Here are the nominations in the major categories of the Oscars, which have just been announced. Congratulations to Ireland’s brilliant Saoirse Ronan, aged 13, for her Best Supporting Actress nomination for Atonement. Also to Canada’s Ellen Page, 20, for her Best Actress nod in the excellent Juno. Big shock: no The Simpsons Movie in Animated Feature category, losing out to Surf’s Up. Ratatouille and Cannes Film Festival prize winner Persepolis are the joint frontrunners in that category. As for Best Picture? At this point the winner is anyone’s guess. Oscars will be handed out on Sunday February 24.
BEST FILM
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
BEST DIRECTOR
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley Of Elah
Viggo Mortenson, Eastern Promises
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
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
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saorise Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf's Up
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, Juno
Nancy Oliver, Lars & The Real Girl
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco and Jan Pinkava, Ratatouille
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood