "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment): Jay Cassidy
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Dylan Tichenor

Best foreign language film of the year

• "Beaufort" Israel
• "The Counterfeiters" Austria
• "Katyn" Poland
• "Mongol" Kazakhstan
• "12" Russia

Achievement in makeup

• "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
• "Norbit" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount): Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): Ve Neill and Martin Samuel

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• "Atonement" (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
• "The Kite Runner" (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics): Alberto Iglesias
• "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
• "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
• "3:10 to Yuma" (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• "Falling Slowly" from "Once" (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
• "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
• "Raise It Up" from "August Rush" (Warner Bros.): Nominees to be determined
• "So Close" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
• "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

Best motion picture of the year

• "Atonement" (Focus Features) A Working Title Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
• "Juno" (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production: Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
• "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production: Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers

Best animated short film

• "I Met the Walrus" A Kids & Explosions Production: Josh Raskin
• "Madame Tutli-Putli" (National Film Board of Canada) A National Film Board of Canada Production Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski "Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)" (Premium Films) A BUF Compagnie Production Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
• "My Love (Moya Lyubov)" (Channel One Russia) A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production Alexander Petrov
• "Peter & the Wolf" (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman

Best live action short film

• "At Night" A Zentropa Entertainments 10 Production: Christian E. Christiansen and Louise Vesth
• "Il Supplente (The Substitute)" (Sky Cinema Italia) A Frame by Frame Italia Production: Andrea Jublin
• "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" (Premium Films) A Karé Production: Philippe Pollet-Villard
• "Tanghi Argentini" (Premium Films) An Another Dimension of an Idea Production: Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans
• "The Tonto Woman" A Knucklehead, Little Mo and Rose Hackney Barber Production: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown

Achievement in sound editing

• "The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay
• "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Matthew Wood
• "Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins

Achievement in sound mixing

• "The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
• "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
• "3:10 to Yuma" (Lionsgate): Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
• "Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin

Achievement in visual effects

• "The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
• "Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier

Adapted screenplay

• "Atonement" (Focus Features), Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
• "Away from Her" (Lionsgate), Written by Sarah Polley
• "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
• "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson

Original screenplay

• "Juno" (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody
• "Lars and the Real Girl" (MGM), Written by Nancy Oliver
• "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.), Written by Tony Gilroy
• "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird

CDG noms

Guild noms in the contemporary film category were

• Blades of Glory
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Into the Wild
• Juno
• Ocean’s Thirteen

Up for period pic honors at the guild’s Feb. 19 awards are

• Atonement
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• La Vie en rose
• Sweeney Todd
• 3:10 to Yuma

The following films will compete in the fantasy category:

• Enchanted
• The Golden Compass
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
• 300

EW predicts and Atonement takes the cover

BEST PICTURE:

• No Country for Old Men
• There Will Be Blood
• Atonement
• Michael Clayton
• Juno

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
• Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
• Sean Penn, Into the Wild
• Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Joe Wright, Atonement

BEST ACTOR:

• Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
• George Clooney, Michael Clayton
• Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
• Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
• Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd

BEST ACTRESS:

• Julie Christie, Away from Her
• Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
• Ellen Page, Juno
• Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
• Laura Linney, The Savages

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
• Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
• Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

• Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
• Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
• Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
• Ruby Dee, American Gangster
• Catherine Keener, Into the Wild

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

• Diablo Cody, Juno
• Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
• Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
• Brad Bird, Ratatouille
• Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

• Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
• Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
• Christopher Hampton, Atonement
• Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson’s War
• Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

ADG noms

Period Film

• AMERICAN GANGSTER PD: Arthur Max
• ATONEMENT PD: Sarah Greenwood
• ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE PD: Guy Hendrix Dyas
• SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET PD: Dante Ferretti
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD PD: Jack Fisk

Fantasy Film

• THE GOLDEN COMPASS PD: Dennis Gassner
  
• HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX PD: Stuart Craig
  
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END PD: Rick Heinrichs
• RATATOUILLE PD: Harley Jessup
• 300 PD: James Bissell

