The 80th annual Academy Awards are set to air on ABC Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 8pm EST. Here is a list of the most anticipated awards:
Actor in a Leading Role:
- George Clooney - Michael Clayton
- Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
- Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
- Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- Julie Christie - Away From Her
- Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
- Laura Linney - The Savages
- Ellen Page - Juno
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
- Philip Seymore Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
- Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
- Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
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
Best Picture:
- Atonement
- Juno
- Michael Clayton
- No Country for Old Men
- There Will Be Blood
Writing (Original Screenplay):
- Juno
- Lars and the Real Girl
- Michael Clayton
- Ratatouille
- The Savages
Directing:
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Juno
- Michael Clayton
- No Country for Old Men
- There Will Be Blood
Predictions:
- Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
- Actress: Julie Christie
- Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem
- Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
- Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
- Writing: Juno
- Directing: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
