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The 2008 Academy Award nominees will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Before the official nominees are named, here's a look at my predictions for potential Oscar nominations.

Despite this being a rather ordinary show that was largely unspectacular, there were many worthy winners at this year's Oscars.

An overview of the nominees, and my predictions for the winners of the 80th annual Academy Awards

With the winners of the Golden Globes fresh in people's minds, who will be nominated for Oscars in 2008? These 2008 Oscar predictions offer some of the best bets for who'll be nominated, and who will ultimately walk away with the the prize.

For many years I have thought it strange that I never saw the Oscars on TV. It was only two years ago that I discovered that the Academy Awards was the award show and that the Oscar is the name of the golden statuette.

Read acceptance speech highlights, and find a complete list of all Academy Award winners and Oscar nominees. Biggest winners were No Country for Old Men, The Bourne Ultimatum and La Vie En Rose and There Will Be Blood.

Oscar Predictions for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Animated Film in 2007.

No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood and Atonement Lead the Oscar nominations.

Critical favorites "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" lead the pack of Oscar nominees, along with a few surprise guests.

Oscar winner Kathy Bates (Best Actress for Misery, ) assisted with the announcements from Samuel Goldwyn Auditorium of the nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards early Tuesday morning in Hollywood.

The nominations for the Academy Awards will be announced Tuesday, January 22, 2008. These are the favorites for copping an Oscar nod!

Use this valuable information to impress friends, win money, and enter Oscar pick contests!

The official Oscar nominations will not be announced until tomorrow. People are anxiously awaiting the announcements for the nominations in the top Oscar categories.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences anounced the Oscar nominations for the best of the 2007 year. Cate Blanchett was nominated in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories while Keira Knightley and James McAvoy were shut out.

The 2008 Oscars are actually taking place tonight at 8:30 EST. I spent this weekend renting all of the Oscar-nominations I could get my hands on that are on DVD, because I was determined to be better informed for tonight's event. I even went to go see one in the theatres.

My goal here is to produce a series of columns giving thoughts, predictions, commentary and information on the movie awards season leading up to the Academy Awards

A rundown of the top contenders to be nominated for best supporting actor at the 2007 Academy Awards....

I have around a 75% rate of predicting the nominees in the six major Oscar categories. These are my theories about who will get in this year.

The biggest Oscar race of all could come down to two of the bleakest and most uncompromising Oscar nominees in some time. Find out how "No Country" and "Blood" could both win and lose.

Javier Bardem took home the Best Supporting Oscar for "No Country for Old Men," adding to 3 others the film won, but Marion Cotillard's Best Actress for portraying Edith Piaf may have been the night's upset.

Neck and neck with "No Country for Old Men" in the Oscar race, Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson help "There Will Be Blood" make its case for Oscar glory.

It's time for the makeup sex... according to comedian/talk show host Jon Stewart.

Four films received the highest number of Oscar nominations this year: No Country for Old Men and There Will be Blood lead with eight Oscar nominations each, followed by seven nominations for both Atonement and Michael Clayton.

A quick look at the possible Academy Award nominees for the year 2007 in cinema

Thw Writers Guild of America, locked in bitter contract negotiations

A review of PT Anderson's film There Will Be Blood

"No Country for Old Men", "Sweeney Todd", and "There Will Be Blood" are three major Oscar contenders....or they will be if the Academy voters can stomach them.

A look at the 2007 Oscar nominees and of those who were unfortunetly (and infuriatingly) snubbed.

"Sunrise" won the first -- and only -- Oscar awarded for "Unique and Artistic Production" at the 1927-28 Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences uses proportional voting (also known as a preferential system) for the selection of Oscar nominees

Every year, the excitement mounts to see who will gain recognition within the film industry. As always, a few surprises, snubs, and no-brainers have been released.

Here are the 2008 Academy Award winners and how the top category winners compared with my predictions. There were several surprises for me.

Even with the ongoing Writer''s Guild of America strike, awards season carries on with the Oscars. Here is a list of probable nominees in the 6 major categories for the 80th annual Academy Awards

It's the 80th anniversary for the prestigious Academy Awards ceremony. Here's a list of movies than have won or been nominated for the top prizes.

This year's award races in the film industry heavily favor George Clooney, Gangster Themes, and Writer's Strike political correctness. An Oscar and Golden Globes wrapup.

All of Hollywood is buzzing with the 80th Academy Awards nominations.

The Oscars were fairly typical of the awards show that hit its 80th birthday this year.

"No Country," "Blood" and Cate Blanchett are the big winners on Oscar nominating day,

Here are the Oscar nominees for 2008, just announced this morning, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Several Best Picture winners later received a huge backlash for beating more darker and acclaimed movies. "Juno" could be the next film to suffer that fate if it pulls off an Oscar upset.

Now I haven't been to a movie for a while but I can tell if a film is going to be good or not by watching the previews and looking the film up on the Internet.

This article shares information on the 2008 Oscar nominations along with some predictions about possible winners.

My top ten picks for the best movies of 2007, as well as some honorable mentions.

Some snubs, some surprises, and a long -awaited win in this year's 79th Annual Academy Awards

2008 Oscar Predictions: Who will get the nod and who will get snubbed.

The Golden Globes have set the stage for the big event Hollywood has been waiting for.

The 79th annual Academy Awards is now over as all the actors and actresses breath a sigh of relief and can begin again to enthral us with performances in hopes that next year will bring a nomination and maybe the golden man himself.

