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| Coen film leads Oscar nominations | Coen film leads Oscar nominations |
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| The Coen brothers' film No Country For Old Men and historical epic There Will Be Blood are leading the Academy Award nominations with eight nods each. | The Coen brothers' film No Country For Old Men and historical epic There Will Be Blood are leading the Academy Award nominations with eight nods each. |
| British romantic drama Atonement has gained seven nominations, including best picture, but stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy were left out. | British romantic drama Atonement has gained seven nominations, including best picture, but stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy were left out. |
| Daniel Day Lewis is shortlisted as best actor for his role in There Will Be Blood, along with Johnny Depp. | Daniel Day Lewis is shortlisted as best actor for his role in There Will Be Blood, along with Johnny Depp. |
| Cate Blanchett has two nominations for playing Elizabeth I and Bob Dylan. | |
| She has a best actress nomination for playing the monarch in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, together with a best supporting actress nod for playing the musician in I'm Not There. | |
| 'Surefire winner' | |
| The other best actress nominees are British star Julie Christie for her role as an Alzheimer's sufferer in Away from Her, Laura Linney in The Savages, Juno star Ellen Page and French actress Marion Cotillard for depicting singer Edith Piaf. | The other best actress nominees are British star Julie Christie for her role as an Alzheimer's sufferer in Away from Her, Laura Linney in The Savages, Juno star Ellen Page and French actress Marion Cotillard for depicting singer Edith Piaf. |
| LEADING OSCAR NOMINEES No Country For Old Men - 8 nominationsThere Will Be Blood - 8Atonement - 7Michael Clayton - 7Ratatouille - 5Juno - 4The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - 4 | |
| George Clooney, Tommy Lee Jones and Viggo Mortensen complete the best actor shortlist. | George Clooney, Tommy Lee Jones and Viggo Mortensen complete the best actor shortlist. |
| On the directing shortlist, Ethan and Joel Coen are pitted against the makers of Michael Clayton, teen pregnancy saga Juno, There Will Be Blood and French language film Diving Bell and The Butterfly. | On the directing shortlist, Ethan and Joel Coen are pitted against the makers of Michael Clayton, teen pregnancy saga Juno, There Will Be Blood and French language film Diving Bell and The Butterfly. |
| Thirteen-year-old Atonement star Saoirse Ronan has landed a nomination in the best supporting actress category, along with British actress Tilda Swinton for her performance in Michael Clayton. | Thirteen-year-old Atonement star Saoirse Ronan has landed a nomination in the best supporting actress category, along with British actress Tilda Swinton for her performance in Michael Clayton. |
| Film critic Mark Kermode told BBC News 24 he thought leading film No Country For Old Men would lead to a best supporting actor award for Javier Bardem, while best actor hopeful Tommy Lee Jones gives a "stand-out performance" in the film. | |
| He said the success of independent-spirited Juno with its four nominations made it "the Little Miss Sunshine" of this year's Oscars. | |
| The 80th Academy Awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles on 24 February. | |
| There is still some doubt about the impact the ongoing US writers' strike will have on the show, although organisers have insisted it will go ahead. |