Contemporary Film

• THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM PD: Peter Wenham
• THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY PD: Michel Eric and Laurent Ott
• THE KITE RUNNER PD: Carlos Conti
• MICHAEL CLAYTON PD: Kevin Thompson
• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN PD: Jess Gonchor

ACE Eddie noms

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):

• The Bourne Ultimatum – Universal Christopher Rouse, A.C.E.
• Into the Wild – Paramount Vantage Jay Cassidy, A.C.E.
• Michael Clayton – Warner Bros. Pictures John Gilroy, A.C.E.
• No Country for Old Men – Paramount Vantage/Miramax Roderick Jaynes
• There Will Be Blood - Paramount Vantage/Miramax Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):

• Hairspray – New Line Cinema Michael Tronick, A.C.E.
• Juno – Fox Searchlight Pictures Dana E. Glauberman
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End – Disney Craig Wood & Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E.
• Ratatouille – Disney Darren Holmes, A.C.E.
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – DreamWorks/Paramount Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.

WGA noms

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• JUNO, Written by Diablo Cody, Fox Searchlight
• MICHAEL CLAYTON, Written by Tony Gilroy, Warner Bros. Pictures
• THE SAVAGES, Written by Tamara Jenkins, Fox Searchlight
• KNOCKED UP, Written by Judd Apatow, Universal Pictures
• LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, Written by Nancy Oliver, MGM

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, Screenplay by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Based on the Novel by Cormac McCarthy, Miramax
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Based on the Novel Oil by Upton Sinclair, Paramount Vantage
• THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, Screenplay by Ronald Harwood, Based on the Book by Jean-Dominique Bauby, Miramax
• INTO THE WILD, Screenplay by Sean Penn, Based on the Book by Jon Krakauer, Paramount Vantage
• ZODIAC, Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Based on the Book by Robert Graysmith, Paramount Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

• THE CAMDEN 28, Written by Anthony Giacchino, First Run Features
• NANKING, Screenplay by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman & Elisabeth Bentley, Story by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman, THINKFilm
• NO END IN SIGHT, Written by Charles Ferguson, Magnolia Pictures
• THE RAPE OF EUROPA, Written by Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham and Bonni Cohen, Menemsha Films
• SICKO, Written by Michael Moore, Lionsgate/The Weinstein Company
• TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, Written by Alex Gibney, THINKFilm

CAS noms

• “The Bourne Ultimatum”
• “Into the Wild”
• “No Country for Old Men”
• “300″
• “Transformers”

DGA noms

• Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
• Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
• Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
• Sean Penn, Into the Wild
• Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

No Country For Old Men wins Scripter

• Atonement
• Into the Wild
• No Country for Old Men*
• There Will Be Blood
• Zodiac

VES noms

VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN MOTION PICTURE

• "I Am Legend" - Janek Sirrs, Mike Chambers, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith
• "Transformers" - Scott Farar, Shari Hanson, Russel Earl, Scott Benza
• "The Golden Compass" - Michael Fink, Susan MacLeod, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
• "Spider-Man 3" - Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook

SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE

• "Ratatouille" - Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
• "Zodiac" - Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Janelle Croshaw, Chris Evans
• "We Own the Night" - Kelly Port, Julian Levi, Brad Parker, Olivier Sarda
• "The Kite Runner" - David Ebner, Les Jones, Todd Perry, Leif Einarsson
• "Blades of Glory" - Mark Breakspear, Randy Starr, Shauna Bryan, Kody Sabourin

BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT of the YEAR

• "Transformers" - Desert Highway Sequence - Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Shawn Kelly, Michael Jamieson
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - Jack and Davy duel - John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Francois Lambert, Philippe Rebours
• "300" - Crazy horse sequence - Chris Watts, Gayle Busby, Kirsty Millar
• "Surf�S Up" - Riding the visual effects tube - Rob Bredow, Lydia Bottegoni, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman
• "Spider-Man 3" - The birth of Sandman - Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Spencer Cook, Doug Bloom

ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE

• "Spider-Man 3" - Sandman - Chris Yang, Bernd Anger, Dominick Cecere, Remington Scott
• "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" - Crusoe - Richard Frances-Moore, Martin Hill, Marco Revelant, Daniel Barrett
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World�s End" - Davy Jones - Hal Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser
• "Enchanted" - Pip - Tom Gibbons, James W. Brown, David Richard Nelson, John Koester
• "Transformers" - Optimus Prime - Rick O'connor , Doug Sutton, Keiji Yamaguchi, Jeff White
• "I Am Legend" - The Infected Leader - David Schaub, Marco Marenghi, Josh BeveridgeANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE

• "Surf's Up" - Chicken Joe - David Schaub, Moon Jun Kang, Brian Casper, Andreas Procopiou

• "Shrek the Third" - King Harold - John Cleese, Guillaume Aretos, Tim Cheung, Sean Mahoney

• "Beowulf" - Beowulf - Keith Smith, Scott Holmes, Pericles Michielin, Kenn Mcdonald

• "Surf's Up" - Cody - David Schaub, Pete Nash, James Crossley, Shia Labeouf

• "Ratatouille" - Colette - Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi , Paul Aichele

EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE

• "Beowulf" - dragon chase - Theo Vandernoot, Vincent Serritella, Rob Engle, Pericles Michielin
• "Shrek the Third" - effects - Matt Baer, Greg Hart, Krzysztof Rost, Anthony Field
• "Ratatouille" - food - Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin
• "Surf�s Up" - riding wave - CG Style - Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman, Danny Dimian
• "Ratatouille" - rapids - Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen

CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE

• "Sweeney Todd" - The Old Bailey - Raf Morant, Julian Gnass, Nakia Mcglynn, Christine Wong
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - the maelstrom - Frank Losasso Petterson , Paul Sharpe , Joakim Arnesson , David Meny
• "Zodiac" - Washington and Cherry - Wei Zheng, Greg Szafranski, Janelle Croshaw, Karl Denham
• "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - The Hall Of Prophecy - David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Trina Roy, Jolene Mccaffrey
• "Rush Hour 3" - Barry Williams, Robert Weaver , Jay Cooper , Masahiko Tani

• "I Am Legend" - Times Square hunt - Daniel Eaton, Blaine Kennison, Ron Gress, Daveed Shwartz

MODELS OR MINIATURES IN A MOTION PICTURE

• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - Practical And Digital Ships - Ken Bailey, Bruce Holcomb, Carl Miller , Geoff Heron
• "Live Free Or Die Hard" - Freeway Sequence - F35 Miniature And Effects - Ian Hunter, Scott Schneider, Scott Beverly, John Cazin
• "Transformers" - Dave Fogler , Ron Woodall , Alex Jaeger, Brian Gernand
• "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - Hogwarts School - Jose Granell, Nigel Stone
• "Spider-Man 3" - Building / Crane Destruction Miniature And Effects - Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer, Raymond Moore

COMPOSITING IN A MOTION PICTURE

• "Transformers" - Pat Tubach , Beth D'amato , Todd Vaziri , Mike Conte
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - Death Of Beckett - Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Lingenfelser
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - Eddie Pasquarello , Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hillier
• "I Am Legend" - Seaport Evacuation - Darren Lurie, John Sasaki, Rita Kunzler, Fish Essenfeld
• "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" - Crusoe - Areito Echevarria, Gareth Dinneen, Norman Cates, Caterina Schiffers
• "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - Hall of Prophecy and Comp Shots - Jolene Mccaffrey, Jelena Stojanovic, Victor Wade, Adam Pashke

SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE

• "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - John Richardson, Stephen Hamilton, Richard Farns, Stephen Hutchinson

ASC noms

• The Assassination of Jesse James - Roger Deakins
• No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins
• There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Janusz Kaminski
• Atonement - Seamus McGarvey

