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Director:
Louis J. Horvitz
Writers:
Rory Albanese (writer)
Rachel Axler (writer)
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Release Date:
24 February 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
The one. The only.
Plot:
In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include Atonement (2007), Juno (2007), Michael Clayton (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), and There Will Be Blood (2007). | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Slumdog, Dark Knight & Button Triumph At Arts Design Awards
 (From WENN. 15 February 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)

Top Specials Of 2008 Were Sports Shows
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 December 2008, 1:37 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Funny and well done traditional Oscars. It also payed homage to the years best "No Country for Old Men" more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jon Stewart ... Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jan Aaris ... Himself

Amy Adams ... Herself - Presenter / Performer

Casey Affleck ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jessica Alba ... Herself - Presenter: Scientific and Technical Awards

Don Ameche ... Himself (archive footage)

Paul Thomas Anderson ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay, Director & Picture

Michelangelo Antonioni ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Jan Archibald ... Herself - Winner: Best Makeup

Alan Arkin ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Karen M. Baker ... Herself - Winner: Best Sound Editing

Javier Bardem ... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Michael Bay ... Himself

Ingmar Bergman ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Brad Bird ... Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film / Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Cate Blanchett ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Robert F. Boyle ... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Jean-Claude Brialy ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Josh Brolin ... Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
Roscoe Lee Browne ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Alexandra Byrne ... Herself - Winner: Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
Jim Capobianco ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Steve Carell ... Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature

Kitty Carlisle ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Jay Cassidy ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing
Kristin Chenoweth ... Herself - Performer

Julie Christie ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Bob Clark ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

George Clooney ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Diablo Cody ... Herself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay

Ethan Coen ... Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture / Nominee: Best Editing

Joel Coen ... Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, & Best Picture / Nominee: Best Editing
Bill Conti ... Himself

Marion Cotillard ... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Penélope Cruz ... Herself - Presenter

Miley Cyrus ... Herself - Presenter
Laraine Day ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Roger Deakins ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Ruby Dee ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Patrick Dempsey ... Himself - Presenter

Judi Dench ... Herself (archive footage)

Johnny Depp ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Cameron Diaz ... Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
Donfeld ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Michael Douglas ... Himself (also archive footage)
Paul Douglas ... Himself (archive footage)

John Dykstra ... Himself
Bud Ekins ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Peter Ellenshaw ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Robert Elswit ... Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Ray Evans ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Colin Farrell ... Himself - Presenter

Dante Ferretti ... Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Dionne Figgins ... Enchanted Dancer
Michael L. Fink ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Louise Fletcher ... Herself (archive footage)

Harrison Ford ... Himself - Presenter
Freddie Francis ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Kirk Francis ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Sidney Ganis ... Himself

Jennifer Garner ... Herself - Presenter
Alex Gibney ... Himself - Winner: Best Documentary
Tony Gilroy ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Himself (archive footage)
Bernard Gordon ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Ruth Gordon ... Herself (archive footage)
David Grafton ... Himself
Johnny Grant ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Dabbs Greer ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Allen Lee Haff ... Himself
Per Hallberg ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
Christopher Hampton ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay
Peter Handford ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Tom Hanks ... Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Short Subject
Glen Hansard ... Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song
Curtis Harrington ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Ronald Harwood ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay

Anne Hathaway ... Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature

Katherine Heigl ... Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup

Jonah Hill ... Himself - Presenter

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Hal Holbrook ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Celeste Holm ... Herself (archive footage)
Jennifer Hudson ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (also archive footage)

Holly Hunter ... Herself (archive footage)

Betty Hutton ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Markéta Irglová ... Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song
George Jenkins ... Memorial Tribute
Tamara Jenkins ... Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Elton John ... Himself

Dwayne Johnson ... Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects

Tommy Lee Jones ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Janusz Kaminski ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Tom Kane ... Live Announcer

Diane Keaton ... Herself (archive footage)

Deborah Kerr ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Michael Kidd ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Nicole Kidman ... Herself - Presenter
László Kovács ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Queen Latifah ... Herself - Presenter
Didier Lavergne ... Himself - Winner: Best Makeup

Heath Ledger ... Ennis del Mar Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Jack Lemmon ... Himself (archive footage)
Skip Lievsay ... Himself - Nominee: Best Sound & Sound Editing

Laura Linney ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Calvin Lockhart ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Francesca Lo Schiavo ... Herself - Winner: Best Art Direction