It's Almost time, Oscar is about to take the stage for the 78th Annual Academy Awards. The Pinnacle of award presentations, and the only one I will be watching.

Have you ever watched the Oscars and thought, "I didn't see any of these movies?" Well check out some of the possible upcoming nominees so you can be sure to catch their movies.

The Academy Awards are over with. The show was uneven but the awards at the end made it worthwhile.

Born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, John Stewart has become a major figure in the television landscape in his role on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In January of 2006 he was chosen to be host of the 78th Academy Awards.

The decision of the Academy Awards to give Best Picture to Crash over Brokeback Mountain got me to thinking about the last time there was an upset in the top category. So I decided to rewatch Spielberg's 1998 classic...

David Letterman presided over the most entertaining Oscar telecast of the past thirty years. His reward? He's never been invited back, but Whoopi "Four Hours of Jokes that Bomb" Goldberg has been invited back multiple times.

The list of nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards contained a sizeable number of snubs and surprises.

My predications for the 2008 Oscars.

Continuing a look at my three part series on the Golden Globe Awards, here is a look at the awards in the 1990's.

A brief summary of who I am rooting for to take home golden statues.

Plan your Oscar theme party now for a red carpet evening of movie atmosphere, rich food, and movie viewing and trivia. Do not forget the Oscar gift bag.

While all the focus is on the awards ceremony, the real story lies behind the scenes. The process of choosing the Academy Awards is steeped in tradition and determines who walks up on stage, and who just walks.

The Globes are thought to be the precursor to the Academy Awards but that is sometimes not the case. Last year, for instance, Academy Award winning Best Picture "Crash" was not even nominated for the Globe in the same category.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was founded by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer V.P. Louis B. Mayer to forestall unionization in Hollywood. During the height of the Great Depression, labor strife nearly destroyed the Academy and the Oscars.

The Oscars tend to recognize certain kinds of actors, performances, and movies over and over. Who fell under those Oscar friendly trends this year?

The 13th Annual Critic's Choice Awards will air on Monday, January, 7, 2008. Which films and actors will win?

Every year, ESPN has their annual awards show recognizing the best in sports from that year. ESPY stands for "Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly." The first annual award show was held in 1993, and there has been one every year since.

The 13th Annual Critics Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Center went off without a hitch on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 9 p.m. on VH1. No picket lines were present at this awards show, so actors felt no guilt about showing up.

A recent view of E! Entertainment's repeat broadcast of the red carpet show at the SAG Awards has caused me to reflect on my fixation with Awards shows. I have been watching awards shows for many years.

Here is a continuing look at the Golden Globe Awards, this time looking at the decade of the 1980's.

Though we still don't know if the show will in fact go on, due to the never-ending Writer's Strike, the Oscars nominations will nevertheless be announced at 5:30 am PT (8:30 am EST) this upcoming Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

Many expected winners did actually take home the golden statue, but there were a couple surprises!

A look at the 2008 Oscars, some strange moments and a look at pre-show predictions versus post show results.

This year's Academy Awards is sure to be controversial. We will have some surprises in store.

Cinematographer Haskell Wexler has won two Oscars for his photography on motion pictures. He remains a committed political progressive.

If you've ever watched the Oscars and thought, "I've never even heard of these movies" then make sure to see the Oscar nominees ahead of time but checking out my predictions for possible Oscar nominees.

The 2008 Academy Award nominations were announced in Beverly Hills, California on Tuesday morning, January 22, 2008.

A list of the classic movies and events that director P.T Anderson paid homage to, or borrowed from, to make "There Will Be Blood"

Spanish actor Javier Bardem won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "No Country for Old Men"

Javier Bardem was a brilliant actor even before he won an Oscar. His best quality is the roles that he chooses to play.

A short story and cheesecake recipe based on Oscar night.

A slicing look at the Coen brothers' latest film.

Javier Bardem won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "No Country for Old Men"

Won Four Oscars. There is a reason why.

"No Country for Old Men" became the 80'th Oscar winner for Best Picture, as the Coen Brothers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Javier Bardem, and Tilda Swinton were also huge winners.

"There Will Be Blood" is the latest from Paul Thomas Anderson who has yet to direct a truly bad motion picture.

Featuring a phenomenal performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood brings to life as charismatic and captivating a character as any to grace the screen this year.

Parting the Blood. A Review of There Will Be Blood.

The 2008 movie season will have a long way to go to top the crop of movies from 2007. One specific area that will be hard to top is the way so many great 2007 movies ended.

The race for Best Director could be a reflection of Best Picture, as the directors of "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" go toe to toe.

The Oscars are just around the corner. Here are predictions for which films, Actors, and Actresses will take home Academy Awards

Thanks to the controversial non-end of "The Sopranos" final episode, movies like "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" feel free to cheat their audiences.

The 80th Academy Awards was hosted by the normally funny Jon Stewart; however, tonight he wasn't even remotely funny.

I thoroughly enjoyed Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano when they had scenes together. Every single scene that they were in with one another was outstanding. They have great hate chemistry.

Oscar Winning film based on the Upton Sinclair novel, Oil.

Joel and Ethan Coen's "No Country for Old Men" earned four gold statuettes at the 2008 Oscar Ceremony.

Sunday in Hollywood all the stars were out and shining for the biggest event, the 80th Academy Awards!

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, aka the SAG Awards were handed out tonight. The SAG Awards are given to actors and actresses and ensemble cast