Critics Choice winners

• Best Picture - No Country for Old Men
• Best Directors - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• Best Actress - Julie Christie - Away From Her
• Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
• Best Picture Made for Television - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
• Best Documentary -Sicko
• Best Family Film - Enchanted
• Best Animated Film - Ratatouille
• Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award - Don Cheadle
• Best Foreign Language Film - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Best Supporting Actress - Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
• Best Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
• Best Song - Falling Slowly - Once
• Best Composer - Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
• Best Comedy - Juno
• Best Young Actor - Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada - The Kite Runner
• Best Young Actress - Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
• Best Screenplay - Diablo Cody - Juno
• Best Ensemble - Hairspray

Screen Actors Guild nominees

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

• GEORGE CLOONEY / Michael Clayton – “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview – “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage)
• RYAN GOSLING / Lars Lindstrom – “Lars And The Real Girl” (Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)
• EMILE HIRSCH / Christopher McCandless– “Into The Wild” (Paramount Vantage)
• VIGGO MORTENSEN / Nikolai – “Eastern Promises” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

• CATE BLANCHETT / Queen Elizabeth I – “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal Pictures)
• JULIE CHRISTIE / Fiona – “Away From Her” (Lionsgate)
• MARION COTILLARD / Edith Piaf – “La Vie En Rose” (Picturehouse)
• ANGELINA JOLIE / Mariane Pearl – “A Mighty Heart” (Paramount Vantage)
• ELLEN PAGE / Juno MacGuff – “Juno” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

• CASEY AFFLECK / Robert Ford – “The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh – “No Country For Old Men” (Miramax Films)
• HAL HOLBROOK / Ron Franz – “Into The Wild” (Paramount Vantage)
• TOMMY LEE JONES / Ed Tom Bell – “No Country For Old Men” (Miramax Films)
• TOM WILKINSON / Arthur Edens – “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

• CATE BLANCHETT / Jude – “I’m Not There” (The Weinstein Company)
• RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas – “American Gangster” (Universal Pictures)
• CATHERINE KEENER / Jan Burres – “Into The Wild” (Paramount Vantage)
• AMY RYAN / Helene McCready – “Gone Baby Gone” (Miramax Films)
• TILDA SWINTON / Karen Crowder – “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

3:10 TO YUMA (Lionsgate)

• CHRISTIAN BALE / Dan Evans
• RUSSELL CROWE / Ben Wade
• PETER FONDA / Byron McElroy
• GRETCHEN MOL / Alice Evans
• DALLAS ROBERTS / Grayson Butterfield
• VINESSA SHAW / Emmy Roberts
• BEN FOSTER / Charlie Prince
• ALAN TUDYK / Doc Potter
• LOGAN LERMAN / Will Evans

AMERICAN GANGSTER (Universal Pictures)

• ARMAND ASSANTE / Dominic Cattano
• JOSH BROLIN / Detective Trupo
• RUSSELL CROWE / Richie Roberts
• RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas
• CHIWETEL EJIOFOR / Huey Lucas
• IDRIS ELBA / Tango
• CUBA GOODING, JR. / Nicky Barnes
• CARLA GUGINO / Laurie Roberts
• JOHN HAWKES / Freddie Spearman
• TED LEVINE / Lou Toback
• JOE MORTON / Charlie Williams
• LYMARI NADAL / Eva
• JOHN ORTIZ / Javier J. Rivera
• RZA / Moses Jones
• YUL VAZQUEZ / Alfonse Abruzzo
• DENZEL WASHINGTON / Frank Lucas

HAIRSPRAY (New Line Cinema)

• NIKKI BLONSKY / Tracy Turnblad
• AMANDA BYNES / Penny Pingleton
• PAUL DOOLEY / Mr. Spritzer
• ZAC EFRON / Link Larkin
• ALLISON JANNEY / Prudy Pingleton
• ELIJAH KELLEY / Seaweed
• JAMES MARSDEN / Corny Collins
• MICHELLE PFEIFFER / Velma Von Tussle
• QUEEN LATIFAH / Motormouth Maybelle
• BRITTANY SNOW / Amber Von Tussle
• JERRY STILLER / Mr. French
• JOHN TRAVOLTA / Edna Turnblad
• CHRISTOPHER WALKEN / Wilbur Turnblad

