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February 25, 2008

Well, we are lucky enough that today is a special non-working holiday (the country’s celebrating the anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution) so we have an extra day to rest (especially for me that I went to work for both Saturday and Sunday). Incidentally, today is the Academy Awards Night over there in Hollywood and I made it a point to catch the live telecast.

Here’s a rundown of the WINNERS :
Actor in a Supporting Role : Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Actress in a Supporting Role : Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
Actress in a Leading Role : Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Actor in a Leading Role : Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Director : Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (No Country For Old Men)
Picture : No Country For Old Men

Visual Effects : The Golden Compass
Animated Feature Film : Ratatouille
Short Film (Live Action) : Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
Short Film (Animated) : Peter & the Wolf
Costume Design : Elizabeth : The Golden Age
Makeup : La Vie en Rose
Art Direction : Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sound Mixing : The Bourne Ultimatum
Sound Editing : The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Achievement in Film Editing : Christopher Rouse (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Foreign Language Film : The Counterfeiters
Film Editing : The Bourne Ultimatum
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) : No Country For Old Men
Achievement in Music (Original Song) : Falling Slowly (Once)
Achievement in Cinematography : Robert Elswit (There Will Be Blood)
Achievement in Music (Score) : Dario Marianelli (Atonement)
Documentary (Short) : Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth (Freeheld)
Documentary Feature : Alex Giney and Eva Orner (Taxi to the Dark Side)
Original Screenplay : Diablo Cody (Juno)

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