Oscar awards nominees get set to walk the red carpet
It’s the time of year when Hollywood celebrates the making of good movies, awarding Oscar statuettes to top movie stars and film makers.
The lights of Tinseltown have been somewhat dimmer in recent years, with political and economic turbulence hitting the US and ongoing strife in Iraq. In fact, the Oscars 2008 were almost a non-event thanks to the cinematic nightmare of the Writers Guild strikes – which caused actors to threaten a total boycott of the event. Now settled, the strikes are already fading into distant memory as the red carpet is rolled out in preparation for glitz and glam, Hollywood style, to recognise the best movies of 2007.
Best Picture Oscar nominations
2008 nominations have failed to draw cinema crowds – together they total the second-lowest box office total in 20 years…
- Atonement – Set in 1935, telling the story of sisters Briony and Cecilia Tallis who are caught up in a series of tragic misunderstandings and mistakes.
- Juno – A smart, opinionated 16-year-old falls pregnant and decides to give up her baby for adoption, only to find herself in a complicated situation with her child’s adoptive parents.
- Michael Clayton – An attorney at a corporate law firm experiences a breakdown that threatens an important deal. When ‘fixer’ Michael Clayton is called in to tidy the situation, he finds himself forced to make difficult ethical decisions.
- No Country For Old Men – Another winning film from the Coen brothers, telling the tale of a man who witnesses a drug deal gone wrong – sparking a chase by a murderous sociopath.
- There Will Be Blood – Set in the early 20th century, this film follows the path of a cruel oil prospector who will stop at nothing to gain power and wealth.
Find a full list of Oscar nominees online, including Best Actor and Best Actress nominees, or head to your nearest movie cinema for a peak at nominated films.
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