INTO THE WILD (Paramount Vantage)

• BRIAN DIERKER / Rainey
• MARCIA GAY HARDEN / Billie McCandless
• EMILE HIRSCH / Chris McCandless
• HAL HOLBROOK / Ron Franz
• WILLIAM HURT / Walt McCandless
• CATHERINE KEENER / Jan Burres
• JENA MALONE / Carine McCandless
• KRISTEN STEWART / Tracy Tatro
• VINCE VAUGHN / Wayne Westerberg

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films)

• JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh
• JOSH BROLIN / Llewelyn Moss
• GARRET DILLAHUNT / Wendell
• TESS HARPER / Loretta Bell
• WOODY HARRELSON / Carson Wells
• TOMMY LEE JONES / Ed Tom Bell
• KELLY MACDONALD / Carla Jean Moss

Golden Globe noms

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• AMERICAN GANGSTER
  Imagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal Pictures
• ATONEMENT
  Working Title Productions; Focus Features
  
• EASTERN PROMISES
  Kudos Pictures – UK Serendipity Point Films – Canada A UK/Canada Co-Production; Focus Features
• THE GREAT DEBATERS
  Harpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGM
• MICHAEL CLAYTON
  Clayton Productions LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures
• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
  A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD
  A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• CATE BLANCHETT — ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
• JULIE CHRISTIE — AWAY FROM HER
• JODIE FOSTER — THE BRAVE ONE
• ANGELINA JOLIE — A MIGHTY HEART
• KEIRA KNIGHTLEY — ATONEMENT

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

• GEORGE CLOONEY — MICHAEL CLAYTON
• DANIEL DAY-LEWIS — THERE WILL BE BLOOD
• JAMES MCAVOY — ATONEMENT
• VIGGO MORTENSEN — EASTERN PROMISES
• DENZEL WASHINGTON — AMERICAN GANGSTER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
  Revolution Studios International; Sony Pictures Releasing
• CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
  Universal Pictures/Relativity Media/Participant Productions/Playtone; Universal Pictures
• HAIRSPRAY
  New Line Cinema in association with Ingenious Film Partners; New Line Cinema
• JUNO
  Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight Pictures
• SWEENEY TODD
  Parkes/Mac Donald and Zanuck Company; Warner Bros. Pictures

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• AMY ADAMS – ENCHANTED
• NIKKI BLONSKY – HAIRSPRAY
• HELENA BONHAM CARTER – SWEENEY TODD
• MARION COTILLARD – LA VIE EN ROSE
• ELLEN PAGE – JUNO

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• JOHNNY DEPP — SWEENEY TODD
• RYAN GOSLING — LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
• TOM HANKS — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
• PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN — THE SAVAGES
• JOHN C. REILLY — WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• BEE MOVIE
  DreamWorks Animation; DreamWorks Animation
• RATATOUILLE
  Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distribution
• THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
  Gracie Films; Twentieth Century Fox

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (ROMANIA)
  Mobra Films; IFC First Take
• THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (FRANCE AND USA)
  A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
• THE KITE RUNNER (USA)
  DreamWorks Pictures Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Paramount Classics Participant Productions Present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/Macdonald Production Distributed by Paramount Classics
• LUST, CAUTION (TAIWAN)
  Haishang Films; Focus Features
• PERSEPOLIS (FRANCE)
  247 Films; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• CATE BLANCHETT — I’M NOT THERE
• JULIA ROBERTS — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
• SAOIRSE RONAN —ATONEMENT
• AMY RYAN — GONE BABY GONE
• TILDA SWINTON — MICHAEL CLAYTON

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

• CASEY AFFLECK — THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
• JAVIER BARDEM —NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
• PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
• JOHN TRAVOLTA — HAIRSPRAY
• TOM WILKINSON — MICHAEL CLAYTON

