Oscar Nominees Announced

Oscar nominees announced: The 2008 Oscar nominees were announced on Tuesday morning and "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" were the winners with eight nominations each, including best picture and best director.

"No Country for Old Men," a tale about a drug deal gone bad and "There Will Be Blood," a historical epic set during California's oil boom will go up against pregnancy comedy "Juno," the romance "Atonement," and George Clooney's legal drama "Michael Clayton" in the much heralded Best Picture category.

As far as individual nominations went Cate Blanchett stole the show. She was nominated for both a supporting actress and a best actress Oscar. Blanchett was nominated for best actress in a supporting role for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There. She was also nominated in the best actress category for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" in which she played the famous Queen Elizabeth.

Other actors and actresses that did well for themselves are Tommy Lee Jones and George Clooney, who received best acotr nominations and Laura Linney, who received a best actress nomination.

Surprisingly, the stars of "Atonement," Keira Knightley and James McAoy did not receive any nominations for their performance in what many thought would be the movie to garner the most nominations.

Best picture

"Atonement,"

"Juno,"

"Michael Clayton,"

"No Country for Old Men,"

"There Will Be Blood."

Best actress

Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age";

Julie Christie, "Away From Her";

Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose";

Laura Linney, "The Savages";

Ellen Page, "Juno."

Best actor

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."

Best supporting actress

Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There";

Ruby Dee, "American Gangster";

Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement";

Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone";

Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

Best supporting actor

Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford";

Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men";

Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild";

Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War";

Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."

Best director

Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly";

Jason Reitman, "Juno";

Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton";

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men";

Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Best foreign film

"Beaufort," Israel;

"The Counterfeiters," Austria;

"Katyn," Poland;

"Mongol," Kazakhstan;

"12," Russia.

Adapted screenplay

Christopher Hampton, "Atonement";

Sarah Polley, "Away from Her";

Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly";

Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men";

Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Original screenplay

Diablo Cody, "Juno";

Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl";

Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton";

Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille";

Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

Animated feature film

"Persepolis";

"Ratatouille";

"Surf's Up."

Art direction

"American Gangster,"

"Atonement,"

"The Golden Compass,"

"Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street,"

"There Will Be Blood."

Cinematography

"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,"

"Atonement,"

"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,"

"No Country for Old Men,"

"There Will Be Blood."

Sound mixing

"The Bourne Ultimatum,"

"No Country for Old Men,"

"Ratatouille,"

"3:10 to Yuma,"

"Transformers."

Sound editing

"The Bourne Ultimatum,"

"No Country for Old Men,"

"Ratatouille,"

"There Will Be Blood,"

"Transformers."

Original score

"Atonement," Dario Marianelli;

"The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias;

"Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard;

"Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino;

"3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.

Original song

"Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova;

"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz;

"Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined;

"So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz;

"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

Costume

"Across the Universe,"

"Atonement,"

"Elizabeth: The Golden Age,"

"La Vie en Rose,"

"Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Documentary feature

"No End in Sight,"

"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience,"

"Sicko,"

"Taxi to the Dark Side,"

"War/Dance."

Documentary short

"Freeheld,"

"La Corona (The Crown),"

"Salim Baba,"

"Sari's Mother."

Film editing

"The Bourne Ultimatum,"

"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,"

"Into the Wild,"

"No Country for Old Men,"

"There Will Be Blood."

Makeup

"La Vie en Rose,"

"Norbit,"

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Animated short film

"I Met the Walrus,"

"Madame Tutli-Putli,"

"Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven),"

"My Love (Moya Lyubov),"

"Peter & the Wolf."

Live action short film

"At Night,"

"Il Supplente (The Substitute),"

"Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets),"

"Tanghi Argentini,"

"The Tonto Woman."

Visual effects

"The Golden Compass,"

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,"

"Transformers."