Academy Awards 2008

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The 2008 Academy Awards took place on February 24, 2008 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles . It was the 80th presentation of the Academy Award since it was first presented in 1929 . In the year of the Academy Awards, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films of 2007.

The most successful films
(at least two nominations; highlighted = most awards,
N = nomination; A = award)
Movie	N	A.
No Country for Old Men	8th	4th
There Will Be Blood	8th	2
Apology	7th	1
Michael Clayton	7th	1
Ratatouille	5	1
Juno	4th	1
Butterfly and diving bell	4th	0
The Bourne ultimatum	3	3
La vie en rose	3	2
Sweeney Todd - The devil barber from Fleet Street	3	1
Transformers	3	0
Cursed	3	0
American gangster	2	0
At your side	2	0
The Golden Compass	2	1
The murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford	2	0
The Savage siblings	2	0
Elizabeth - The Golden Kingdom	2	1
Into the wild	2	0
Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End	2	0
Death train to Yuma	2	0

preparation

Since December 26, 2007, 5,000 AMPAS members have made the decision as to which films should receive a nomination. By January 12, 2008 ballot papers had to be sent to the Academy. Ten days later, it published the nominations. Those entitled to vote then cast votes again for the nominees they favored. From February 19, 2008, those responsible at the Academy counted the results. On February 24, 2008, the awards ceremony took place at the Kodak Theater.

Moderation

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart hosted the evening of the award ceremony. Before Ellen DeGeneres ' moderation in 2007, Stewart had moderated in 2006. He also hosted the 2001 and 2002 Grammy Awards .

Live performances & presenters

Live performances of all five nominated film songs were planned for the award ceremony. Furthermore, the first presenters were named, including the four 2007 Oscar winners in the actor categories. These traditionally present the prize winners of the opposite sex in the category in which they themselves received an Oscar. So it was assumed that Helen Mirren , for example , who received the Oscar for Best Actress for The Queen last year , would present the Oscar for Best Actor this time.

Music contributions

Jon McLaughlin - So Close from Cursed
Kristin Chenoweth , Marlon Saunders - That's How You Know from Verwünscht
Jamia Simone Nash - Raise It Up from The Sound of the Heart
Amy Adams - Happy Working Song from Cursed
Glen Hansard , Markéta Irglová - Falling Slowly from Once

transmission

In Germany, the award ceremony was broadcast live by the Munich TV station ProSieben . In the United States , ABC showed the event for the 33rd time. The US broadcasting rights are contractually guaranteed to the station until 2014. On the occasion of the first Austrian nomination for the Foreign Language Oscar since 1987, the ORF also broadcast the Oscar award live for the first time; in fact, the Austrian contribution was awarded the Oscar for best foreign language film .

Preliminary decisions

In June 2007, 95 countries were called upon to submit proposals for nominations for the best foreign language film . The German jury announced on September 18, 2007, from the proposals submitted for Germany at the end are tourists , the house of sleeping beauties , my guide - the really truest truth about Adolf Hitler , Strajk - the heroine of Danzig , four minutes , winter trip and Fatih Akın's drama On the Other Side of having set up the latter film. The Turkey -nominated Takva - fear of God , a drama which was also produced by Akın. Austria launched a Holocaust drama with Die Fälscher ; Switzerland submitted the comedy Die Herbstzeitlosen as a candidate.

As of October 17, 2007, it was known that 63 proposals had been accepted and have since then been viewed and evaluated by the responsible committee. Azerbaijan and Ireland submitted their country’s first submission. Nine of the total available foreign films were shot in Spanish , seven in German and five in various forms of Chinese . Of the 63 films, nine films were put on a shortlist, from which the five nominated films and the other nominations were finally announced on January 22, 2008. Surprisingly, neither the winner of the European Film Prize, the Romanian drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days , nor the German contribution On the Other Side were among the candidates. Instead, Stefan Ruzowitzky's drama Die Fälscher was included in the shortlist, along with contributions from Brazil, Israel, Italy, Canada, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia and Serbia. With Giuseppe Tornatore , Nikita Michalkow , Denys Arcand and Andrzej Wajda , four Oscar-winning directors competed in this category.

For the Oscars for Best Documentary and Best Animated Fiction , selection lists were submitted in November 2007, from which members of the Academy's departments had to determine the Oscar nominations. From a total of 70 documentaries, 15 films were selected, including Michael Moore's controversial film Sicko . Twelve animated feature films qualified for the 2008 Academy Awards, including two foreign language films with Tekkon Kinkreet and Persepolis . Among the American animated films, The Simpsons - The Movie , Shrek the Third and Ratatouille were three box office hits of the 2007 cinema summer.

A preselection was also made for the categories Best Visual Effects and Best Make-up; After a presentation of excerpts from the proposed films, the three Oscar nominations were selected from seven films each. In the Best Visual Effects category, these were the films The Bourne Ultimatum , Evan Almighty , The Golden Compass , I Am Legend , Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End , 300 and Transformers . The films Butterfly and Diving Bell , Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , La vie en rose , Norbit , Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End , Sweeney Todd - The Devilish Barber from Fleet Street and 300 were awarded for best make-up suggested.

Best movie

presented by Denzel Washington

No Country for Old Men - Ethan Coen , Joel Coen , Scott Rudin

Atonement (Atonement) - Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner and Paul Webster

Juno - Lianne Halfon , Mason Novick , Russell Smith

Michael Clayton - Jennifer Fox , Kerry Orent , Sydney Pollack

There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson , Daniel Lupi , JoAnne Sellar

Best director

presented by Martin Scorsese

Ethan Coen , Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood

Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Jason Reitman - Juno

Julian Schnabel - Butterfly and Diving Bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis - Best Actor for his role in There Will Be Blood

presented by Helen Mirren

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

George Clooney - Michael Clayton

Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah

Viggo Mortensen - Fatal Promises - Eastern Promises (Eastern Promises)

Best main actress

presented by Forest Whitaker

Marion Cotillard - La vie en rose (La Môme)

Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth : The Golden Age

Julie Christie - By Her Side (Away from Her)

Laura Linney - The Savage siblings (The Savages)

Ellen Page - Juno

Best supporting actor

presented by Jennifer Hudson

Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War (Charlie Wilson's War)

Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild

Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

The best supporting actress

Tilda Swinton - Best Supporting Actress for her role in Michael Clayton

presented by Alan Arkin

Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Ruby Dee - American gangster

Saoirse Ronan - Atonement (Atonement)

Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone (Gone Baby Gone)

Best adapted script

Ethan and Joel Coen - Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men

presented by Josh Brolin and James McAvoy

Ethan Coen , Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood

Christopher Hampton - Atonement (Atonement)

Ronald Harwood - Butterfly and Diving Bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)

Sarah Polley - At Her Side (Away from Her)

Best original script

presented by Harrison Ford

Diablo Cody - Juno

Brad Bird , Jim Capobianco , Jan Pinkava - Ratatouille

Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Tamara Jenkins - The Savage siblings (The Savages)

Nancy Oliver - Lars and the Real Girl

Best camera

presented by Cameron Diaz

Robert Elswit - There Will Be Blood

Roger Deakins - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)

Roger Deakins - No Country for Old Men

Janusz Kamiński - Butterfly and Diving Bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)

Seamus McGarvey - Atonement (Atonement)

Best production design

presented by Cate Blanchett

Dante Ferretti , Francesca Lo Schiavo - Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)

Jim Erickson , Jack Fisk - There Will Be Blood

Dennis Gassner , Anna Pinnock - Der Goldene Kompass (The Golden Compass)

Sarah Greenwood , Katie Spencer - Atonement (Atonement)

Arthur Max , Beth A. Rubino - American gangsters

Best costume design

presented by Jennifer Garner

Alexandra Byrne - Elizabeth : The Golden Age

Marit Allen - La vie en rose (La Môme)

Colleen Atwood - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Jacqueline Durran - Atonement (Atonement)

Albert Wolsky - Across the Universe

Best makeup

presented by Katherine Heigl

Jan Archibald , Didier Lavergne - La vie en rose (La Môme)

Rick Baker , Kazuhiro Tsuji - Norbit

Ve Neill , Martin Samuel - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Best film score

presented by Amy Adams

Dario Marianelli - Atonement (Atonement)

Marco Beltrami - Death Train to Yuma (3:10 to Yuma)

Michael Giacchino - Ratatouille

James Newton Howard - Michael Clayton

Alberto Iglesias - The Kite Runner (The Kite Runner)

Best song

presented by John Travolta

“Falling Slowly” from Once - Glen Hansard , Markéta Irglová

" Happy Working Song " from Enchanted (Enchanted) - Alan Menken , Stephen Schwartz

" Raise It Up " from The Sound of the Heart (August Rush) - Jamal Joseph , Charles Mack , Tevin Thomas

" So Close " from Enchanted (Enchanted) - Alan Menken , Stephen Schwartz

" That's How You Know " from Enchanted (Enchanted) - Alan Menken , Stephen Schwartz