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

• TIM BURTON — SWEENEY TODD
• ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN — NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
• JULIAN SCHNABEL — THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
• RIDLEY SCOTT — AMERICAN GANGSTER
• JOE WRIGHT — ATONEMENT

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

• DIABLO CODY — JUNO
• ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN — NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
• CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON — ATONEMENT
• RONALD HARWOOD — THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
• AARON SORKIN — CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

• MICHAEL BROOK, KAKI KING, EDDIE VEDDER — INTO THE WILD
• CLINT EASTWOOD — GRACE IS GONE
• ALBERTO IGLESIAS — THE KITE RUNNER
• DARIO MARIANELLI — ATONEMENT
• HOWARD SHORE — EASTERN PROMISES

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

• "DESPEDIDA" — LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
  Music by: Shakira, Antonio Pinto
  Lyrics by: Shakira
• "GRACE IS GONE" — GRACE IS GONE
  Music by: Clint Eastwood
  Lyrics by: Carole Bayer Sager
• "GUARANTEED" — INTO THE WILD
  Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder
• "THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW" — ENCHANTED
  Music & Lyrics by: Alan Menken
• "WALK HARD" — WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
  Music & Lyrics by: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, Kasdan

Critics Choice noms

Best Picture

• American Gangster
• Atonement
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Into the Wild
• Juno
• The Kite Runner
• Michael Clayton
• No Country for Old Men
• Sweeney Todd
• There Will Be Blood

Best Actor

• George Clooney - Michael Clayton
• Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
• Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
• Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
• Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
• Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Best Actress

• Amy Adams - Enchanted
• Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Julie Christie - Away from Her
  
• Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
• Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
• Ellen Page - Juno

Best Supporting Actor

• Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
• Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
• Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Best Supporting Actress

• Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
• Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
• Vanessa Redgrave - Atonement
• Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
• Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Best Acting Ensemble

• Hairspray
• Juno
• No Country for Old Men
• Sweeney Todd
• Gone Baby Gone
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Best Director

• Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
• Sidney Lumet - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
• Sean Penn - Into the Wild
• Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Joe Wright - Atonement

Best Writer

• Diablo Cody - Juno
• Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
• Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
• Nancy Oliver - Lars and the Real Girl
• Sean Penn - Into the Wild
• Aaron Sorkin - Charlie Wilson's War

Best Animated Feature

• Bee Movie
• Beowulf
• Persepolis
• Ratatouille
• The Simpsons Movie

Best Young Actor

• Michael Cera - Juno
• Michael Cera - Superbad
• Freddie Highmore - August Rush
• Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada - The Kite Runner
• Edward Sanders - Sweeney Todd

Best Young Actress

• Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
• Dakota Blue Richards - The Golden Compass
• AnnaSophia Robb - Bridge to Terabithia
• Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Best Comedy Movie

• Dan in Real Life
• Hairspray
• Juno
• Knocked Up
• Superbad

Best Family Film

• August Rush
• Enchanted
• The Golden Compass
• Hairspray
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Best Picture Made for Television

• The Company
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
• Tin Man
• The War

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
• La Vie en Rose
• Lust, Caution
• The Orphanage

Best Song

• "Come So Far", Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley - Hairspray
• "Do You Feel Me", Anthony Hamilton - American Gangster
• "Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Jesse L. Martin and Cast - Once
• "That's How You Know", Amy Adams - Enchanted
• "Guaranteed", Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild
  

Best Composer

• Marco Beltrami - 3:10 to Yuma
• Alexandre Desplat - Lust, Caution
• Clint Eastwood - Grace Is Gone
• Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
• Dario Marianelli - Atonement
• Alan Menken - Enchanted

Best Documentary

• Darfur Now
• In the Shadow of the Moon
• The King of Kong
• No End In Sight
• Sharkwater
• Sicko

Updates for the new season

I have made some updates in the calender and predictions section. Predictions are still more or less notes but we are getting there.