Shirley MacLaine ... Herself (archive footage)
Delbert Mann ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Martin Manulis ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Dario Marianelli ... Himself - Winner: Best Original Score

Lois Maxwell ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

James McAvoy ... Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
Seamus McGarvey ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Jon McLaughlin ... Himself - Performer
Alan Menken ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song
Harold Michelson ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Scott Millan ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound

Helen Mirren ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Alfred Molina ... Himself
Ben Morris ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects

Viggo Mortensen ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Jamia Simone Nash ... Herself - Performer
Barry Nelson ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Jack Nicholson ... Himself - Presenter

Nancy Oliver ... Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Tatum O'Neal ... Herself (archive footage)
Eva Orner ... Herself - Winner: Best Documentary

Ellen Page ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

David Parker ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Jan Pinkava ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Suzanne Pleshette ... Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier ... Himself

Sarah Polley ... Herself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay
Jason Reitman ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director

Jason Robards ... Himself (archive footage)

Seth Rogen ... Himself - Presenter
Saoirse Ronan ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Frank Edward Rosenfelt ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Vanessa Roth ... Herself - Winner: Best Documentary - Short Subjects
Christopher Rouse ... Himself - Winner: Best Editing
Scott Rudin ... Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Mercedes Ruehl ... Herself (archive footage)

Stefan Ruzowitzky ... Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Film
Amy Ryan ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ari Sandel ... Himself

Susan Sarandon ... Herself (archive footage)

Marlon Saunders ... Himself - Performer

Julian Schnabel ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Stephen Schwartz ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song

Martin Scorsese ... Himself - Presenter
Ousmane Sembene ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Melville Shavelson ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra ... Himself (archive footage)

Maureen Stapleton ... Herself (archive footage)

Hilary Swank ... Herself - Presenter

Tilda Swinton ... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Suzie Templeton ... Herself - Winner: Best Short Film - Animated
Randy Thomas ... Herself - Announcer (voice)
Dylan Tichenor ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing

John Travolta ... Himself - Presenter
William Tuttle ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Christina Ulloa ... Trophy Presenter

Miyoshi Umeki ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Jack Valenti ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Cynthia Wade ... Herself - Winner: Best Documentary - Short Subjects

Denzel Washington ... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Hugh Welchman ... Himself - Winner: Best Short Film - Animated
Juliette Welfling ... Herself - Nominee: Best Editing

Bill Westenhofer ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects

Forest Whitaker ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Dianne Wiest ... Herself (archive footage)

Tom Wilkinson ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Owen Wilson ... Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film
Trevor Wood ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects

Jane Wyman ... Memorial Tribute

Renée Zellweger ... Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing

Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Herself (also archive footage)
Peter Zinner ... Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Maria Zyrianova ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
197 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:TV-14

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The WGA writer's strike 2007/2008, which was supported by the SAG of which many of the nominated actors where members, ended only 11 days prior to the show. more
Quotes:
Ethan Coen: [accepting his second Oscar of the night for Best Director] I don't have a lot to add to what I said earlier. Thank you. more
Movie Connections:
Features Sicko (2007) more
Soundtrack:
That's How You Know more

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4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Funny and well done traditional Oscars. It also payed homage to the years best "No Country for Old Men", 25 February 2008
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Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia

"The 80th Annual Academy Awards" this time hosted by funny guy Jon Stewart who was doing the hosting duties for a second time. Clearly was a winner the presenters, and the script was great as Jon's jokes were very humorous it kept the audience at laughter all night as he hit on pop culture things ranging from politics, sex, making babies, and he even gave good praise by saying things about the current nominees. As always legendary Jack Nicholson had a front row seat, the evening was also well done in a traditional and classy way for the way the old clips and montage of flashbacks were used. As each category award was presented before it was handed out a vintage montage of past awards winners was shown from that particular category which was a good film history tribute and it educated many folks in a classy way. Most awards went as expected the favorite Daniel Day Lewis won best actor. And the best film of 2007 clearly got it's due as "No Country for Old Men" took in the best supporting actor nod for Javier Bardem and Joel and Ethan Coen won best director and the just mentioned title rightfully won best picture. Overall this Oscars was well done it was made watchable by Jon Stewart and his honest sharp wit humor it was well paced even though the show ran a little over, yet it was done very classy for the way it used the old montage clips of flashbacks to pay homage to past Oscar winners. I give a thumbs up for "The 80th Annual Academy Awards"

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