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Oscars 2008

No Country for Old Men: Best Picture · Joel Coen and Ethan Coen: directing

Oscars 2008: winning films and award nominations

No Country for Old Men won Best Picture at the 2008 Oscars, with Joel Coen and Ethan Coen recognised for directing the same film. Marion Cotillard received the leading actress award for La Vie en Rose.

  • No Country for Old Men
  • There Will Be Blood
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Michael Clayton
  • Ratatouille
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men

Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2008

No Country for Old Men won Best Picture at the 2008 Oscars. Daniel Day-Lewis won for There Will Be Blood, while Marion Cotillard received leading actress recognition for La Vie en Rose.

Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2008

Atonement and Juno competed for Best Picture alongside No Country for Old Men at the 2008 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.

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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore Oscars 2008 nominations and winners by category

There Will Be Blood received Cinematography recognition at the 2008 Oscars, while Elizabeth: The Golden Age won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.

Best Picture

5 nominations
No Country for Old Men Winner No Country for Old Men Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Directing

5 nominations
No Country for Old Men Winner No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Actor in a Leading Role

5 nominations
There Will Be Blood Winner There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis

Actress in a Leading Role

5 nominations
La Vie en Rose Winner La Vie en Rose Marion Cotillard

Actor in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
No Country for Old Men Winner No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem

Actress in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
Michael Clayton Winner Michael Clayton Tilda Swinton

Animated Feature Film

3 nominations
Ratatouille Winner Ratatouille Brad Bird

Cinematography

5 nominations
There Will Be Blood Winner There Will Be Blood Robert Elswit

Costume Design

5 nominations
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Winner Elizabeth: The Golden Age Alexandra Byrne

Documentary (Feature)

5 nominations
Taxi to the Dark Side Winner Taxi to the Dark Side Alex Gibney, Eva Orner

Documentary (Short Subject)

4 nominations
Freeheld Winner Freeheld Cynthia Wade, Vanessa Roth

Film Editing

5 nominations
The Bourne Ultimatum Winner The Bourne Ultimatum Christopher Rouse

Foreign Language Film

5 nominations
The Counterfeiters Winner The Counterfeiters Austria

Makeup

3 nominations
La Vie en Rose Winner La Vie en Rose Didier Lavergne, Jan Archibald

Music (Original Score)

5 nominations
Atonement Winner Atonement Dario Marianelli

Music (Original Song)

5 nominations
Once Winner Falling Slowly Once Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

Art Direction

5 nominations
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Winner Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Short Film (Animated)

5 nominations
Peter & the Wolf Winner Peter & the Wolf Suzie Templeton, Hugh Welchman

Short Film (Live Action)

5 nominations
Le Mozart des Pickpockets Winner Le Mozart des Pickpockets Philippe Pollet-Villard

Sound Mixing

5 nominations
The Bourne Ultimatum Winner The Bourne Ultimatum Scott Millan, David Parker, Kirk Francis

Visual Effects

3 nominations
The Golden Compass Winner The Golden Compass Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

5 nominations
No Country for Old Men Winner No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writing (Original Screenplay)

5 nominations
Juno Winner Juno Diablo Cody

Sound Editing

5 nominations
The Bourne Ultimatum Winner The Bourne Ultimatum Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg

About these results

Winners and nominees
Winners announced
Category coverage
All listed categories
Ceremony date
February 24, 2008
Last verified
October 29, 2026

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Oscars 2008: Winners and Nominees

Daniel Day-Lewis won for There Will Be Blood, and Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose. Acting recognition at the 2008 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for There Will Be Blood.

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