Best animated short film

presented by Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) from Bee Movie

Peter and the Wolf (Peter & the Wolf) - Suzie Templeton , Hugh Welchman

I Met the Walrus - Josh Raskin

Madame Tutli-Putli - Chris Lavis , Maciek Szczerbowski

My love (Moja Lyubov) - Alexander Petrov

Même les pigeons vont au paradis - Samuel Tourneux , Simon Vanesse

Best short film

presented by Owen Wilson

Mozart the pickpockets (Le Mozart des pickpockets) - Philippe Pollet-Villard

At Night - Christian E. Christiansen , Louise Vesth

The Representation (Il supplente) - Andrea Jublin

Tanghi Argentini - Guido Thys , Anja Daelemans

The Tonto Woman - Daniel Barber , Matthew Brown

Best documentary

presented by Tom Hanks

Taxi to the Dark Side - Alex Gibney , Eva Orner

No End In Sight - Invasion of the Amateurs? (No End in Sight) - Charles H. Ferguson , Audrey Marrs

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience - Richard E. Robbins

Sicko - Michael Moore

War / Dance - Andrea Nix Fine , Sean Fine

Best documentary short film

Presented by Tom Hanks and US Army soldiers in Iraq (via satellite)

Freeheld - Vanessa Roth , Cynthia Wade

La Corona - Amanda Micheli , Isabel Vega

Salim Baba - Francisco Bello , Tim Sternberg

Sari's Mother - James Longley

Best foreign language film

presented by Penélope Cruz

The counterfeiters - Austria - Stefan Ruzowitzky

Beaufort (בופור) - Israel - Joseph Cedar

The Katyn (Katyń) Massacre - Poland - Andrzej Wajda

The Mongol (Монгол) - Kazakhstan - Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov

12 - Russia - Nikita Sergejewitsch Michalkow

Prizes of honor

The 98-year-old art director and production designer Robert F. Boyle was awarded an honorary Oscar for his life's work. Boyle has been nominated four times for an Oscar for Best Production Design during his 70-year career , including for Alfred Hitchcock's The Invisible Third (1959) and the musical adaptation Anatevka (1971). The award was presented to him by Nicole Kidman .

With the Gordon E. Sawyer Award was David Grafton for his work in the development of lenses for optical Printer honored. Grafton received two Scientific and Engineering Awards in 1981 and 1987 . Optical printers are used to incorporate visual effects into films; Grafton was involved in creating the effects for the first Star Wars trilogy and for the science fiction film Blade Runner . The Gordon E. Sawyer Award was presented on February 9, 2008 as part of the award ceremony for science and technology.

David Inglish was presented with the John A. Bonner Medal , an honorary award, at the award ceremony for science and technology .

Web links

Press review of the 2008 Academy Awards on film-zeit.de (German)
Academy Awards 2008 in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

↑ oscar.com

↑ oscars.org: General Timetable

↑ Variety : Academy Sets Calendar for Oscars ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , March 21, 2007

↑ quotenmeter.de : The 80th Academy Awards will take place on February 24th, March 24th 2007

↑ spielfilm.de: Jon Stewart moderates the Academy Awards 2008 , September 2007

↑ BBC : Jon Stewart Returns as Oscar Host , September 12, 2007

↑ oscars.org: Oscar Show Participants Revealed , February 14, 2008

↑ oscars.org: ABC and Academy Extend Oscar Telecast Agreement , February 7, 2005

↑ filmstarts.de: Oscars 2008: Seven films are available as a German contribution ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , September 10, 2007

↑ Cinema : Germany's Oscar candidate ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.cinema.de

↑ Cinema : Turkey submits "Takva" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.cinema.de
↑ Der Tagesspiegel : "The Counterfeiters" nominated for an Oscar , August 31, 2007
↑ Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6e5ee20deec6c796936a0b0e07a6822d ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2 from January 15, 2008.
↑ oscars.org: 15 Docs Move Ahead in 2007 Oscar Race , November 19, 2007
↑ oscars.org: 12 Animated Features Submitted for 2007 Oscar Consideration , November 8, 2007
↑ oscars.org: Seven in Running for 2007 Visual Effects Oscar , January 4, 2008; Seven Films Vie for 2007 Makeup Oscar , January 7, 2008.
↑ oscars.org: Legendary Production Designer Robert Boyle Voted Honorary Academy Award , December 12, 2007
↑ oscars.org: Academy to Honor David A. Grafton with Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar , January 2, 2008
↑ oscars.org: Academy to Honor David Inglish with Bonner Medal , January 3, 2008

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[2] scars.org: General Timetable