FILM OF THE WEEK
INTERVIEW | And the 2008 Oscar nominees are... |
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| Written by the editor | |
| Tuesday, 22 January 2008 | |
 The Oscar nominations were announced earlier today in Los Angeles, with European films making a relatively strong appearance in several categories. British period drama Atonement was one of the multiple nominees with a total of seven nominations, just behind US-produced frontrunners There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men with eight nominations each. Though it was not nominated for Best Director, Atonement did walk away with a Best Picture mention as well as nominations in the categories Best Supporting Actress (for young Saoirse Ronan); Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Art Direction; Best Cinematography; Best Costume Design and Best Musical Score. French Edith Pif biopic La môme (La Vie en Rose) snagged three nominations: for Best Actress (Marion Cotillard), Best Makeup and Best Costume Design. The Franco-US co-production Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) scored four nominations, including a Best Director nod for US artist Julian Schnabel, as well as nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay. The French animated film Persepolis, also co-produced with the US, was nominated in the Best Animated Feature category. In the Best Foreign Film category, the five nominees are: Beaufort from Israel, Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters) from Austria, Mongol from Kazakhstan, 12 from Russia and Katyn from Poland. The winners will be announced on February 24 in a ceremony in Los Angeles. A full overview of all nominations can be found on the official website of the Oscars. |
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