Oscar 2008

Nominados por la mejor Dirección.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

by Julian Schnabel
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Julian Schnabel.

FILM SYNOPSIS
When fashion editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffers a stroke at the age of forty-five, he is left almost completely paralyzed. As he attempts to reconcile himself to his devastating condition, Bauby draws on his imagination to create a vivid inner world without limitations, and--able to communicate only by blinking his left eye--begins the daunting task of dictating a book.
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JUNO

by Jason Reitman
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Jason Reitman.

FILM SYNOPSIS
When Juno, a smart, outspoken sixteen-year-old, finds herself pregnant, she decides to give the baby up for adoption. As her pregnancy progresses, she spends time with the baby's prospective adoptive parents, Mark and Vanessa Loring, until her growing bond with Mark begins to take a turn that could throw everyone's plans into chaos. Chequea el trailer del filme en: JUNO Trailer



Michael Clayton

by Tony Gilroy
Including his nomination this year for Original Screenplay for MICHAEL CLAYTON, this is the second Academy Award nomination for Tony Gilroy.

FILM SYNOPSIS
When one of the star attorneys at a powerful corporate law firm suffers a guilt-fueled breakdown that threatens to derail a planned merger, the firm's fixer, Michael Clayton, is called in to take care of the situation. As he delves into the facts behind the multimillion dollar lawsuit at the center of the conflict, Michael finds himself making moral and ethical decisions that will place his life in danger. Chequea el trialer del filme en: Michael Clayton - Trailer


No Country for Old Men

by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Including his nominations this year for Directing and Adapted Screenplay for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, this is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Ethan Coen. He was previously nominated for:
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) -- Nominee, Writing (Adapted)
FARGO (1996) -- Nominee, Best Picture
FARGO (1996) -- Winner, Writing (Original)
Including his nominations this year for Directing and Adapted Screenplay for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, this is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Joel Coen. He was previously nominated for:
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) -- Nominee, Writing (Adapted)
FARGO (1996) -- Nominee, Directing
FARGO (1996) -- Winner, Writing (Original)
Including their nomination this year for Film Editing for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, Ethan and Joel Coen have also received two nominations under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes. Roderick Jaynes was previously nominated for:
FARGO (1996) -- Nominee, Film Editing

FILM SYNOPSIS
When Llewellyn Moss comes upon a corpse-strewn drug-deal-gone-wrong in the middle of the barren West Texas range, he takes the bag of cash he finds at the scene and soon draws the attention of the county sheriff investigating the crime. Sheriff Bell will become Llewellyn's best hope for survival, however, when he finds himself the object of a relentless pursuit by hired killer Anton Chigurh, a murderous sociopath. Chequea el trailer del filme en: No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

by Paul Thomas Anderson
Including his nominations this year for Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay for THERE WILL BE BLOOD, this is the fifth Academy Award nomination for Paul Thomas Anderson. He was previously nominated for:
MAGNOLIA (1999) -- Nominee, Writing (Original)
BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) -- Nominee, Writing (Original)

FILM SYNOPSIS
In his ruthless pursuit of wealth, misanthropic oilman Daniel Plainview tricks a local farmer into signing away his valuable drilling rights and rejects his own son, H.W., when the boy loses his hearing in an accident. As he becomes increasingly isolated and unstable, Daniel places his trust in a vagrant claiming to be his half-brother, and finds his position unsettled by H.W.'s return and the growing popularity of the farmer's son, now an evangelical preacher. Chequea el trailer del filme en: there will be blood