Oscar Nominations Out

Sweeney Todd, Michael Clayton, Juno and No Country For Old Men lead the nominations

The Oscar nominations are out with No Country For Old Men and Michael Clayton each earning eight

There are a few surprises among the shortlists- Keria Knightley is not up for best actress though Ellen Page- who is superb in Juno- is.

Brit Daniel Day Lewis has a nod for Best Actor for his performance in There Will Be Blood while James McAvoy misses out. Also in the category are Johnny Depp and George Clooney

Oscar Nominations Gallery

The ceremony takes place in LA on the evening of Sunday February 24.

NOMINATIONS BELOW

BEST PICTURE

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

BEST ACTOR

Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd)
Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
George Clooney (Micahel Clayton)
Tommy Lee Jones (In The Valley Of Elah)

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
Ellen Page (Juno)
Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)
Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Laura Linney (The Savages)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War)
Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men)
Casey Affleck (The Assasination Of Jesse James)
Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
Hal Holbrook (Into The Wild)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)
Ruby Dee (American Gangster)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)
Jason Reitman (Juno)
Julian Schnabel (Scaphandre et le papillon, Le)

Best Original Screenplay

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Atonement: Christopher Hampton
Away from Her: Sarah Polley
Scaphandre et le papillon, Le: Ronald Harwood
No Country for Old Men: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood: Paul Thomas Anderson

The Baftas take place on February 10 and are seen as a good indication of who will win Stateside at the Oscars.

Check out the this years Bafta nominations...

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