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The nominees for the 80th Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2008, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and actress Kathy Bates, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced on February 24, 2008, at a ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Films that won multiple Oscars include: No Country for Old Men (4), The Bourne Ultimatum (3), La Vie En Rose (2), and There Will Be Blood (2).
On February 9, 2008, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Alba.[1]
[edit] Major awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
[edit] Other awards
- Robert F. Boyle - "To Robert Boyle in recognition of one of cinema's great careers in art direction."
[edit] Notable nominations and awards
- Roger Deakins, the British cinematographer is the first person to be nominated twice for Best Cinematography since 1971.
- Cate Blanchett:
- Blanchett's nomination for Best Actress renders her the first actress in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated twice for playing the same character in different films. Blanchett portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and in Elizabeth (1998); she earned a Best Actress nomination for both performances. The first person to achieve this distinction was Peter O'Toole, who was nominated twice for portraying Henry II. O'Toole earned Best Actor nominations for both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968).
- Blanchett's nominations for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress place her among only 10 other performers in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated for two acting Awards within the same year.
- Ruby Dee's nomination, at age 83, ranks her as the second oldest nominee ever for Best Supporting Actress in the history of the Academy Awards. Gloria Stuart (age 87) remains the oldest nominee ever in the history of this Award.
- Hal Holbrook's nomination, at age 82, ranks him as the oldest nominee ever for Best Supporting Actor in the history of the Academy Awards. His nomination displaces Ralph Richardson (age 82), who had held this distinction since 1984.
- Kevin O'Connell's nomination for Best Sound Mixing brings his total Academy Award nominations to 20 and distinguishes him as the artist with the most unsuccessful nominations ever.
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