80th Academy Awards Oscar Nominations 2008 - Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno
80th Academy Awards Oscar Nominations 2008 - Best Actress
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
Marion Cotillard as "Edith Piaf" in La Vie en Rose - This is her first nomination and her first Academy Award.
Born in Paris, Marion Cotillard most recently appeared opposite Russell Crowe and Albert
Finney in director Ridley Scott’s A Good Year, based on the internationally bestselling novel by
Peter Mayle.
In 2004, Cotillard was honored with the Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s A Very Long Engagement. This followed two Cesar nominations for Most
Promising Actress, the first for Gérard Pires’s Taxi (1998), the second for Gilles Paquet-
Brenner’s Les Jolies Choses(2001). Cotillard appeared in two sequels to the action comedy
Taxi, both directed by Gérard Krawczyk.
On this side of the Atlantic, Cotillard made lasting impressions in director Tim Burton’s Big Fish
(2004) with Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, and Billy Crudup; and Abel
Ferrara’s Mary(2005) with Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Modine, and Heather
Graham. Cotillard will next be seen in L’Ennemi public n° 1 (Public Enemy No. 1) director
Jean-François Richet’s take on the story of Jacques Mesrine, one of France’s master criminals
during the 1970s, starring Vincent Cassel and Alain Delon. Filming concurrently, the sequel,
Death Instinct,will co-star Cassel and Casino Royale’s Eva Green.
A spokesperson for Greenpeace, Cotillard was one of several actors, singers, and designers
involved in “Dessins pour le climat,” a 2005 charity album, with all proceeds contributed to the
environmental organization.
Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age This is her fifth nomination and the second in this category. She
was also nominated for her leading role in Elizabeth (1998). Her supporting role nominations were for The Aviator (2004), for which
she won the Oscar, and Notes on a Scandal (2006). She is also nominated this year in the supporting category for I’m Not There.
Julie Christie as "Fiona Anderson" in Away from Her This is her fourth nomination in this category. Her other nominations were for Darling
(1965), for which she won an Oscar, McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Afterglow (1997).
Laura Linney as Wendy Savage in The Savages This is her third nomination and the second in this category. She was nominated for
her leading role in You Can Count on Me (2000) and her supporting role in Kinsey (2004).
George Clooney as Michael Clayton in Michael Clayton George Clooney's fourth nomination and the first in this category. In 2005, he won
an Oscar for his supporting role in Syriana, and was also nominated for writing and directing
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood This is his fourth nomination in this category. He won an Oscar for his
performance in My Left Foot (1989) and was nominated for In the Name of the Father (1993) and Gangs of New York (2002).
"No Country for Old Men" wins Best Picture, Best Director. Daniel Day-Lewis wins best actor for his role in "There Will Be Blood". Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton Win Supporting Role Academy Awards, "Ratatouille" awarded Oscar for Best Animation Feature.
Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age
This is her fifth nomination and the second in this category. She was also nominated for her leading role in Elizabeth (1998). Her supporting role nominations were for The Aviator (2004), for which she won the Oscar, and Notes on a Scandal (2006). She is also nominated this year in the supporting category for I’m Not There.
Julie Christie as Fiona Anderson in Away from Her his is her fourth nomination in this category. Her other nominations were for Darling (1965), for which she won an Oscar, McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Afterglow (1997).
Laura Linney as Wendy Savage in The Savages This is her third nomination and the second in this category. She was nominated for her leading role in You Can Count on Me (2000) and her supporting role in Kinsey (2004).
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood This is his second Oscar and fourth nomination in this category. He previously won an Oscar for his performance in My Left Foot (1989) and was nominated for In the Name of the Father (1993) and Gangs of New York (2002).
Best Actor Oscar Nominees
George Clooney as Michael Clayton in Michael Clayton George Clooney's fourth nomination and the first in this category. In 2005, he won an Oscar for his supporting role in Syriana, and was also nominated for writing and directing Good Night, and Good Luck.
Tommy Lee Jones as Hank Deerfield in In the Valley of Elah Tommy Lee Jones' third nomination and the first in this category. He was nominated for his supporting roles in JFK (1991) and The Fugitive (1993), for which he won the Oscar.
"No Country for Old Men" wins Best Picture, Best Director. Daniel Day-Lewis wins best actor for his role in "There Will Be Blood". Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton Win Supporting Role Academy Awards, "Ratatouille" awarded Oscar for Best Animation Feature.
