Guest Author - Elizabeth Borer

The 80th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, February 24, 2008 was a night of many surprises. The Best Actress in a Lead Role went to the underdog, and the award for Best Documentary Short Film was awarded from military personnel overseas. Host Jon Steward made everyone laugh and it was a great night for Hollywood to get back to schedule after the ending of the writers strike.

Here is a complete list of winners:

Best Picture
No Country for Old Men



Best Actor in a Lead Role
Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood



Best Actress in a Lead Role
Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose



Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men



Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton



Best Directing
No Country for Old Men



Best Writing for an Original Screenplay
Juno



Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay
No Country for Old Men



Best Costume Design
Elizabeth: The Golden Age



Best Makeup
La Vie En Rose



Best Animated Feature Film
Ratatouille



Best Visual Effects
The Golden Compass



Best Life Action Short Film
The Mozart of Pickpockets



Best Animated Short Film
Peter & The Wolf



Best Documentary Feature Film
Taxi to the Dark Side



Best Documentary Short Film
Freeheld



Best Foreign Language Film
The Counterfeiters



Best Cinamatography
There Will Be Blood



Best Film Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum



Best Art Direction
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street



Best Sound Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum



Best Sound Mixing
The Bourne Ultimatum



Best Music - Song
Once



Best Music - Score
Atonement