# Oscar nominations are out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498 "2008-01-22T14:32:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/41 "2008-01-22T21:54:28Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] How 'bout John Lithgow for _The World According to Garp_ (also 1983)? [/QUOTE] He was post-op in that film, so yeah, that counts. Well done. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/42 "2008-01-22T22:00:02Z")
[QUOTE=Reloy3] I loved the music of _Enchanted_, but I’m afraid 3 noms will split the vote and one of the other two nominees will win. But, is anything from _Hairspray_ even eligible? My understanding is that all the music from _Hairspray_ was done first either on Broadway or in the previous version, which would make them ineligible. [/QUOTE] _Hairspray_ did have a couple new songs, including “Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)”–not great, but still, come on! Let’s spread the wealth a little (especially since “So Close” is a snoozer and “Happy Working Song” is a cutsie throw-away at best). I hope you’re right about the vote-split though (it certainly seemed to do the trick with _Dreamgirls_ last year) because that would almost guarantee an Oscar for_Once_, and that would be well-deserved indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/43 "2008-01-22T22:16:50Z")
Just got back from seeing **There Will Be Blood** , the last of the nominees I hadn’t seen. Very disappointing. I thought it was a great performance by Daniel Day Lewis in an otherwise mediocre film. None of the characters responded or behaved in the way real people do. And whoever wrote the screenplay has obviously never seen the inside of a church, because the church scenes were ludicrous and surreal. Out of the films nominated, my pick would be **No Country for Old Men**. I believe **No Country** and **Juno** will be the only films among the best picture nominees that will be regarded as classics 15 years from now. **Michael Clayton** is also very good, but not quite that level. It’s a shame that **Into the Wild** didn’t get nominated. I believe it will also be well-regarded for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/44 "2008-01-22T22:16:59Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuyI hope you’re right about the vote-split though (it certainly seemed to do the trick with _Dreamgirls_ last year) because that would almost guarantee an Oscar for_Once_, and that would be well-deserved indeed.[/QUOTE] Oh hell yeah. “Falling Slowly” is the best song to be nominated for an Oscar in a long time. And since “Once” was my favorite movie last year, I’d love to see it get some recognition on Oscar night. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/45 "2008-01-23T00:29:54Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] Wouldn’t it be wonderful if “Norbit” won an Oscar? [/QUOTE] I can just see the top of the DVD case right now… heh. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/46 "2008-01-23T02:01:25Z")
[Here](http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2008/oscar_nominations_reacitons.htm) are some nice reactions from some of the nominees. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/47 "2008-01-23T02:41:11Z")
I’m just glad Gone Baby Gone got no nominations as it was Shit Baby Shit 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/48 "2008-01-23T03:32:47Z")
I haven’t seen a single nominee, probably because I only saw two theatrical releases in 2007 (\*\*Die Hard 17 \*\* and the god-awful **Knocked Up** , which I am so glad got shut out.) The good news is I now have many more films to add to my Netflix queue. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/49 "2008-01-23T03:51:02Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I’m just glad Gone Baby Gone got no nominations as it was Shit Baby Shit 🙂 [/QUOTE] Amy Ryan got her nomination for best supporting actress rescinded? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/50 "2008-01-23T03:58:30Z")
Y’all, geez! If I may… There Will Be Blood is an instant classic, a true American epic. Michael Clayton is a very good movie, especially for a first feature. Gone Baby Gone is a very good movie, especially for a first feature. Knocked Up was one of the funniest and heartfelt movies of the year. Anymore debunking needs to be done I’ll be back. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/51 "2008-01-23T04:10:03Z")
I was pleased to see Sarah Polley’s nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, even if she did not get nominated for Best Director for Away From Her. It seems to me unlikely that this will be her last work from the other side of the camera. I was also pleased to see that Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated as well. I’ve not seen There Will Be Blood yet, but I do like him a lot. And hey, he’s a good actor, too. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/52 "2008-01-23T05:34:55Z")
Another movie that should have gotten some consideration (at the very least for cinematography and acting - particularly Steve Zahn in a supporting role) is [Rescue Dawn](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/). (Though it’s listed as a 2006 release, it wasn’t released in the US until 2007. I’m a little fuzzy on the rules, but I _think_ it would be eligible for Oscars this year.) ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/53 "2008-01-23T14:14:43Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I’m just glad Gone Baby Gone got no nominations as it was Shit Baby Shit 🙂 [/QUOTE] I don’t read so good I guess- :smack: :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498/54 "2008-01-24T00:31:38Z")
[QUOTE=randwill] Oh hell yeah. “Falling Slowly” is the best song to be nominated for an Oscar in a long time. [/QUOTE] Agreed. I want there to be an Oscar ceremony if only to see them perform this song there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-nominations-are-out/434498.md?page=2)