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Reviews of Oscar nominees

January 22, 2008

There Will Be Blood

pick There Will Be Blood

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for eight awards including best picture, director, actor and adapted screenplay

No Country for Old Men

pick No Country for Old Men

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for eight awards including best picture, director, adapted screenplay and supporting actor

Michael Clayton

pick Michael Clayton

Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best picture, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, original screenplay and score

Juno

pick Juno

Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best picture, actress, director and original screenplay

Atonement

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for seven awards including best picture, supporting actress and adapted screenplay

The Savages

pick The Savages

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best actress and original screenplay

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

pick Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best actor, costume design and art direction

Away From Her

pick Away From Her

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best actress and adapted screenplay

In the Valley of Elah

pick In the Valley of Elah

Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best actor

La Vie en Rose

pick La Vie en Rose

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best actress, costume design and make-up

Eastern Promises

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Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best actor

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

pick The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Critic's Rating:
5

Nominated for best director, adapted screenplay, cinematography and editing

Ratatouille

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Critic's Rating:
5

Nominated for five awards including best animated film and original screenplay

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Nominated for best actress and costume design

I'm Not There

pick I'm Not There

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best supporting actress

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Nominated for best supporting actor and editing

American Gangster

American Gangster

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Nominated for best supporting actress and art direction

Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

Critic's Rating:
3

Nominated for best supporting actor

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best supporting actor and cinematography

Gone Baby Gone

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best supporting actress

Lars and the Real Girl

pick Lars and the Real Girl

Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best original screenplay

The Bourne Ultimatum

pick The Bourne Ultimatum

Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best editing, sound editing and sound mixing

Persepolis

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best animated film

Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Critic's Rating:
3

Nominated for best animated film

No End in Sight

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best documentary

Sicko

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Critic's Rating:
4

Nominated for best documentary

Taxi to the Dark Side

pick Taxi to the Dark Side

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best documentary

War/Dance

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best documentary

3:10 to Yuma

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best original score and sound mixing

Transformers

pick Transformers

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated for best visual effects, sound mixing and sound editing

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Nominated for best score

Enchanted

pick Enchanted

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Nominated three times for best original song

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Nominated for best costume design

August Rush

August Rush

Critic's Rating:
3

Nominated for best original song

Once

pick Once

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Nominated for best original song

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Nominated for best art direction and visual effects

 

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